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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | The collection contains two military order books for a Tennessee militia regiment and a brigade under the command of John Coffee (1772-1833) during the War of 1812 and the American war on the Creek Nation known as the Creek War (1813-1814) or Red Stick War. The order books are dated November 1812 to April 1813 and September 1814 to March 1815. |
Creator | Coffee, John, 1772-1833. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, February 2011
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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John Coffee (1772-1833), white merchant, land agent, surveyor, and speculator of Tennessee and Alabama, commanded Tennessee militia troops during the American war on the Creek Nation known as the Creek War or Red Stick War and during the War of 1812.
For more information about the history of the Creek War and the Indigenous people of the Creek Nation, see the website for the Poarch Creek Indians of Alabama.
Back to TopThe collection contains two military order books for a Tennessee state militia regiment and a brigade under the command of John Coffee (1772-1833) during the War of 1812 and the American war on the Creek Nation known as the Creek War (1813-1814) or Red Stick War. The order books are dated November 1812 to April 1813 and September 1814 to March 1815.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Order book, 24 November 1812-9 April 1813 |
Folder 2 |
Order book, 11 September 1814-15 March 1815 |
Reel M-1606/1 |
Microfilm copy of collection, 1812-1815 |