200th Anniversary of the Battle of Tallushatchee

WHEREAS, November 3, 2013, marks the 200^th Anniversary of the Battle of Tallushatchee which occurred during The War of 1812; and

WHEREAS, after the massacre at Fort Mims, General Andrew Jackson assembled an army of 2,500 Tennessee militia and began marching into Mississippi Territory to combat the Red Stick Creeks; and

WHEREAS, after constructing Fort Strother along the Coosa River, Jackson ordered General John Coffee to have his troops attack the Creek village of Tallushatchee; and

WHEREAS, taking approximately 1,000 dragoons, General Coffee arrived at the village where he ordered the troops to encircle the tow and close in on the warriors; and

WHEREAS, the Battle of Tallushatchee was the first battle of General Andrew Jackson’s military career:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby recognize November 3, 2013, as the

200^th Anniversary of the Battle of Tallushatchee

in the state of Alabama.