The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
TO CELEBRATE NOTED BATTLE. That of Horseshoe
 Bend. COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED One Hundredth Anniversary in
 1914 Being Planned. Cemmissioners To Make The study Are Messrs. BuIger, strother, Brew
 CT, Overton and Smith.

That the battle of Horseshoe Bend may be fittingly celebrated in 1914, the tooth anniversary of the opening of the three States of Alabama. Georgia, and Mississippi to sthe whites and breaking of the power of the Creek In- dians. Governor Conner yesterday ap- pointed the five members of the Com mittee on celebration as provided for in the recent act of the Legislature.
 The i've commissioners as provided for in the recent act in addition to the Governor ard Director of the Depart ment of Archives and History. are: Hon. Thomas F. Bulger, of Dadeville; Hon. J. ". Strother of Dadeville; Judge. S. T.. Brewer, of Tuskegee; Hon. J. W. Overton, of Wedcwee. and Hon. Y. L. Smith. of Rockford.
 By an act of the recent Legislature commission of seven was created for the purpose of making study of the battle of Horseshoe Bend between the forces of General Jackson and the Greek Indians. aon March 27, 1874. and for the purpose Of prepar- ing plans and details for the appropri- ate celebration of the tooth annivsrs sary of the event.
 Notification of the appointments oe the Governor to the commission were mailed Saturday afternoon, and untii the notifications are acknowledged 1t ts not known when meeting of the mem bership will be held for organization. That such meeting will be held as soon as practicable Is the statement Of pr. Thomas M. owen, Director of the De- pertinent of Archives and History and secretary of the commission.
 The battle of Horseshoe Bend is one of the most Interesting ever fought fin the State of Alabama and in the South. Several accounts have been written of 1t, but the place is almost forgotten by the public. There Is no marking whatever on the battlefield. and the creation. of the commission is part of the plan for the making of the grounds a public park.
 An account of the battle is interest ingly written in Brewers Alabama as follows:
 "At Okfuskee, on the Tallapoosa, the BrItish established a fort in .1735. and occupied it for several years for the purpose of alienating the Upper Mus cogees from the French. Near Ok fuslxee, within. and at the apex of, the where the Indians collected to resist Jaclsa Chula Harjo (OId Mad Jaclgson) as they called him. They constructed e breastwork of timber across the mouth of the little peninsula. and were SC confident of victory that they permitted their wives and children to remain in the town. The principal chief present was Manowa, who led tie party that Killed General William Mcintosh twelve years after. and there were not less than 1000 warriors present. General Jackson. with nearly 3.00U troops, left Fort Strothef, March 14, 1914; reached Fort Williams on the 21st, and on the 27th appeared before the place. Gener- al Coffee, with the cavalry, crossed the river and encircled the town on the east bank; then sent over a detachment ito set fire to the village, and which made a vigorous attack on the rear of the Indian line. At the slime time two pieces of artillery opened on the breast works in front. and at noon the Ten neseeanB moYed to the assault of them. The struggle at the breastwoFks was deaperaAe, and lasted for some minutes; but the whites thronged over. and the Indians slowly fell back to the shelter of the undergrowth. Pressed vigorously they took refuge In the reeds ana thickets on the river banw. Jackson sent a flag of truce to obtain their surrender but they fired on 1t. Torches were thrown into the thickets, and the blaze drove many into the river, where they were killed by Cofree's troops Night cIosed,the conflict; Tohopeka was in ashes, and the hopes of the surviving Creeks lay in the dust saturated by the blood of three-fourths of their braves and warriors. A number were killed in the river, and 557 bodies were counted on the peninsula. Of the Tennesseans, thirtv-two were killed, and ninety-nine wounded; of the Cherokees. eighteen were killed, and thirty-sfx wounded; and of the tory Creeks. five were killed, and eleven were wounded. Jackson returned to Fort Williams the next day f"