ARKANSAS A-Z: The Civil War exploits of Cherokee leader Watie
He was a Cherokee leader who signed the Treaty of New Echota, which led to the tribe's removal from its homeland in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma). He also fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, including at one of the fiercest battles in Arkansas, becoming the only American Indian to achieve a general's rank on either side during the war.
Source: arkansasonline.com