The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-04-10
The Route of jackson
Through Georgia

Editor of The Dawson News:
| have been asked by my friend, w. J.
Wade, to give an account of Jacksons route
through Georgia when attacking the Indians
on the edge of Florida, and thence into
Florida, and the occupation of St. Marks
Florida and Pensacola. | am sending copy
to each of the newspapers of largest circu-
lation in southwest Georgia, The Albany
Herald, and Dawson News Some confu-
sion has arisen in the minds of some of
Randolph citizens by reason of the fact not
generally known that there was two Ran
dolph counties in Georgia; that Randolph
county as known now was not set apart
as a county until 1920, eight wears after
Jackson's march to Florida
Randolph county was first created by a
Democratic legislature, and was renamed
by a succeeding Wing legislature. some ten
years later, in 1877 | think Jasper, and in
1926 the Democrats being in power Great
ed the present Randolph county The court
house on an ancient map is meant for Month
cello, through which troops in the war of
1914 with the Indians went, not Randolph
county as known now. Andrew Jackson
followed Gaines trail to near Fl Hawkins,
now Macon Ga, thence to Hawkinsville,
thence west to Starksville in Lee county,
thence to five miles below Dawson at what
was afterwards known as the Wash Wool
bright place in Terrell. There he camreo
and sent messengers to Herod town, near
Herod, Terrell county, to procure
from friendly tribe In d an guides,
thence down the east side of ChicIasa-
whatchee creek to afterwards the Grimmet
Turnpike, near Gillionville. where he cross
ed the Chickasawhatchee and proceeded to
near Milford in Baker county crossing the
NotchaWay, thence to a point below Fort
Gaines, where he crossed the Chattahoo
chez river and then recrossed Just above
cambridge, and still following TIE Indians
crossed the Flint and occupied ST. Marks
Spanish possession. This was about
March, 1878 In May, having returned to
Nashville and received the approval Of
President Monroe through Congressman
Rh"a, of Tennessee, ne returned by Column
bus, Ga, though, or near where AndaIusia
Ala is and occupied Pensacola Now nv
authorities: In about 1880 my uncle Perry
Cooke moved to Lee, buying the place his
son Frank Cooke now owns; later in 1888
my grandfather, John Cooke, bought what
is now known as the Price place, on
Kinchafoonee creek, over which Jackson
built bridge About 1910 nv uncle Frank
Cooke moved to Early county, near old
Philadelphia church, near where Jackson's
trail went towards the Chattahoochee, where
he hrst crossed, going on this trail from
Lee to Early, as uncle Perry and grand
father followed this trail from Hawkins
vile when coming from Burke county Also
"Benton's thirty years in the Senate" where
jackson gives his reasons for occupying,
Spanish territory, when the United States
and Spain were not at war Cuthbert, Ga,
has no right to be on any war map. though
the house in which I was born was a
block house, built of logs, with loop holes.
corner windows, dungeons, etc, for defense
against the Indians, and afterward weather
boarded by Henry Taylor, from whom
father bought it.
ANDREW 2. RIVES.