The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-12

major general Of the Tennessee mill
tia, moved on the 10 of October, from
| huntsville, Ala, with 1000 troops.
tie attacked the Creeks on Talla.
hatchee creek, near the Coosa river,
and defeated them, and they fed leay-
ing 1856 warriors dead on the field,
and eighty-four were taken prisoners.
The loss of the Tennessceans under
Jackson was five killed and forty one
wounded.
The next engagement was near
Tal!adega, where Jackson had a force
Of 1900 infantry and 500 mounted
riflemen. The Indian forces were
about 1000. The battle was 6erccly
fought on both sides. and continued
for two hours. The Indians lost 300
dead on the field, while Jackson's loss
was fifteen killed and eighty five
wounded. This battle terminated the
first campaign Of the Tennessee
troops against the Indians.
The hostile Creeks now concentra-
ted ell of their available forces at the
Horseshoe Bend Of the Tennessee
river, and some minor engagements
occurred before the battle of the
Horseshoe.
Esrly in March, 1914, General
Jackson was appointed major gen.
eral Of the United States army, and
was reinforced by the Thirty-ninth
regiment of United States infantry,
under command of Colonel John Will
liams. In the meantime number Of
Choctaws from the Tom bigbee and
Black Warrior and some Choctaws
and afew friendly Greeks had Joined
General jackson. Jackson moved on
their fortified position on the 9th of
March, and commenced the attack.
The battle lasted Eve hours.
General Jaokson's report OF the
battle was made to Governor Willie
R!ount, Of Tennessee, and is on file 10
the archives Of the historical society
of that State, at Nashville. Follow
ing are extracts from that report,
dated March 81, 1914:
"* = reached the bend Of
the Tallapoosa, 3 miles beyond whore
I had the engagements Of the January
20, and at theSouthern extremity of
Newyonga, on the morning of the 9th.
This bend resembles in its curvature
that Of horseshoe, and is thence
called by that name among the whites.
Nature furnishes few situations 80
eligible for defense; and hsrharians
have never rendered one more secure
by art. Across the neck OF land
which leads into it from the north
they had erected breastwork OF the
greatest conpactness and strength,
from 5 to sfeet high, and prepared
with double rows OF portfolios, very
artfully arranged. The figure Of this
wall manifested no less skill in the
protectors Of it than its construction. !
An army could not approach il with
out being exposed to double and cross
FIRE from the enemy, who lay. in per-
feet security behind 1t. The area Of
the peninsula thus bounded by the
breastworks includes, con lecture, go
or 100 acres.
"In this bend the warriors from
Oakfurkee, Oakohaya, Newyonga,
Hillabecoa, the Fish Pond and Eu-
faula towns, apprised Of our approach,
had collected their strength. Their
exact number cannot be ascertained,
but it is said By the prisoners We
have taken to have been a thousand.
It is certain they were very numerous,
and that, relying with the utmost con-
fdence upon their strength, their sit-
uation and the assurance Of their pro-
phets, they calculated on repulsing
US with great ease.
"Early on the morning Of the 9th,
having encamped the preceding night |
at the distance Of 6 miles from them,
I detached General Coffee, with the
mounted men and nearly the whole Of
the Indian force, to pass the river at q
good ford about 3 miles below the
encampment and 10 surround the bend |
in such manner that none Of them
should escape by attempting to cross
the river. With the remainder Of the |
forces I proceeded along che point Of
the land which leads to the frcnt Of |
their breastworks, and at ,0:3O o'clock |
a. M, I had planted my artillery on
q email eminence, distant from its
nearest pointabout 80 yards, and from
its >farthest point about $50, from
whence I Immediately opened brisk