Map of The Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Map drawn by J. L. Holmes for Leonard Tarrant, a captain during the Creek Indian War of 1813-1814, who was later appointed an Indian agent by President Andrew Jackson. The map shows the position of the U.S. forces and the opposing Creek Indians in the bend along the Tallapoosa River for which the b...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/775 |
| Summary: | Map drawn by J. L. Holmes for Leonard Tarrant, a captain during the Creek Indian War of 1813-1814, who was later appointed an Indian agent by President Andrew Jackson.
The map shows the position of the U.S. forces and the opposing Creek Indians in the bend along the Tallapoosa River for which the battle was named. Also shown are the location of the Creeks' fortifications in the bend; the positions taken during the battle by General Andrew Jackson's forces; the location of the baggage and stores of the U.S. forces is noted; the site of the Indian village, Tohopeka; and a line of "cragge" hills opposite the bend. |
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