Historic Battles
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
1814 · Creek War · Tallapoosa County, AL
UnsolvedThe prize. Musket balls, military buttons, trade goods
Where. Tallapoosa County, AL
Status. Unsolved
Where. Tallapoosa County, AL
Status. Unsolved
The account
Jackson's force crushed the Red Stick Creeks on the Tallapoosa River, launching his national career.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Tallapoosa County, AL, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of Battle of Horseshoe Bend to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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