The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-12
WAR STORIES.
t5aSellson's Strenuous Alabama Campaign
Against The Greeks.
New Orleans Picayunc.

1t is rot perhaps unnatural in the
zseople Of this day, so lately removed
from the scenes Of the greatest war of
the world, to look with some indiffer-
ence upon the results Of former wars
and former battles which preceded
2 the war between the States Of 1861 G5,
and unde derrate their importance. They
lid not regard with proper admiration
the campaign Of General Winfield
Scott from Vera Cruz to the City of
Mexico, which was, in fact, up to
that period, unexcclled by any cam
paign in brilliaucy, heroic achieve
:nent and masterful strategy; or to the
battle Of New Orleans, won by Cen
eral } Jackson, with unframed and un-
disciplined riacmen, against a splen-
: did, we'll equipped British army,
: which has never been exceIled for its
unparalleled success by that of any
':srnies recorded in history. Yet the
greater numbers engaged, and the
greater los .es on both sides in the
civil war have tended to make us look
upon these and other battles which
tpreceded them as Of comparatively
small moment.
The true test in all such matters is
:" what was achieved, and not what was
the strength Of the armies engaged.
I propose in this paper to write Of q
battle but little heard Of in this day,
which was not only great military
victory, but the results Of which were
if&fa- .yeachiug and of great Importance
ito people Of this country. This was
the battle of Tohopeka, the Indian
name, or tho Horseshoe, or Horseshoe
Bend, won by General Andrew Jack
son ever the Creek Indians, in the
bend of the Tallapooea river, in Ala
f6ams, on the 9th day Of March,
&lSI4, the details Of which I do not
- think are, familiar even to the average
~cyell read person. This is not sngu.
Slar, as / have failed to find mention Of
'sthis important event in some Of the
leading encyclopedias, which are
ssnEesumed Sc give accurate accounts
= OF, ct least, leading events Of che his
s'soFy Of the country, nor in some Of
@the popular histories which have
>zeonsuited. It is true that some few
Saf the latter make meager mention Of
sthe event, but pass il over as matter
-esof email importance.
The Greek Indians were properly
sshe Muskhogeans, or swamp dwellers,
sand formerly occupied almost oil Of
sa;she territory of Mississippi and Ala.
ssbauna, and large portions Of Georgia,
fRlorida and South Carolina.
During The es%-elteenth century the
Spanish oolonis.s had several contests
sgish che Creeks on the TalIapoosa
,Tsver. The Greeks were finally sub.
- Mugated. The French settled about
sshe mouth Of che Missiasippi river,
saad Englieh pioneers on she shores OF
1.-THE Atlantic. These indians, known
/, aasthem as the Chikasas. Afterwards
! seeded their territories to the English,
: sio 1858, Troubles, however, contin-
vued. s,.,
The great uprising Of the Greek In
.ssiaus, in 1912 IA, was instigated by
.sGha British and Teoumseh.
Near the close Of the year 1913 the
american settlements in what was
-sSnown as the Mississippi territory,
,sWere comprised in three portions Of
In the Natchez district
rshere were about 10000 persons; in
sahe eastern or Tombigbie settlements,
GEhfch included the annexed portion,
vi Florida, near Mobile bay, there
aEcre about 1000 persons, which also
yncluded q settlement west of Amite
~of 9 population of about 5000. The
,ahird settlement was in the great
Eeud Of the Tennessee river, and had
a population of about 5000. This
territory was also the home Of FIVE
powerful tribes Of Indians, among
. whom the Creeks, yho were brave
aud warlike people.
The Greeks. as o nation, for &c any
years under Spanish influence, had
shown hostility to the American set.
elees, yet, after the occupation Of
Loui siana by. the United States, they
aad made treaties of friendship. Soon
after the beginning Of the wsr OF 1872
sEzith Great Britain, em;ssaries were
dispatched by that government to the
~chiefs. and head men Of the Greek ma
saianao excite thea to an insurrer.ion
against the Americans. The hegin-
ming OF this movement was the send