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Ely Parker was a Seneca Indian leader, engineer, adjutant and secretary to Ulysses S. Grant, and in the post-war administration of President Grant, the United States' first Native-American Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Last updated: September 4, 2023
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Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
P.O. Box 218
Appomattox,
VA
24522