| Birth: | Aug. 1, 1835 | | Death: | Sep. 27, 1890 | 
Confederate Congressman. A member of the Cherokee Nation he moved, with his family from Georgia to present day Oklahoma, just before the “Trail of Tears”. After the assassination of his father, Elias Boudinot, he went to New England, before moving to Arkansas where he became editor of two newspapers. At the start of the Civil War he joined Stand Watie’s Confederate Indian Brigade where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1862 he left the brigade to become the tribal representative in the Confederate Congress. He served in that position until 1865. After the war he returned to Arkansas where he practiced law. He also worked as a clerk in the US Congress, lobbying for the railroad to come into Cherokee Nation territory. In 1870 he drove the first spike when the railroad entered Indian Territory. (bio by: Bigwoo)
Search Amazon for Elias Boudinot | | | Burial:
Oak Cemetery
Fort Smith
Sebastian County
Arkansas, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 06, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9426064 |
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A fine Confederate
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Robin Jaggers
Added: Sep. 27, 2012 |
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Cindy
Added: Sep. 27, 2012 |
He was a Nephew of The Well known and Loved Stand Watie. Elias was born in Georgia, his Mother died the year after he was born. Deo Vindice, Rest In Peace.
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Dixie Home Georgia
Added: Sep. 24, 2012 |
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