Confederate units of Indian Territory

Confederate Units of Indian Territory consisted of Native Americans from the Five Civilized Tribes — the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations.^[1] The 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles were commanded by the highest ranking Native American of the war: Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, who also became the last Confederate General to surrender on June 23, 1865. The list of Union units of Indian Territory is shown separately.

Cherokee Nation[]

1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles
1st Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
2nd Regiment of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers
3rd Cherokee Regiment of Volunteer Cavalry
Cherokee Regiment (Special Services), CSA
1st Cherokee Battalion of Partisan Rangers
2nd Cherokee Artillery
Cherokee Special Services Battalion
Scales' Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
Meyer's Battalion of Cherokee Cavalry
Cherokee Battalion of Infantry
1st Squadron of Cherokee Mounted Volunteers

Creek Nation[]

1st Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers
2nd Regiment Creek Mounted Volunteers
1st Battalion Creek Confederate Cavalry

Seminole Nation[]

1st Regiment Seminole Mounted Volunteers
1st Battalion Seminole Mounted Volunteers

Chickasaw Nation[]

1st Regiment of Chickasaw Infantry
1st Regiment of Chickasaw Cavalry
1st Battalion of Chickasaw Cavalry
Shecoe's Chickasaw Battalion of Mounted Volunteers

Choctaw Nation[]

1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Mounted Rifles
1st Regiment of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
2nd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
3rd Regiment of Choctaw Cavalry
Deneale's Regiment of Choctaw Warriors
Folsom's Battalion of Choctaw Mounted Rifles
Capt. John Wilkin's Company of Choctaw Infantry

Northwest Frontier Command of Indian Territory[]

(Col. Roswell W. Lee, Commanding)

1st Osage Battalion
Major George Washington's Frontier Battalion
Major James W. Cooper's Battalion^[2]

References[]

^ Confer, Clarissa. The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War (University of Oklahoma Press, 2007) pg.4
^ Indian Territory Confederate Uni Archived 2008-02-03 at the Wayback Machine