Davy Crockett’s father John was one of the Overmountain ... Like many others, he joined in response to the Fort Mins Massacre in Alabama. Future president Andrew Jackson was the militia ...

I am a fan of the mountain men who conquered the American frontier, whether lands beyond the Appalachian mountains or the ...

Future American folk hero Davy Crockett was part of this battle ... Less than fifteen miles from Fort Strother lay the Creek village of Tallushatchee, where a large body of Red Sticks had assembled.