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American Indians and the Civil War

Record #:
4889
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Abstract:
A number of Native Americans fought in the Civil War, some supporting the North, others the South. Several hundred Cherokees fought for the South, serving in Thomas' Legion, which was formed and led by William Holland Thomas. In the eastern part of the state, the Lumbees hid out in the swamps rather than do forced labor for the Confederacy. The Lumbees generally supported the North.
Source:
Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 40 Issue 1, Fall 2000, p11-12, il