During the infamous Trail of Tears in 1838 , Junaluska and many other Cherokee people were incarcerated and held in nearby stockades . One , Fort Montgomery , was located near present day Robbinsville , North Carolina . From this stockade , Junaluska was forced to march to the Indian Territory in present day eastern Oklahoma Junaluska was assigned to Jesse Bushyhead 's detachment
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
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