A few years after the Civil War, General Grant became President Grant and his friend Ely was appointed the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He was the first indigenous person to hold the office. Today we finish our three part series on the life of Ely Parker
The Life of General Ely S. Parker by Arthur C. Parker
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W0LEWL0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Warrior in Two Camps by William Armstrong
https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Camps-Iroquois-Their-Neighbors/dp/0815624956
The "Real Story" Behind the Marriage of Ely S. Parker and Minnie Orton Sackett By Jare Cardinal
http://www.pbs.org/warrior/content/timeline/hero/wedding.html
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