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Pushmataha, a Choctaw Warrior
Charles Bird King (1785-1862).
Pushmataha, a Choctaw Warrior. Hand-colored lithograph, Plate 16. McKenney,
Thomas L. & Hall, James. History of the Indian Tribes of North America.
Philadelphia:
F.W. Greenough, 1838-1844.
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Pushmataha (ca. 1764-5 - 1824) (Choctaw), was a warrior noted for his vengeance on other Native Americans, notably Creeks and Seminoles, against whom he fought with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. He
was supportive of Whites and signed land cessions of his Nation. He
was painted by Charles Bird King on a visit to Washington, D.C. in 1824, shortly before his death from alcoholism and exposure. He
was buried in the Congressional Cemetery with full military honors.
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