The Age Of Liberty Established 1800 To 1824

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Colonel Gideon Morgan

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"The character of Colonel Morgan is unimpeached." [Source]

"...Gideon Morgan, an adopted citizen, Colonel of the Cherokee regiment...greatly distinguished himself in the war of 1812...". [The life and times of Hon. William P. Ross]

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Battle of Horseshoe Bend took place in Alabama on March 27, 1814:

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Jackson's Main Army At Horseshoe

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Whale's Valor

Presented by J. Madison, President, of the U.S.
To Whale
The Reward of Signal Valor of Heroism
At the Battle of the Horseshoe  
March, 1814

Commemorating Horseshoe Bend

Poster At Horseshoe Bend N. P.

Commemorating The Bicentennial of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Major George Lowry

The service of Major George Lowry, a Cherokee, from this source:

The title of Major was not merely an honorary one, but one gained by faithful military service under Gen. Jackson, during the war of 1812.  At that time he lived north of the Tennessee, on Battle Creek, or Niccojack Cove.

Jim's Photo Of The Tennessee River

When he and his brother, Col. John Lowry, together with all the Cherokees living in that neighborhood, were compelled by the intolerance of the white settlers, to remove from that locality, they settled near the northern end of Will's Valley, about fifty miles south west of Chattanooga.

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There is a portrait of George Lowry here.

Words Of William Weatherford To General Andrew Jackson

Jim's Photo of William Weatherford's Grave North Of Mobile, Alabama

*Survival Strategies from the Digital History website, Digital History ID 653, included a speech by William Weatherford as he surrendered to Andrew Jackson:

Jim's Photo From A Sign At Horseshoe Bend Battlefield, Alabama

*"Annotation: The Creek defeat at the battle of Horseshoe Bend not only stripped the Creeks of half their land, it also dramatically weakened their capacity to resist white encroachments into what would become the Old South's richest cotton growing regions."

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Horseshoe Bend Military Park

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See A War Within A War, the Huntsville Militia, William Tom and Absalom Brown.

The Creek War: A War Within A War

From the Cumberland Island NPS Museum exhibit:

Creek War of 1813 And 1814

Early in the War of 1812, British officials took advantage of existing Native American sentiments toward the ever expanding American settlement.  by providing arms to allied tribes, the British gained their support.  In September of 1812, a group of Creek attacked a small white settlement in middle Tennessee.   ...Andrew Jackson continued south to defeat the Creek and end the war (Creek War) at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

A Dear Uncle Letter

This post, "Dear Uncle," at the "Out Of The Box, Notes From The Archives," blog, was "a letter dated 9 April 1814 used as an exhibit in Lynchburg Chancery Cause 1815-002."  The letter talks about General Andrew Jackson and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

For more on the War of 1812 check out the Library of Virginia’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Digital Collection on Virginia Memory.

William Tom, 1812 Soldier & Texas Patriot

At one point I thought that William Tom's wife, Kesiah Hinds, might have been related; that theory has been dispelled, but the Toms are interesting in their own right.

From Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, a biography of William Tom's son, that included a mini-bio of William:

William Tom

Who served under

General Jackson

in the Creek War, 1813

Soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835

Born in Maury County, Tennessee

January 12, 1792

Died in Guadalupe County, Texas

February 15, 1871

His Wife

Kissiah Hines Tom

Born October 15, 1805

Died July 13, 1862

In 1860 the Tom family was living in Guadalupe Co., Texas. The census stated that Kissiah was born in North Carolina.

United States Census, 1850

Residence:     Guadalupe county, Guadalupe, Texas

Household    Gender    Age

    William Tom     M     58y

      Keziah Tom     F     45y

    Houston Tom     M     21y

    William Tom     M     17y

    Nancy Tom     F     15y

    George Tom     M     10y

    Dudley Tom     M     4y

    Philepa Morehead     F     22y

    Jane Morehead     F     2y

    Sarah Morehead     F     2m

Andrew Jackson's Adjutant

John Ross was born October 5, 1790, near Lookout mountain, Tennessee.  He served during the war of 1812 as adjutant of a Cherokee regiment under General Andrew Jackson in the war against the hostile Creeks in Florida. [Source]

Huntsville Militia At The Battle Of Horseshoe Bend

From the Early history of Huntsville, Alabama, 1804-1870, Huntsville sent four companies with General Andrew Jackson to fight at Horseshoe Bend.  Two companies (under the command of Captain Jack Moseley and Captain Gray) also went from Huntsville during the War of 1812.

Absalom Brown

From the Absalom's Tree blog:

During the Creek Indian Wars of 1814, considered part of the War of 1812, Absalom served under Capt. James Tait (Tate), in Col. Stephen Copeland's 3rd Regiment of Tennessee Militia, which was at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.


There is a picture of Absalom Brown on his descendant's blog.  

I am not related to this family.