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In what year did Stand Watie become the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation?
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Stand Watie became the second principal chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1862. He served in this position until 1866, during which time the Cherokee Nation was allied with the Confederate States in the American Civil War.
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