Download or read book THE WHITE MAN S WAR ELY S PARKER IROQUOIS GENERAL written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems by Joseph Bruchac based on the Life of Ely Parker. Ely Samuel Parker (1828 - August 31, 1895), (born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa) was a Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War, when he served as adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant. He wrote the final draft of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox. Later in his career, Parker rose to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, one of only two Native Americans to earn a general's rank during the war (the other being Stand Watie, who fought for the Confederacy). President Grant appointed him as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post.
Download or read book Warrior in Two Camps written by William H. Armstrong and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1978-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warrior in Two Camps is the biography of Ely S. Parker, the first native American to serve as commissioner of Indian Affairs. The name Ely Samuel Parker is seldom found among famous Indian chiefs. Indeed, the name seems somehow out of place in the company of men called Black Hawk or Crazy Horse or Geronimo. But the prosaic name is part of the story of an American Indian who chose to live his life in the white man’s world. It is a story in which a frock coat replaces the traditional deerskin, and a surveyor’s level and a soldier’s orderly book take the place of the wampum belt and the war club.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur Caswell Parker and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Real American written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the fascinating story of a Seneca (Iroquois) Civil War officer Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca (Iroquois) Nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Award-winning children's book author and Native American scholar Joseph Bruchac provides an expertly researched, intimate look at a man who achieved great success in two worlds yet was caught between them. Includes archival photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and timeline.
Download or read book One Real American written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children’s book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the fascinating story of a Seneca (Iroquois) Civil War officer Ely S. Parker (1828–1895) is one of the most unique but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca (Iroquois) Nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox. He eventually became President Grant’s Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the first Native American to hold that post. Award-winning children’s book author and Native American scholar Joseph Bruchac provides an expertly researched, intimate look at a man who achieved great success in two worlds yet was caught between them. Includes archival photos, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and timeline.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur Parker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a biography of Ely S. Parker, a 19th century Seneca leader. He served on the staff of Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War and was 1 of only 2 Native American leaders to earn the rank of general during the war.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur C. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of General Ely S. Parker: Last Grand Sachem of the Iroquois and General Grant's Military Secretary This volume is in the main a narrative of Indian life, by an author who, perhaps because of his own Indian ancestry, perhaps because of his family associations and his peculiar educational equipment, is better qualified to present the red man's case from the red man's viewpoint, than could any chronicler of purely Caucasian blood. The why and wherefore of the case really matters little. The essential and important thing is, that we have here a study of Iroquois life and character from the pen of one who is not merely exceptionally well-informed in his subject, but who treats it with an inborn, native sympathy and certainty of interpretation. It is a fine thing, a happy thing, to be able to picture for the reader of to-day, the home life and social status and relations of a typical though perhaps exceptionally endowed Seneca family. The Parker family, judged by inherent qualities, would have been notable in any community. Fortunately, where the white strain came in, it came from clean, honest, capable stock. Who that knew her, or knows only by tradition and record, of Martha Hoyt, devoted missionary to the Senecas when Buffalo was near its beginnings, would question that in taking her to wife, Nicholson Parker, the Seneca, found a helpmate as loyally devoted to his people as though she were of their race. In the long record of white and Indian dealings, usually so full of fraud and iniquity, of wrong and evil of every sort, it is refreshing to find an instance like this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur Caswell Parker and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur Caswell Parker and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur C. Parker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of General Ely S. Parker: Last Grand Sachem of the Iroquois and General Grant's Military Secretary Mr. Parker's sketch of his great-uncle is, obviously and successfully, an attempt not merely to trace that worthy's creditable and unique career, but to do justice to his memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker written by Arthur Parker and published by Windham Press. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of General Ely S. Parker: Last grand sachem of the Iroquois and General Grant's military secretary By Arthur Parker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker With Plates Including Portraits written by Arthur Caswell PARKER and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker Last Grand Sachem of the Iroquois And written by Arthur Parker Caswell and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life of General Ely S. Parker: Last Grand Sachem of the Iroquois and by Arthur Parker Caswell, first published in 1919, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Download or read book The Life of General Ely S Parker Last Grand Sachem of the Iroquois and General Grant s Military Secretary Volume 23 written by Arthur Caswell Parker and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... and by their wisdom to carry forward its aims by every means consistent with justice and the general Constitution." "The present commercial industrial and agricultural prosperity of the whole country, the universal spread of education and the consequent diffusion of general knowledge, the freedom of speech and of the press, the free and untrammeled discussion on all political subjects and theories of government, the unprecedented development and growth in every branch of the arts and sciences, and the unrestrained and unrestricted exercise allowed in all civil and religious liberties, unknown in any other country of the world, are so many safe guarantees that these United States will never again seek to indulge itself in fratricidal blood. "I will now close by repeating with your permission a few lines written of Tammany a long time ago: " 'Immortal Tammany of Indian race, Great iu the field and foremost in the chase, No puny eaint waa he, with fasting pale. He climbed the mountain and he swept the vale, Bushed through the torrent with unequalled might; Your ancient saints would tremble at the sight; Caught the swift boat and the swifter deer with ease, And worked a thousand miracles like these. To public views he added private ends, And loved his country most, and nert his friends; With courage long he strove to ward the blow; (Courage we all respect even in a foe) And when each effort he in vain had tried, Kindled the flame in which he bravely died; To Tammany, let the full horn go round; His fame let every honest tongue resound; With him let every generous patriot vie, To live in freedom or with honor die.' " 2-s CHAPTER XVII THE HOUSE OF BROTHER NICHOLSON. The written life story of Ely S. Parker will always remain incomplete....
