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Muscogee Creek chief (d. 1863)
Opothleyahola (also spelled Opothle Yohola, Opothleyoholo, Hu-pui-hilth Yahola, Hopoeitheyohola, and Hopere Yahvlv, c. 1778 – March 22, 1863) was a Muscogee
Opothleyahola
Indigenous people from Southeastern Woodlands
at Opothleyahola's plantation, where they hoped to remain neutral in the conflict between the North and South. On August 15, 1861, Opothleyahola and
Muscogee
Battle of the American Civil War
purpose was to prevent Union supporters of the Creek Nation, led by Opothleyahola from fleeing Indian Territory to the protection of Union forces in Kansas
Battle_of_Round_Mountain
Battle of the American Civil War
Indians (led by the Muscogee Creek chief Opothleyahola) who supported the Federal government. Following Opothleyahola and his Union force’s defeat at Round
Battle_of_Chusto-Talasah
Mother town in the Muscogee Confederacy
the two principal chiefs of the Creeks until his death in 1826. Chief Opothleyahola was born here in 1780. In 1811 Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa (better known
Tukabatchee
City in Oklahoma, United States
Removal and the Trail of Tears in modern-day Tulsa. On March 28, 1836, Opothleyahola and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation established a small settlement called
Tulsa,_Oklahoma
1861 American Civil War campaign
Civil War in which pro-Union Native Americans, led by Upper Creek Chief Opothleyahola, fought their way north from Indian Territory (then under Confederate
Trail_of_Blood_on_Ice
Aboriginal American member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
John Rector's mother, Mollie McQueen, was enslaved by Muscogee chief Opothleyahola, who fought in the Seminole Wars and split with the tribe. He moved
Sarah_Rector
1826 treaty between the United States and Muscogee
treaty between the United States and the Creek Confederacy, led by Opothleyahola. The Creek National Council ceded much of their territory bordering
Treaty_of_Washington_(1826)
Creek lands to be annexed by the Confederacy, the Creek Principal Chief Opothleyahola led the Creek supporters of the Union to Kansas, having to fight along
Indian Territory in the American Civil War
Indian_Territory_in_the_American_Civil_War
Muscogee formerly enslaved people and their descendants
factions with the pro-Confederates controlling the national government and Opothleyahola leading the pro-Union faction. The confederate-aligned national government
Muscogee_Freedmen
Forced relocation and ethnic cleansing of the southeastern Native American tribes
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Trail_of_Tears
Federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma
two factions, one allied with the Confederacy and the other, under Opothleyahola, allied with the Union. There were conflicts between pro-Confederate
Muscogee_Nation
Muscogee (Creek) chief and military leader
1826, Menawa was a member of the Creek National Council, along with Opothleyahola and Selocta Chinnabby, that went to Washington D.C., to protest the
Menawa
Regiment of the Confederate States Army
the flight of Union-supporting Creeks, led by their principal chief Opothleyahola, who were attempting to flee to Kansas. Although the unit participated
1st_Cherokee_Mounted_Rifles
Battle of the American Civil War
1907) and consolidate increasing Southern control. They attacked Chief Opothleyahola's band of Creek and Seminole (led by Chief Halek Tustenuggee) at the
Battle_of_Chustenahlah
Round Mountain Oklahoma (Indian Territory at the time) D Confederate Opothleyahola's Unionist Creeks and Seminoles defeated near present-day Stillwater
List of American Civil War battles
List_of_American_Civil_War_battles
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Cusseta_(tribal_town)
Native American tribe in Florida, U.S.
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Miccosukee
Muscogee Creek leader (c. 1780 – 1820)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Peter_McQueen
Belmont until 1864, possibly until October. In 1861 Creek Indian leader Opothleyahola led around 10,000 followers to Kansas to escape the pursuit of Confederates
Fort_Belmont
Muscogee/Natchez chief (died 1832)
Apuckshunubee. Chinnabby signed the 1826 Treaty of Washington, along with Opothleyahola and Menawa. After signing the treaty, he was given a silver medal by
Selocta_Chinnabby
City in Oklahoma, United States
McIntosh ordered an attack on the Union aligned Creek Chief Opothleyahola's forces. Opothleyahola was travelling with about 1,700 Creek and Seminole refugees
Skiatook,_Oklahoma
Faction of Muscogee Creek people in the early 19th century
Sticks Leader William Weatherford Menawa Peter McQueen Neamathla Chipco Opothleyahola Jim Boy Josiah Francis (Hillis Hadjo) Homathlemico Founded May 10, 1814;
Red_Sticks
Seminole leader (1804–1838)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Osceola
19th-century Muscogee leader
Washington City with other Creek emissaries including Mad Wolf and Opothleyahola in November 1825. He was a signatory to the 1826 Treaty of Washington
Yoholo_Micco
alliances in the war, as did the Cherokee. Chupco's tribal town followed Opothleyahola, the Muscogee Creek leader loyal to the Union, and they relocated to
John_Chupco
Native American socio-religious organization in Oklahoma, U.S.
