Post-Civil War photograph of Samuel H. Gunter, Company I, 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles, Gunter, a native of the Cherokee Nation, enlisted in the Cherokee Nation as a second lieutenant in Stand Watie’s Regiment on July 2, 1861. An inscription on the back of the photograph reads, “Capt. Sam Gunter, noted Cherokee Bushwhacker.” Watie and his troops were active in the Indian Territory, fighting at Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Cabin Creek, and other actions.

After the war, Gunter served as the sheriff of the Sequoyah District of the Indian Territory.

Carte-de-Viste by Unknown Photographer.

Image Courtesy Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield; WICR 31503