Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-11
Greeks and Cherokees Fought Big
Battle 1O2 Years Ago This Month
Valleys of Alabama Were the Scene of a
Terrible Conflict.

Special to The World
TAHLEQUAH. Okla. Mar 1O.-The
month of March l02 years ago was
"a strenuous one for the Creeks and
Chcrokees. The Greeks at that period
were strong and warlike people
whose blood was not as yet contami-
mated by the negro blood which now
flows i'm the veins of SO many of the
members of this noted tribe. on vari-
Gus occasions they had engaged in
bloody warfare with the white people
as well as with other Indian tribes,
hut in the conflict which they precipi-
tatcd by attacking and capturing Fort
MINUS and masSacring several hun
dreds Of men. women and children,
they were destined to meet their
Waterloo And aiding the fighting
men Of the white race the CheroRees
bore a prominent part in crushing the
military power Of the Greeks.
Burning Homes.
Following the massacre OF Fort
Mimms. which the noted Chief Wealth
erford endeavored to prevent. but los
ing control Of his warriors, failed, the
Creeks fell upon the settlers with great
fury. and the smoke Of burning homes
arose abote the fertile valleys of Ala
hama. For a time it looked as If the
fierce warriors would succeed in their
attempt To wipe the white settlements
from the face of the earth. But old
Andrew Jackson, though sick and
weak al his home in Tennessee.
reused himself and at the head
Of strong force Of rflemen
As he made his way into the
hostile regions the future hero of New
orleans was Joined by regiment of
Chorokees under command OF Colonel
Morgan, a citizen by iutormarriage Of
the Cherokee nation. Some Choctaws
also joined the forces Of General Jack
son White men and Indians marched
together through the tangled forests
and across the miry stretches Of bot
tom land. They met and fought the
Creeks In several fearful battles. At
Tallushatches. TalladeQa, Emucfau
and Entochopco bloody conflicts en-
sued in which the Creeks were losers
But they declined to surrender and
though the shadow Of final defeat be-
gan 10 loom largely across the horizon
Of their destiny, they continued to bid
defiance 10 the hated white men and
10 their Indian all eS. The strife con-
tinued. More battles were fought,
and the Creeks lost heavily. They
began TO take note Of their losses. but
still were Of the opinion that they
N'Alu Intimately succeed. 80 lneN
decided TO risk all on one decisive bat
tie Their medicine men had been
busily engaged in peering into the fu-
ture and declared that victory would
soon fall 10 the Creeks
So II was that the hostile warriors
with confidence selected the great
hend-the Horseshoe Bend-of the
TalapooSa as their battle ground. II
was at place where the board Tala-
poosa curves in almost the
shape Of horseshoe. At the
calks Of the horseshoe as il !
were there was only a narrow
strip OF ground This strip was bar
rioaded with heavy logs. The chief |
medicine men then assured the war |
riors that the place was impregnahle. !
The banks OF the river were very /
steep and just at the waters edge |
were the long war canoes of the hos |
tile Indians. They expected 10 use |
them during the course OF the battle |
Doeming themselves safe in their |
strong retreat the Creeks whooped !