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Four_Mothers_Society
Americans with both Indigenous American and Black identities
November 1861, the Muscogee Creek and Black Indians, led by Creek Chief Opothleyahola, fought three pitched battles against Confederate whites and allied
Black Indians in the United States
Black_Indians_in_the_United_States
Creek chief of the Upper Creek towns
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
William_Weatherford
300+ Muscogee killed, 1837
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Steamboat_Monmouth_disaster
Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, U.S.
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Alabama_people
Tribe of Native Americans in Alabama, United States
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Poarch_Band_of_Creek_Indians
Indigenous American language
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Muscogee_language
Role in the war of 1861 to 1865
Union‑aligned), Stand Watie's Confederate Treaty Party, and Creek chief Opothleyahola's "Loyal Indians," who fled to Union‑held Kansas with refugees and escaped
Native Americans in the American Civil War
Native_Americans_in_the_American_Civil_War
1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation
people, including those Muscogee Creek Native American people under Opothleyahola seeking refuge in Kansas. Once outside the Indian Territory, Ross negotiated
John_Ross_(Cherokee_chief)
Muscogee chief from Georgia (c. 1775–1825)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
William_McIntosh
Muskogean language spoken in southern US
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Mikasuki_language
American Indian tribe of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Eufaula_people
Indigenous people along the Chattahoochee River
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Hitchiti
Native American town
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Coweta_(tribal_town)
Muskogee tribe
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Okchai
Form of political and social organization
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Tribal_town
American Indian politician (c. 1802–1839)
of what they considered the illegality of the treaty. Because Chief Opothleyahola, their Speaker, was not fluent in English, the Creek delegation retained
John_Ridge
County in Oklahoma, United States
headquarters for Confederate Col. Douglas H. Cooper. Greenleaf was where Chief Opothleyahola camped while he tried to retain unity among the Creeks, before leading
Okfuskee_County,_Oklahoma
Native American town in Southeast USA
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Apalachicola_(tribal_town)
Native American people
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Coushatta
Muscogee Creek Native Americans
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Tallapoosas
Muscogee chief, hanged 1818
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Homathlemico
Unknown city built by Indigenous peoples of North America
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Abihka
modern Yale. No accurate count of Native American casualties survives. Opothleyahola, commander of the Native American force, estimated his losses as 110
List of battles fought in Oklahoma
List_of_battles_fought_in_Oklahoma
Native American leader
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Neamathla
State park in Oklahoma, United States
Cherokee; Chief Pushmataha, Choctaw; Chief Osceola, Seminole; Chief Opothleyahola, Creek; and Chief Payamataha, Chickasaw. The park contains 303 acres
Sequoyah_Bay_State_Park
1814 treaty ending the Creek War
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Treaty_of_Fort_Jackson
County in Kansas, United States
Civil War and had received refugees from the Trail of Blood on Ice. Opothleyahola is buried in an unmarked grave next to his daughter who died at the
Woodson_County,_Kansas
Eastern Native American ceremonial dance
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Stomp_dance
Topics referred to by the same term
Washington (1826), between the U.S. and the Creek National Council led by Opothleyahola Treaty of Washington (1828), between the U.S. and the Cherokee, Arkansas
Treaty_of_Washington
Cherokee leader (1796–1865)
ordered to attack a large party of pro-Union Creeks, led by their chief, Opothleyahola, who were encamped on Bird Creek, near the present city of Tulsa. However
John_Drew_(Cherokee)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Hillabee
People formerly enslaved in the Cherokee Nation and descendants
with the two opposing forces. In July 1861, Ross and Muscogee chief Opothleyahola attempted to unite the Five Civilized Tribes in an agreement to remain
Cherokee_Freedmen
Muscogee war chief (1792–1851)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Jim_Boy
Native American town in the Southeastern US
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Sabacola
American military officer and veteran of multiple U.S. wars
Winfield Scott arrived to expel the Creek once and for all, along side Opothleyahola and the loyalist Creeks, McElderry assisted the arriving U.S. troops
Thomas_McElderry
American politician
colonel. Given brigade command, Cooper pursued the Creek Indian leader Opothleyahola in November and December, when the latter led his loyal Union followers
Douglas_H._Cooper
Place in Florida listed on National Register of Historic Places
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Prospect_Bluff_Historic_Sites
Muscogee Creek leader (c. 1770–1818)
