General Ely Samuel Parker (1828-95), a Seneca Indian, was the grandson of
Red Jacket.  Like his ancestor, he vowed from an early age to succeed in
both the white and Indian worlds.  He became grand sachem in the Iroquois
Confederacy in 1852.  When he was eighteen, Parker joined the U.S. army
and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general.  During the Civil War,
he was Grant's military secretary, and it was Parker who transcribed
Grant's terms for General Lee's surrender at Appomattox.  For his efforts
during  the war, Parker was made commissioner of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the first Native American to hold the position.  While holding
that office, he called for the end of the treaty system in order to give
Indians a better advantage during negotiations.