Cherokees in the Revolutionary War—June 1776

Cherokees in the Revolutionary War—June 1776

by | Jun 3, 2026 | COMMUNITY sgadugi

By BARBARA R. DUNCAN   By June of 1776 Cherokees, backcountry settlers, and colonial governments were all moving closer to war.  In Philadephia on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the creation of a Continental Army, under the command of...