A marker at Horseshoe Bend National Military park in Tallapoosa County commemorates “General Andrew Jackson and his brave men.” Nothing at the site of the battle honors the lives of the Native Americans who died there.
Leaders of the Muscogee Creek Nation announced plans Saturday for a memorial at the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend as a counterpoint to a monument honoring Gen. Andrew Jackson, the principal architect of the tribe’s massacre and removal.
“Later today, we will visit and lay a wreath at the field that was once soaked with the blood of over 800 Creek warriors and, unfortunately, women and children,” said Chief David Hill. “We do this in remembrance, but it is a temporary monument. The flowers will fade away and wither. That is why today, we are announcing our intention to seek to permanently honor our people’s struggles here.”
In the years and months leading up to the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Jackson’s forces attacked and burned Native American settlements across the South. Refugees from these communities gathered at Horseshoe Bend before the battle. Red Stick warriors tried to defend the settlement, but lost to an onslaught of more than 2,000 militia members and U.S. troops.
Hill said the tribe has begun the process to design a memorial. After that, they will seek approval from the National Park Service to place the monument at the site of the battle. “History may not always be pleasant, but its accurate portrayal is essential for healing, growth and most of all understanding,” Hill said.
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