The
following table records statistics of the Cherokee’s “census” after they completed
their journey across the Trail.
ACTUAL POSSIBLE TOTAL "LOST"
EXPECTED RECORDED "LOST" RECORDED PLUS
DETACHMENT ARRIVALS ARRIVALS CHEROKEES DESERTIONS DESERTIONS
Hair Conrad 674 654 20 24 44
Elijah Hicks 829 744 85 0 85
Jesse Bushyhead 941 898 43 148 191
John Benge 1170 1132 38 0 38
Situwakee 1184 1033 151 0 151
Old Field 941 921 20 10 30
Moses Daniel 993 924 69 0 69
Choowalooka 1150 970 180 0 180
James Brown 819 717 102 0 102
George Hicks 1118 1039 79 0 79
Richard Taylor 989 942 47 0 47
Peter Hildebrand 1766 1311 455 0 455
John Drew 231 219 12 0 12
TOTAL 12805 11504 1301 182 1483
NOTE: Detachment refers to the military supervised groups of Native Americans.
Possible “lost” Cherokees refers to Cherokee Indians who were unaccounted for in the final census.
Desertions refer to Indians that had left the group they were traveling with and discharged soldiers
ACTUAL POSSIBLE TOTAL "LOST"
EXPECTED RECORDED "LOST" RECORDED PLUS
DETACHMENT ARRIVALS ARRIVALS CHEROKEES DESERTIONS DESERTIONS
Hair Conrad 674 654 20 24 44
Elijah Hicks 829 744 85 0 85
Jesse Bushyhead 941 898 43 148 191
John Benge 1170 1132 38 0 38
Situwakee 1184 1033 151 0 151
Old Field 941 921 20 10 30
Moses Daniel 993 924 69 0 69
Choowalooka 1150 970 180 0 180
James Brown 819 717 102 0 102
George Hicks 1118 1039 79 0 79
Richard Taylor 989 942 47 0 47
Peter Hildebrand 1766 1311 455 0 455
John Drew 231 219 12 0 12
TOTAL 12805 11504 1301 182 1483
NOTE: Detachment refers to the military supervised groups of Native Americans.
Possible “lost” Cherokees refers to Cherokee Indians who were unaccounted for in the final census.
Desertions refer to Indians that had left the group they were traveling with and discharged soldiers