Download or read book League of the Ho d no sau nee Or Iroquois written by Lewis Henry Morgan and published by New York : Dodd, Mead. This book was released on 1922 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ely Samuel Parker and Stand Watie written by Charles River and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the best known of the six nations is the Seneca, and arguably the most famous Seneca chief was Ely Samuel Parker. Over the course of his life, he was a Seneca chief, a civil engineer, a close friend and adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant, an advocate for the Indian peoples, and the first Native American Commissioner of the Department of Indian Affairs. His marriage to a much younger socialite scandalized Washington, and he made a fortune on Wall Street and lost it all. He ended his life in genteel poverty, working for nearly 20 years in an obscure position for the New York City Police Department. Parker was a largely self-taught engineer, who worked on various canal projects, and was hired by the Department of the Treasury to supervise the construction of several buildings in Galena, Illinois, where he met a shy salesclerk named Ulysses S. Grant. At the age of 18, he dined with President Polk, later talked with President Lincoln, and had the commanding general of the U.S. Army as the best man at his wedding. He was the principal source for the first serious ethnological work by one of the first American ethnologists, who dedicated the book to Parker. He was a plaintiff before the U.S. Supreme Court when he was in his teens and was so important in the Seneca's struggle to retain their Tonawanda reservation that he was made grand sachem-principal chief-in his early 20s. He tried twice to join the Union forces but was rejected, being told it was a "white man's war." He was only able to join the Army through the influence of Grant and another general. His most famous moment came during the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox. He transcribed and copied the surrender documents which were signed by Lee and Grant, and he shook hands with Lee, who said to Parker, "It is good to see an original American here." To that, Parker responded "We are all Americans." The total population of Indian Territory in 1861 was about 100,000. There was a small population of non-Indians that included tradespeople, missionaries, blacksmiths and so on, the largest of which were about 8,000 slaves. An unknown number of free blacks lived in the territory, and some of the Indian groups were racially mixed. Most of the population was settled, meaning that subsistence farming, ranching, and even plantation agriculture were all to be found. The far western region of the territory was nearly empty, but sometimes frequented by Plains Tribes. In general, the pre-War Indian inhabitants were probably the most prosperous and safest of all the country's Indians. About 10,000 Native Americans are thought to have died in Indian Territory as a result of the Civil War, including soldiers, but also as a consequence of a total breakdown of law and order and chronic guerilla war. That estimate could be low, because the Cherokee population alone dropped from 21,000 before the Civil War to 15,000 after it. Stand Watie's life connects the traditional Cherokee homeland in Tennessee and Georgia, the fight within the tribe over leaving for the West or staying on their homeland and trying to resist, and the Trail of Tears. At the same time, his life also includes the ongoing split between mixed-blood and full-blood Cherokee in the Cherokee Nation, and the chaos of Indian Territory during the Civil War. Like the country as a whole, the Cherokee Nation was split over the question of slavery, and with an estimated 100 slaves owned, Watie was the biggest native slaveholder in the region. At the start of the war, Watie was commissioned as a colonel in Confederate service and later as a brigadier general. His 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles Regiment fought more engagements than any other Confederate unit west of the Mississippi River. As a result, Watie is perhaps the most famous figure of a widely overlooked aspect of the Civil War.
