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Ely S. Parker. Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), born Hasanoanda ( Tonawanda Seneca ), later known as Donehogawa, was an engineer, U.S. Army officer, aide to General Ulysses Grant, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in charge of the government's relations with Native Americans.
Ely Parker. Ely S. Parker. Ely Parker (Indian Falls, Nueva York, en aquella época parte de la Reserva India de los Tonawanda, 1828 - Fairfield, Connecticut, 1895), también llamado Hasanoanda, fue un dirigente seneca. En 1852 fue nombrado Donehogawa (Guardián de la Puerta Oriental).
Ely Parker was a Seneca leader, engineer, and military secretary to Ulysses Grant. He fought for the preservation of Seneca lands, drafted the terms of surrender at Appomattox, and served as the first Native American Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Ely Parker was a Seneca Indian leader, engineer and Civil War veteran who served as Grant's adjutant and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. He was also the nation's first Native American Commissioner of Indian Affairs and a prominent figure in Native American history.
12 de jun. de 2006 · Ely Parker was a Seneca Indian who rose to the top in two worlds, his native tribe and the white man's world at large. He served as a trusted aide of Ulysses S. Grant and a Union officer in the Civil War and Reconstruction. He was also a leader of his people, a diplomat, a writer, and a prophet.
Hace un tiempo le dedicamos un artículo a Ely Parker, un indio iroqués que llegó a general y ayudante de Ulysses Grant, siendo uno de los asistentes a la firma de la rendición de Robert E. Lee en Appomatox Court House que ponía fin a la Guerra de Secesión de EEUU.
31 de mar. de 2012 · Ely Parker was a friend and staff member of U.S. Grant, who made the formal ink copy of Grant's letter of surrender to Lee at Appomattox. He was also a lawyer, engineer, and the Grand Sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy.
