Creek Indian War Memorial -- Horseshoe Bend NMP, Daviston AL USA - Specific Wars Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

If the War of 1812 made Andrew Jackson's reputation, the Creek Indian War cemented it.

This memorial to the US Soldiers, Upper Creek Indians and other Indian allies who died in the Creek Indian War stands at the entrance to the Visitor Center at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Near Daviston AL, the site of the conclusive Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

The plaque reads as follows:

"In memory of the soldiers and Indian allies who died in combat with the Upper Creek Indians during the Horseshoe Bend campaign in the Creek war of 1813-1814"

More on the Creek Indian War can be found here, from the Encyclopedia of AL: (visit link)

"Creek War of 1813-14
Kathryn Braund, Auburn University

The Creek War of 1813-14 began as a civil war, largely centered among the Upper Creeks, whose towns were located on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, and upper reaches of the Alabama rivers. The struggle pitted a faction of the Creeks who became known as Red Sticks against those Creeks who supported the National Council, a relatively new body that had developed from the traditional regional meetings of headmen from the Creek towns. Under the auspices of federal Indian agent Benjamin Hawkins, the National Council's authority and powers had been expanded. The war broke out against the backdrop of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. Americans, fearful that southeastern Indians would ally with the British, quickly joined the war against the Red Sticks, turning the civil war into a military campaign designed to destroy Creek power. To prove their loyalty to the United States, contingents of Choctaw and Cherokee warriors joined the American war against the Creeks. Thus, the Creek civil war was quickly transformed into a multidimensional war that resulted in the total defeat of the Creek people at the hands of American armies and their Native American allies."

War: Creek Indian War Is it permanently accessible to the public?: yes Is it necessary to pay a fee to gain access to the place?: no Year of the memorial or monument: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
At least a picture taken by yourself is requested. Try to provide a descriptive log of your visit to the local.

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