August 30 – Creek War – Fort Mims massacre: A force of Creeks belonging to the Red Sticks faction kill hundreds of settlers in Fort Mims in Alabama.
Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War, and who was killed in May 1818.
He served with distinction in the United States Military in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Red Stick War with the Creeks and the War of 1812.
The county had numerous forts, built by settlers for protection during the Creek War (1813–1814).
In February 1813, a small war party of Red Sticks, led by Little Warrior, were returning from Detroit when they killed two families of settlers along the Ohio River.
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He had united tribes in the Northwest (Ohio and related territories) to fight against US settlers after the American Revolutionary War.
He served under Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812 and the campaign of 1813 to 1814 Creek War, during which he was wounded.
During the Creek War, the inhabitants who were not fighting in the war were confined at nearby Fort Jackson.
It was the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend which effectively ended the Creek War.
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Hardeman County was created by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1823 from parts of Hardin County and "Indian lands." It is named for Thomas Jones Hardeman (1788-1854), a Creek War and War of 1812 veteran and prominent figure in the fight for Texas independence, and a Republic of Texas congressman.
The song "Buddy Won't You Roll Down the Line", written and performed by Grand Ole Opry pioneer Uncle Dave Macon, was based on the Coal Creek War.