Pushmataha

Pushmataha. Congressional Cemetery. Brigadier General Pushmataha (1764-1824) was a Choctaw chief, warrior, hunter, and great friend of many, including President Andrew Jackson. In 1812, Pushmataha led 1,000 warriors of Choctaw Nation to fight alongside Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, one of the great battles in United States history. President Monroe asked Pushmataha to represent the Choctaw Nation in the treaty negotiations in 1824 in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, Pushmataha died of croup at age 60 just prior to the 1825 signing of the treaty. Pushmataha received a military funeral that was attended by 2,000 people, including Andrew Jackson, and stretched over a mile long., [Inscription on monument:] , Push-Ma-Ta-Ha, A , Choctaw Chief , lies here, , this monument to his memory , is erected by his brother chiefs , who were associated with him , in a , delegation , from their Nation, , in the year 1824, to the , General Government , of the , United States, Push-Ma-Ta-Ha was a warrior , of great distinction , He was wise in council , , eloquent in an extraordinary , degree, and on all occasions , and under all circumstances , the white man's friend, He died in Washington, , on the 24th of December, 1824, , of the croup in the , 60th year of his age., Among his last words , were the following: , "When I am gone, let the big , guns be fired over me." .