Cherokee Chief. Born it present day Alabama, he rose to the chieftainship of Gun'-di'ga-duhun'yi or Turkey Town, the largest of the Cherokee settlements and a principal chief of the Cherokee Nation by 1811. From October 1813 to April 1814 Pathkiller served as a colonel the regiment of Cherokees commanded by Col. Gideon Morgan during the Red Stick War which culminated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in March 1814. Pathkiller remained principle chief among the Cherokee through a progressive era, a staunch conservative, his power was eventually eroded by Cherokee leaders of mixed ancestry and liberal inclination. When Pathkiller died, John Ridge, succeeded him and served as executor of Pathkiller's estate, which included a ferry on the Coosa River in Turkey Town, one hundred acres of cleared land, a peach and apple orchard, and a large house with several outbuildings including slave quarters. Pathkiller's grave is reportedly located at the Garrett Cemetery on a high bluff overlooking the Coosa River, although other reports put his grave at the cemetery at New Echota, Georgia.
Cherokee Chief. Born it present day Alabama, he rose to the chieftainship of Gun'-di'ga-duhun'yi or Turkey Town, the largest of the Cherokee settlements and a principal chief of the Cherokee Nation by 1811. From October 1813 to April 1814 Pathkiller served as a colonel the regiment of Cherokees commanded by Col. Gideon Morgan during the Red Stick War which culminated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in March 1814. Pathkiller remained principle chief among the Cherokee through a progressive era, a staunch conservative, his power was eventually eroded by Cherokee leaders of mixed ancestry and liberal inclination. When Pathkiller died, John Ridge, succeeded him and served as executor of Pathkiller's estate, which included a ferry on the Coosa River in Turkey Town, one hundred acres of cleared land, a peach and apple orchard, and a large house with several outbuildings including slave quarters. Pathkiller's grave is reportedly located at the Garrett Cemetery on a high bluff overlooking the Coosa River, although other reports put his grave at the cemetery at New Echota, Georgia.
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