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Ely Parker was a Seneca Indian, part of the Iroquois Confederacy. He served as a Union Army officer during the Civil War and later became the first Native American to be appointed as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

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When was Ely S. Parker born?

Ely S. Parker was born in 1828.


When did Ely S. Parker die?

Ely S. Parker died in 1895.


What was special about US President Grant appointing Brigadier General Ely Parker as Commisoner of Indian Affairs?

ANSWER Brigadier general Ely Parker was well known by Grant. The two men became friends before the war. Parker was an American Indian, chief of the Seneca Tribe. He became civil engineer in the 1840s. In 1863 became member of Grant's staff at Vicksburg and in 1864 his Military Secretary. Parker was present at Lee's surrender at Appomattox and penned the final copies of the Surrender Act. after the war he continued to be Grant's secretary, until his appointment as Commissioner of Indian Affairs


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What was the significance of President Grant's appointment of Ely Parker to handle Native American affairs?

President Grant's appointment of Native American & General Ely Parker to be in charge of Indian affairs indicated that Grant was serious about creating a policy that was as fair as possible to prevent what some believed would be the extinction of Native Americans. Grant believed that this horror could be prevented if the Native Americans all entered the reservations and be protected within them.


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snow


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Is Tom Parker from The Wanted Indian?

No he is not Indian.


Is Parker black?

No , he is part Indian


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In 1870, Red Cloud visited Washington D.C., and met with Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ely S. Parker and President Ulysses Grant.


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Ely Samuel Parker....I needed this for my core class too ;) Lol


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