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for The State Vol. 32 Issue 17, Jan 1965
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Abstract:
Colonel Will Thomas, a famous North Carolinian trader and Native American advocate, became the first white chief of the Eastern band of the Cherokee Tribe. Noted for assembling a legion that guarded the mountain passes against invaders from the west during the Civil War, Thomas additionally served as land owner of the Cherokee territory, preserving the area for a reservation as well as augmenting the territory through land purchases.