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In the midst of the United States second war with Great Britain, civil war broke out amongst divided factions of the Creek Indian Nation in September 1813.

At Fort Mims in Alabama, Red Stick Creeks attacked friendly Creeks and the American Militia on August 30, 1813, leading to a bloodbath for soldiers and family members who dwelt within the fort. As a result, President James Madison called for the Tennessee militia and volunteers to destroy the threat that the Red Stick Creeks posed

Spanning from late September until early October 1813, General Andrew Jackson assembled thousands of Tennessee soldiers at Camp Blount, located in Fayetteville in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Notable people in attendance included future governor William Carroll as well as General John Coffee (a close ally of Jackson) and legendary frontiersman David Crockett. Additionally, Dr. McKinney, a Fayetteville native, also volunteered.

The militia assembled at Camp Blount marked the beginning of a campaign that ended in the obliteration of the Red Stick forces at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814.