COMMANDER // 1851–1881
Shaknasty Jim
1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1851 – 1881
Active service 1873 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 22.
Profile
Shacknasty Jim was a Modoc warrior and the leader of the Hot Creek band. His nickname is a corruption of a Modoc name meaning Left-handed Man. His brothers, Jake and Shacknasty Frank, fought under him during the Modoc War. After the plot to assassinate the peace commissioners was carried out, Shacknasty surrendered, and his band went onto the Quapaw Agency Lands. Shacknasty then served as a scout who helped the United States Cavalry hunt down the remaining Modoc warriors.
Battles (1)
1873