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title	:	The Creek War of 1813 and 1815 [I.e. 1814] Library of Alabama Classics
author	:	Halbert, Henry S.; Ball, T. H.; Owsley, Frank Lawrence
publisher	:	University of Alabama Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0817307753
print isbn13	:	9780817307752
ebook isbn13	:	9780585193533
language	:	English
subject	Creek War, 1813-1814.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	E83.813.H15 1995eb
ddc	:	973.5/238
subject	:	Creek War, 1813-1814.

Page i The Creek War of 1813 and 1814

Page ii The Library of Alabama Classics, reprint editions of works important to the history, literature, and culture of Alabama, is dedicated to the memory of Rucker Agee whose pioneering work in the fields of Alabama history and historical geography continues to be the standard of scholarly achievement.

Page iii The Creek War of 1813 and 1815 H. S. Halbert and T. H. Ball With Introductions, Notes, Bibliography, and Index by Frank L. Owsley, Jr. The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa and London

Page iv Copyright 1895 by H. S. Halbert and T. H. Ball Editor's Introduction to the 1995 Edition and Editor's Bibliography Copyright 1995 Editor's Introduction, Editor's Notes, and Editor's Index Copyright 1969 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1884 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Halbert, Henry S. (Henry Sale), 18371916. The Creek War of 1813 and 1814 / H. S. Halbert and T. H. Ball: with introductions, notes, bibliography, and index by Frank L. Owsley, Jr. p. cm. (The library of Alabama classics) Originally published: Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, 1895. ISBN 0-8173-0775-3 (alk. paper) 1. Creek War, 18131814. I. Ball, T. H. (Timothy Horton), 1826 1913. II. Owsley, Frank Lawrence, 1928- . III. Series. E83.813.H15 1995 973.5'238dc20 94-37440 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication data available

Page v Table of Contents Editor's Acknowledgments vii Editor's Introduction ix Editor's Introduction to the 1995 Edition xix Preface 9 Introduction 13 I. The Choctaw-Muscogee Tibes 19 II. Causes of the Creek War 25 III. Tecumseh among the Chickasaws and Choctaws 40 IV. Tecumseh among the Creeks 58 V. The War Cloud Gathering 85 VI. The Stockades 105 VII.. Inter-Tribal Councils of the Creeks and the Choctaws 120 VIII. The Battle of Burnt Corn 125 IX. Fort Mims 143 X. The Kimbell-James Massacre 177 XI. Attack on Fort Sinquefield 184 XII. The Night Courier 200 XIII. Incidents of the War in the Fork 206 XIV. Choctaws and Chickasaws Join the American Army 211 XV. The Bashi Skirmish 219 XVI. Beard and Tandy Walker 223 XVII. The Canoe Fight 229 XVIII. Battle of the Holy Ground 241 XIX. The War in the Indian Country 266 XX. Closing Events, 1814 279 Conclusion 287 Appendix 295 Editor's Notes 335 Editor's Bibliography 345 Editor's Index 358

Page vii Editor's Acknowledgments. The editor wishes to express appreciation to Auburn University for providing him with the free time and financial assistance necessary to complete the project. He also wishes to express his thanks to his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Owsley, and to Mrs. James B. Sellers and Mrs. Marsha Williams for their clerical help. In addition he extends thanks to Milo Howard and his staff at the Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama, for their aid and suggestions, and to Dr. Malcolm C. McMillan for his good advice.

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