Thanks class 19-03 for your participation. The map, drawn by an aide to Jackson, shows Jackson's attack on the Creeks. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Horseshoe Bend National Military Park was established to preserve the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.This battle, named after a bend in the Tallapoosa River in northeast Tallapoosa County, was the final conflict in the Creek War of 1813-14 and marked the defeat of the Red Stick Creeks, led by Menawa, by Gen. Andrew Jackson and his forces. Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Daviston, Alabama. Always a pleasure to host Fort Rucker staff rides. This is believed to be the first online resource of its type because it is an educational resource for the general public. Battle of Horseshoe Bend – Muster roll Battle of Horseshoe Bend While the United States fought Britain in the War of 1812, the Red Sticks, traditional religious young men of the Upper Creek Indians, began to raid American frontier settlements. The battle was the bloody culmination of a violent phase of the War of 1812 known as the Creek War. Thanks class 19-03 for your participation. The map, drawn by an aide to Jackson, shows Jackson's attack on the Creeks. In the early 1800s, the Upper Creek Indians (the Red Sticks) of present-day Georgia and Alabama were deeply troubled by the continuing encroachment of white settlers onto their lands. Pick two of the objectives from pages 5 and 6 of The Staff Ride by William G. Robertson and explain how they relate to what you personally took away from this Staff Ride. Mounted on cloth. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. at the Cherokee Heritage Center in Park Hill. March 27, 2014 marks the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Title provided by cataloger. The amount of respect and pride that Steve and his staff have for this important national park site is evident in their work. From an original force of around 1000, only 200 Creeks escaped, along with their badly wounded chief, Menawa, to take refuge with the Seminole tribe in Florida. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, following an act of Congress in 1956 establishing a 2,040-acre park, officially proclaimed the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Tallapoosa County.Eisenhower and Congress acted to preserve the site of the battle between the U.S. and Creek Indian nation on a bend in the Tallapoosa River. Shows fortifications and troop positions. The United States sought to expand into the Mississippi Territory, and some tribes with closer ties to them remained loyal while others, wishing to contest American expansion, allied with the British. Likewise, CSI conducts a Staff Ride program for the Army that offers live and virtual battlefield Staff Rides and serves as TRADOC's agent for information and assistance with how organizations can conduct their own Staff Rides. Title provided by cataloger. Since Federal troops were occupied with the northern front of the War of 1812, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Mississippi Territory mobilized their militias to move against the Upper Creek towns that had supported the Red Sticks' cause. "I drew this description of the battle ground & made the memorandums on my hat the morning after the battle, the battle commenced about 10 o'clock A.M. & ended about sundown. Upper Mississippi Brigade. Tribal leaders counseled restraint and also urged neutrality in the developing rift between the United States and Britain. A brief video explaining the 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend, shot at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in east central Alabama.