O'siyo Carolyn,

You'll be happy to know that I am also a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. My double first-cousin, Ken Martin, is a frequent contributor here and, of course, is the owner of the "History of the Cherokee" website at http://cherokeehistory.com . I'm more the amateur Civil War historian, while Ken is the Native-American/Cherokee historian. Both of us have crossover interests in Cherokee and Civil War history, respectively.

Just wanted you to know you had fellow Cherokees on the board.

Wado,

Jim Martin