Reenactor firing a rifle at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
"Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Final Battle of the Creek Indian War, March 27, 1814. 12 mi. north of Dadeville, Alabama, Hwy. 49."<br><br>"Shrieking out of the wilderness like a maddened wasp, the flintlock rifle, in the hands of Tennessee sharpshooters, spat terr...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34760 |
| Summary: | "Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Final Battle of the Creek Indian War, March 27, 1814. 12 mi. north of Dadeville, Alabama, Hwy. 49."<br><br>"Shrieking out of the wilderness like a maddened wasp, the flintlock rifle, in the hands of Tennessee sharpshooters, spat terror and death at Creek Indians who tried to flee the slaughter by swimming the Tallapoosa River." |
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