The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-19

all was at stake for them--it was victory
 or anninllation. They held out to the
 bitter end but behind the American man hood who fought so valiantIy that day.
 stcod the averaging spirit of Fort Mimms
 By this battl2 the power of the Creeks,
 the richest of all the Indian tribes west or me Mississippi was broken and their nRhtihs spirit subdued forever and inc
 gift resultant from this hattle-tbe great
 war trophies-was Alabama, Misssaippi and a portion of Tennessee. and the high way to Florida given to the United States of America.
 when the military road was projected and planned by the govern
 ment, and placed in the hands of those two generals for development. both General Coffee and General Jackson were impressed with the magnificent possibilities of the Tennessee valley They invested in lands near Florence on the banks of the Tennessee river Here the latter part of General Cof- Tees life was spent. and many of hls descendants live in the old town, made famous by historical events and the lives of great men and women who
 nave lived under the gnarled old oaks that line the principal streets, and carry Tn their Whispering branches the
 secrets of past generation.
 Here in a stately home on Wood ave
 rue, lives Mrs. A. D. Coffee the second Wife of General Coffee's son. She was
 the intense love of his sunset period. and today she is one of the potent
 forces for good in the community She has gathered about her different mem
 bers of her family and formed n house hold where refinement and hospitality | Is TO evening guest, but abides contin-
 ually. She has located a number of
 scholarships in different schools in
 hcnor and in memory of her only daughter. Miss Eliza Coffee, and gives
 her personal supervision to the bene-
 ficiaries. She is putting her money in
 the development of human souls, prov | ing to the world that the life of serv-
 ive--the giving forth of the very best
 that is within her is the highest ev-
 pression of Christian love. Living in this home is Miss Anna Nye who is
 the daughter of Mary Coffee who was
 the only ,child of William Coffee, the brother of General John Coffee In
 her is crystallized the womanly graces l of long line of gentle ancestry, not | found in days journey | On West Tuscaloosa street, lives | Mrs. M. c. Campbell who is a daugh- ] ter of Colonel A. b. Coffee, by his first marriage, she lives alone in re- tired part of Florence, and was the widow of brother of the present chief | executive of the state of Alabama When she married Mir Campbell. her only son. Mir Edward O'Neal who is a prominent planter of Lauderdale county, was married to Miss Julia Cam | per few years ago, and she is one
 of the most beautiful young matrons in north Alabama. They have three chill
 dren. MT. Edward O'Neal was the only representative of the Florence descend
 ants who was present at the anniver-
 sary of Horseshoe Bend During his
 visit, he was the guest of the commis- sion, on account of the direct line of descent he was shown every courtesy.
 He carried with him a letter from Gen.
 eral Jackson. to his old friend and
 comrade. General Coffee when death
 was soon to enter his home. in which these words were written:
 | T trust kind Providence will re-
 store you to health and continue you here a blessing to your family and country. but should Providence will it | otherwise, let us be prepared to meet l the decree"
 MT. Edward O'Neal was presented, with a hickory cane. cut from the old | home of General Jackson, and pre- scented to him by Judge Allison on be- h.lf of the Hermitage association and
 the state of Tennessee. During this lcelobration of the famous battle. Mrs I'M. c. Campbell had the two sons of MT and Mrs Edward O'Neal at her home, and in order to impress them with the vivid incidents of the battle under her supervision, they planned the entire battle in a sand pile, open ling up channel for the river around the big bend, at the lower end of which was placed the Indian wigwams. representing the villages. Canoes were tied to the inner bank, breastworks lwere built of miniature logs. behind which was stationed the Indian braves bedecked in all the glory of war paint and feathers: on height was placed 1.-two cannos. before the Qualifications. land across the middle of the big bend N ere placed the American soldiers, lcommanded by General Coffee, under lthe supervision and direction of Gen
 eral Andrew Jackson.
 When death closed the fife of Gem