***...that Cherokees honored the Confederate side.***
The Cherokees had their own version of the Stars and Bars. A few extra stars for the indian tribes and the words CHEROKEE BRAVES sewn on the middle bar.
The LAST Confederate General to surrender was Cherokee Stand Watie.
What happened to our beloved bombastic FReeper stand_watie?
Who was the Indian General at Appomattox? Lee said to him: I see the only real American in the room. He was a Union officer, of course.