During the Civil War there were numerous local militias formed, but none quite like Thomas’ Legion. Composed of Cherokee Indians and local Western North Carolina men led by the only white man to be made a Cherokee chief, Thomas’ Legion, also known as Thomas’ Legion of Indians and Highlanders or the 69th North Carolina Regiment, fought for the South throughout the southern Appalachians.
Today we tell the story of Thomas’ Legion.
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