200th Anniversary of the Battle of Tallushatchee
WHEREAS, November 3, 2013, marks the 200th 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
200th Anniversary of the Battle of Tallushatchee
in the state of Alabama.
Provided by the Office of the Governor of Alabama | governor.alabama.gov