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Selocta Chinnabby

"Shelocta" redirects here. For the place, see Shelocta, Pennsylvania.
Copy of 19th century painting showing Selocta wearing a silver medal.
"Se-Loc-Ta" based on painting by Charles Bird King, Hand-colored lithograph on paper (1836)[1]

Selocta Chinnabee (c. 1795—February 10, 1835[2][3]) was a Muscogee and Natchez chief from present-day Talladega County, Alabama. He allied himself with the Andrew Jackson in fighting the Red Sticks in the Creek War, which was part of the larger War of 1812.[4]

  1. ^ Se-loc-ta; Painting in holdings; Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM): [Copy after Charles Bird King, hand-colored lithograph on paper; (1836)]; via WebPage; accessed February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Wright, Amos J. Jr. (2003). Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540-1838. University of Alabama Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-8173-1251-X.
  3. ^ Mullendore, Tommy (March 1982). "Selocta Chinnobee". Talladega County Historical Association Newsletter (113): 11-12.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TLM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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