Millie Francis - The Creek Pocahontas
The First Woman to Receive a Medal of Honor
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
Millie Francis' long walk on the
Trail of Tears came to an end at
this Oklahoma military post. She
is buried nearby.
Ruins of Fort St. Marks, Florida
It was here that the Prophet
Francis was captured and
executed and that his daughter,
Millie Francis, and the rest of her
family surrendered to American
authorities.
Millie Francis Monument
Bacone College
Muskogee, Oklahoma
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Barely remembered today, Millie
Francis was one of the best-known
American women of her time.
Born in Alabama, she was the
daughter of Creek Prophet Josiah
Francis, the leader of his nation's
bloody war against the whites in
1813-1814. At the age of 15, she was
credited with saving the life of an
American soldier. Known as the
"Creek Pocahontas," she was the first
woman ever to receive a Medal of
Honor from the U.S. Congress.
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