William Holland Thomas' Legion Cherokee Indians Highlanders -Mountaineers. 69 69th North Carolina Infantry Regiment. Cherokee Chief and Indian Agent. Confederate Colonel William H. Thomas, James Love, William Walker, and William Stringfield. 80 80th Regiment Battalion. Levi' Lights  Artillery Battery.

 

In the American Civil War William H. Thomas served as Colonel of Thomas' Legion of Cherokee Indians and Highlanders (Mountaineers) with James R. Love, William C. Walker, and William Williams Stringfield. The Legion consisted of Love's Regiment, Walker's Battalion, and Levi's Light Artillery Battery. The Legion fought in the Cumberland Gap, Smoky Mountains, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia areas. They are known for the last battle of the Civil War in North Carolina, also called: The Last Shot, and the Last Battle of Waynesville, North Carolina. The Battle of Waynesville, N.C., also reflected the sheer determination of the Western North Carolinians. (The battle was executed in White Sulphur Springs, near Waynesville.)