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Siege of Petersburg. Appomattox Campaign. Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), born Hasanoanda ( Tonawanda Seneca ), later known as Donehogawa, was an engineer, U.S. Army officer, aide to General Ulysses Grant, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in charge of the government's relations with Native Americans.
- 1863–1869
- Francis Amasa Walker
Ely S. Parker. Ely Parker ( Indian Falls, Nueva York, en aquella época parte de la Reserva India de los Tonawanda, 1828 - Fairfield, Connecticut, 1895), también llamado Hasanoanda, fue un dirigente seneca. En 1852 fue nombrado Donehogawa (Guardián de la Puerta Oriental).
Parker’s language and oratory skills paved the way for his becoming a translator, scribe and interpreter for the Seneca elders, which proved critical in a time when the Seneca were in constant conversation with the United States government.
Ely Parker. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. Quick Facts. Significance: Native American staff officer of Ulysses S. Grant, Brigadier General. Place Of Birth: Indian Falls, NY. Date Of Birth: 1828. Place Of Death: Fairfield, CT. Date Of Death: August 30, 1895. Place Of Burial: Buffalo, NY. Cemetery Name: Forest Lawn Cemetery.
31 de mar. de 2012 · Lieutenant Colonel Ely Parker made the formal ink copy of General Grant’s letter that spelled out the terms of surrender. “Having finished it, I brought it to General Grant, who signed it, sealed it and then handed it to General Lee” - Lt. Colonel Ely Parker.
12 de jun. de 2006 · Ely Parker: Iroquois Chief and Union Officer. A lifelong friend and trusted aide of Ulysses S. Grant, Ely Parker rose to the top in two worlds, that of his native Seneca Indian tribe and the white man's world at large. Through the Civil War and Reconstruction he strove to serve both worlds as best he could.
Ely Samuel Parker was born in 1828 on the Tonawanda Reservation near Buffalo, New York into the Wolf Clan of the Seneca Nation. The Seneca were part of the League of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Six Nations of the Iroquois or Iroquois Confederacy. At birth, he was named Hasanoanda, which translates to “Leading Man.”.
