Map Regarding the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
This collection includes a hand drawn map from 1814 of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The map includes a drawing of the river along with battle positions. The back of the map includes "29th Rgt. Infantry The map of the horse [shoe] in the creek nation" among other notes and scribblings.
Dates
- 1814
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection includes a hand drawn map from 1814 of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The back of the map includes "29th Rgt. Infantry The map of the horse [shoe] in the creek nation" among other notes and scribblings.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States and American Indian forces under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War. On August 9, 1814, Andrew Jackson forced the Creek to sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Andrew Jackson and his forces won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Jackson sought to "clear" the Mississippi Territory for American settlement. He commanded an army of Tennessee militia men, which he had turned into a well-trained fighting force.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository