A new message, "Civil War Blockade Runner "Pushmataha"," was posted by J.A.L.Miller, Jr. on Fri, 29 Oct 1999, on the Galveston County, Texas, Genealogy web page Queries section: Surname: Pushmataha NAME: J.A.L.Miller, Jr. EMAIL: jalmillerjr@att.net DATE: Oct 29 1999 Why was this 1863, Havana to Galveston "British" sloop blockade runner "Pushmataha" named for Choctaw Cief and U.S. commissioned Gen. Pushmataha, buried Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.?