Chief Tishomingo ( the modern form of his name ) served a brilliant career in the US Military , distinguishing himself in such actions as the Battle of Fallen Timbers , the Red Stick Rebellion and the War of 1812 . His influence became powerful and extended into Washington , DC . He was a principal signatory to a number of important treaties , including the Treaty of Pontotoc in 1832 ( negotiated at great length with Andrew Jackson but never ratified by the Senate ) . His most momentous and perhaps most difficult signature was put to the 1837 Treaty of Doaksville , which he affirmed only under heavy political pressure . This document , in large part a lease agreement with the Choctaw Nation , incidentally compelled the removal of the last Chickasaw from this area to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma . It is believed that , in May 1838 , Chief Tishomingo succumbed to smallpox at the advanced age of 104 , near Little Rock on the Trail of Tears . His burial site is unknown
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Tishomingo State Park