Today, it’s calm and silent - but nearly two centuries ago, this ground shook with the sounds of war. Join us as we visit the forgotten site of a fierce battle from the Creek War of 1836.

Born in Georgia in 1818, McHenry fought in the Creek War of 1836 and was imprisoned by the federal government for his efforts. He was removed to Indian Territory in 1838 with other members of his ...

An engraving on the monument claims the cannon is a relic of “the Indian War of 1836,””in which federal ... Muscogee people—also known as the Creek—during a time of forced removal ...

The conflict was intertwined with the War of 1812 against Great Britain. The agreement called for Creek Indians to surrender some 23 million acres of their land — an area encompassing more than ...

The son of U.S. Senator John Fabyan Parrott, he was an instructor at West Point and served as an officer in the Creek Indian War in 1836 before attaining the rank of captain and serving as the ...