Ned Cristie's War is a phrase that has been used when referring to the overall confrontation between American lawmen and the Cherokee renegade Ned Christie. After Deputy Marshal Daniel Maples was shot to death, Christie was accused of being responsible so he fled to the Cherokee Nation. For five years Christie eluded the posses that came after him, mostly with the help of friends and family, however, in November 1892, a well-armed force of lawmen breached his stronghold and killed him.Ned Cristie's War is a phrase that has been used when referring to the overall confrontation between American lawmen and the Cherokee renegade Ned Christie. After Deputy Marshal Daniel Maples was shot to death, Christie was accused of being responsible so he fled to the Cherokee Nation. For five years Christie eluded the posses that came after him, mostly with the help of friends and family, however, in November 1892, a well-armed force of lawmen breached his stronghold and killed him.
Ned Cristie's War is a phrase that has been used when referring to the overall confrontation between American lawmen and the Cherokee renegade Ned Christie. After Deputy Marshal Daniel Maples was shot to death, Christie was accused of being responsible so he fled to the Cherokee Nation. For five years Christie eluded the posses that came after him, mostly with the help of friends and family, however, in November 1892, a well-armed force of lawmen breached his stronghold and killed him.