Wauhatchie
Iron image of a Native-American-looking man (Wauhatchie) set in concrete.
Wauhatchie was a 19th-century chieftain of the Cherokee Nation.[1] He lived along Lookout Creek in modern-day Hamilton County, Tennessee.[1] In the War of 1812 he served in a company of Cherokees under Capt. John Brown, Col. Gideon Morgan and Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, fighting the Creek Indians from Jan. 17 to April 11, 1814. He was moved west in the Cherokee removal of 1838.[1]
Legacy
Wauhatchie is the namesake of Wauhatchie Pike, the Wauhatchie Confederate order of battle, the Wauhatchie Union order of battle, the Battle of Wauhatchie, and the Wauhatchie Extension Railway of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad.
References
- 1 2 3 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wauhatchie Pike". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
External links
- Chief Wauhatchie's Home historical marker
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