With Deer Tails in Their Hair -- Horseshoe Bend NMP, Daviston AL - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

This sign of history is located along the Battlefield Driving Tour at Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, near Daviston AL.

The sign reads as follows:

"WITH DEER TAILS IN THEIR HAIR

On the morning of the battle, Major General Andrew Jackson’s Indian allies surrounded the lower portion of Horseshoe Bend. Cherokee were positioned across the river from where you stand; the Lower Creek were farther upriver to your left.

Hearing distant cannon fire, Cherokee and lower Creek warriors swam across the river, stole Red Stick canoes from this bank, and took them back to the other side. Hundreds of Indians - adorned with deer tails - then canoed across, a few at a time, to attack the village of Tohopeka behind you.

JACKSON’S ALLIES

prior to Horseshoe Bend, Jackson ordered his Cherokee and lower Creek allies to wear white deer tails in their hair or headdress to distinguish them from the Red Sticks. Although the Upper Creek and the Lower Creek were both part of the Creek Confederation of towns, the Lower Creek lived closer to and had developed stronger relationships with Americans in Georgia. Many of the Lower Creek and Cherokee supported the United States and fighting against the Red Sticks; they joined Jackson’s army hoping to secure rights to tribal lands and gain financial support."

Group that erected the marker: National Park Service URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Horsehoe Bend NMP Daviston, AL

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