ᎡᏍᎦᏗᏢ, ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ 23, 1838, ᎤᏲᎱᏒ ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏓ ᎠᎲᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ Buren ᏓᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗ ᏠᎨᏏ Scott ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎳᏂᎬᎬ ᎠᎲᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏰᎶᎲ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎢᏤ ᎡᏦᏔ ᏀᎾ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ 17, 1838, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏓᏁᏤᏗ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ 7,000 ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᎦᏌᏆᎸ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏣᏥᏱ ᏀᎾ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ 26 1838; ᏍᎪᎯ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎣᏂᏯᎨᏍᏙᏗ, ᎠᏥᏰᎶᎲ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏖᎾᏏ, ᎤᏴᏢ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏛ , ᎠᎴ Alabama. ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ 17,000 ᎦᏟᏐᏗᎩ ᎾᎥᏂᎨᏍᏙᏗᏇ 2,000 ᎬᎿᎨ ᏗᎨᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏪᎿᎢ Cherokees—were ᎠᎲᏓ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎦᎶᏇ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏚᏁᏅᏒ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᏦᎢ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗ, ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏄᏬ ᏀᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎦᏐᎯ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᏭᏚᏓᏲᎯᏎᎸ ᎠᏁᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎾᎾᎢ Ross's ᎦᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᎬ (Chattanooga, ᏖᎾᏏ) ᎠᎴ Gunter's ᎦᏙᎯ ᎦᎷᎬ (Guntersville, Alabama) ᏀᎾ ᎯᎠ ᏖᎾᏏ ᎤᏪᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎾᎢ ᏗᏐᏴ Cass (ᏣᎵ ᎢᏯᏛᏂ, ᏖᎾᏏ) ᎾᎥᏂᎨ ᎯᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏀᎾ ᎯᎠ Hiwassee ᎤᏪᏴ (Calhoun, ᏖᎾᏏ). ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᏀᎾᎢ, ᎤᏅᏌ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎠᏓᏅᏒ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᎠᏴᏫᏯ ᏀᎾ ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᏁᏙᎵᏙᎲ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᏅ ᏐᏈᎵ, ᏓᏆᎴᎷ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏳ, ᏀᎾ ᎢᏴᎢ ᏴᏩᏚᏫᏛ 1,200 ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏛ (1,900 km) ᎨᎳᏛᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎠ ᏦᎢ ᎠᏲᏝᏗᏍᏗ.