Cherokee War of 1776Berkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksSteven D. Smith
Traditional Cherokee life andculturegreatly resembled that of theMuscogeeand other peoples of the Southeast. The Cherokee nation was composed of a confederacy of symbolically red (war) and white (peace) towns. The chiefs of individual red towns were subordinated to a supreme war chief, while the...
victories over Tory and British soldiers in theU.S. War of Independence. Prior to theAmerican Civil Warthe area was a centre of iron mining and smelting. Cherokee county was established in 1897 and named for theCherokeeIndians, who lived in the region at the time of early colonial ...
Traditional Cherokee life and culture greatly resembled that of the Creek and other tribes of the Southeast. The Cherokee nation was composed of a confederacy of symbolically red (war) and white (peace) towns. The chiefs of individual red towns were subordinated to a supreme war chief, while ...