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Josiah_Francis_(Hillis_Hadjo)
County in the United States
War in 1861, many Creeks and Seminoles in Indian Territory, led by Opothleyahola, retained their allegiance to the U. S. Government. In November 1861
Tulsa_County,_Oklahoma
Land cession treaty between the Muscogee tribe and the United States
decade. A delegation from the Creek National Council, led by chief Opothleyahola, traveled to Washington, D.C., with a petition to the American president
Treaty of Indian Springs (1825)
Treaty_of_Indian_Springs_(1825)
Group of Native American towns in Florida
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Apalachicola_band
Seminole warchief
against pro-Union Indians, Halleck joined the band of Creek leader Opothleyahola. Halleck seems to have been the primary field-commander of the Seminole
Halleck_Tustenuggee
Round Mountain 19 Nov Confederate forces defeat Opothleyahola Battle of Chusto-Talasah 9 Dec Opothleyahola defeated Battle of Camp Alleghany 13 Dec Confederates
List_of_battles_1801–1900
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Muscogee_mythology
a Federal fort in Kansas. The pursuing Confederates caught up with Opothleyahola's band at a place later named Round Mountain on November 19, 1860. Although
History_of_Tulsa,_Oklahoma
1817 battle in Georgia, US
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Battle_of_Fowltown
City in Alabama, United States
prophet, trader, and warrior Mike Morgan, former NFL running back Opothleyahola, Creek Indian chief Osceola, leader of the Seminole people in Florida
Tallassee,_Alabama
Town in Oklahoma, United States
the “Caving Banks” bend of Bird Creek, where on December 9, 1861, Opothleyahola’s Union-allied Native Americans met the forces of Col. D.H. Cooper’s
Sperry,_Oklahoma
Muscogee tribe
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Okfuskee
American lawyer
contained Creek and Seminole warriors, most of whom had fought under Chief Opothleyahola on the fight to Kansas in 1861. The 2nd Regiment, led by Colonel John
William_Weer
Fielding Hurst Christopher Haun Edward E. Potter Seth Ledyard Phelps Opothleyahola William Sloan Tough Powder River Expedition (1865) United States Patrick
List_of_guerrillas
1862 seeking help to survive the harsh winter. Creek Indian leader Opothleyahola had a following of 12,000 to 13,000 in Indian Territory. Confederate
Fort_Row
1755 battle between Cherokee and Chickasaw forces in present-day Georgia, United States
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Battle_of_Taliwa
1836 US Indian War
During the Creek War of 1836, in Alabama, Opothleyahola, a Creek chief was commissioned as a Colonel by the U.S. government, led 1,500 of his warriors
Creek_War_of_1836
American soldier
assaulted the natives' camp at noon on the 26th, utterly routing Chief Opothleyahola’s band of Creeks and Seminoles. McIntosh received a subsequent promotion
James_M._McIntosh
Cherokee leader (1800–1863)
Edmund Pendleton Gaines. They prepared a speech for the Creek chief, Opothleyahola, to be made at the Gaines meeting. The speech won the support of General
David_Vann_(Cherokee_leader)
Archaeological site in Alabama, United States
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Muklassa
Muscogee Nation chief (died 1825)
replace Big Warrior as Mekko of Tukabatchee who would be succeeded by Opothleyahola a few years later.[citation needed] In October 1811, Tecumseh visited
Big_Warrior
Lands in Oklahoma that were not assigned to any native tribes
was not unanimous, however. After a series of armed confrontations, Opothleyahola's pro-Union Creeks, belonging mostly to the Upper Creek, were driven
Unassigned_Lands
Muscogee interpreter and businessman (c. 1807–aft. 1847)
non-Creek tribes." He was an interpreter for the Creek delegation, led by Opothleyahola, in Washington, D.C. in 1826. According to one study of language in
Paddy_Carr_(Muscogee)
Association of Native American tribal towns
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Apalachicola_Province
Seminole Union Army officer of the American Civil War (died 1863/1864)
Unionist tribes in the Indian Territory, Mikko aligned his followers with Opothleyahola's Upper Creeks and resisted. Together, they fought Cooper in a series
Sonuk_Mikko
Federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma
located five miles northwest of Thlopthlocco, was the headquarters of Opothleyahola, a Muscogee leader who worked to resolve conflicts between the Muscogee
Thlopthlocco_Tribal_Town
Muscogee native American leader
man, Chitto Harjo was allied with the federalists or Loyalists led by Opothleyahola, who moved the group to Kansas in 1861 with the start of the American
Chitto_Harjo
Military unit
remain loyal to the Union. The pro-Union Indians with their leader Opothleyahola fled toward Kansas with their families and their livestock, with the
3rd_Texas_Cavalry_Regiment
Military unit
remained loyal to the Union. The pro-Union Indians with their leader Opothleyahola fled toward Kansas with their families, possessions, and livestock.
9th_Texas_Cavalry_Regiment
Confederate mounted volunteers, American Civil War
remained loyal to the Union. The pro-Union Indians and their leader Opothleyahola fled toward Kansas with their families, possessions, and livestock,
6th_Texas_Cavalry_Regiment
Museum in Oklahoma
Prophet) Homathlemico William McIntosh Peter McQueen Menawa Neamathla Opothleyahola Osceola William Weatherford Yoholo Micco Languages Alabama Apalachee
Five_Civilized_Tribes_Museum
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