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The Daily Dispatch: may 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Too good to be lost. (search)
"The Junaluske Zouaves." --Col. W. H. Thomas, Senator from Jackson, has at the service of the State one of the most remarkable bodies of men in the country. It is a company of two hundred Cherokee Indians organized for battle, and styled the "Junaluske Zouaves." It appears that Col.Thomas, who is the business agent of the Cherokees, lately called a council of the Indians, and explained to them the condition of the country. The chiefs discussed the matter, and said, after consultation, that, although they did not understand the national difficulty, they did know North Carolina, and would stand by her. They were ready for any position in her defence. This is most remarkable. Out of a nation of some 1,500, they muster two hundred warriors for the defence of North Carolina. The Cherokees are expert riflemen. They know nothing of military tactics, but show them their work, and then they have only to be told, when to cease fighting. They fight in their own way, and every man fo