The Resume

(December 12, 1806-September 9, 1871)
Born in Calhoun, Georgia
Also known as Degataga (Cherokee for 'Standing Firm')
Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1862-66)
Brigadier general in the Confederate Army
Commanded the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles

Why he might be annoying:

He was one of the signers of the controversial New Echota Treaty, under which the Cherokee gave up their lands in Georgia and relocated to Oklahoma.
During the post-Treaty violence, he killed James Foreman (1842).
He owned slaves.
During a raid on Wagoner, Oklahoma, his soldiers 'killed all the Negroes they could find,' including wounded men (September 9, 1864).

Why he might not be annoying:

After the signing of the New Echota Treaty, his brother and uncle were murdered, and he survived an assassination attempt.
He was acquitted of murdering Robinson, successfully claiming self-defense.
Despite being poorly equipped, his troops tied down thousands of Union soldiers with raids in the northern Indian Territory, Kansas and Missouri.
He was the last Confederate general to surrender (June 23, 1865).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 52]
• Generals and Admirals
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [U-Z]
• I Outlived My Child
• I Survived an Assassination Attempt
• Look at Me, I'm Postage
• Profiles 35251-35500 (Ranked: 35420)
• Served in the American Civil War [1861-65]
• Slave Owners

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 41.67% Annoying