Battle of Callabee Creek
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The Battle of Callabee Creek took place on January 27, 1814, during the Creek War
, in Macon County, Alabama
, fifty miles (80 km) west of Fort Mitchell
. General Floyd, with 1,200 Georgia
volunteers, a company of cavalry and 400 friendly Yuchi
, repulsed a night attack of the Red Sticks
on his camp. Floyd lost so many in this hostile country that he immediately withdrew to the Chattahoochee River
.
Creek War
The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
, in Macon County, Alabama
Macon County, Alabama
Macon County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. Developed for cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, it is one of the counties in Alabama within the Black Belt of the South.As...
, fifty miles (80 km) west of Fort Mitchell
Fort Mitchell, Alabama
Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War. The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery....
. General Floyd, with 1,200 Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
volunteers, a company of cavalry and 400 friendly Yuchi
Yuchi
For the Chinese surname 尉迟, see Yuchi.The Yuchi, also spelled Euchee and Uchee, are a Native American Indian tribe who traditionally lived in the eastern Tennessee River valley in Tennessee in the 16th century. During the 17th century, they moved south to Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina...
, repulsed a night attack of the Red Sticks
Red Sticks
Red Sticks is the English term for a traditionalist faction of Creek Indians who led a resistance movement which culminated in the outbreak of the Creek War in 1813....
on his camp. Floyd lost so many in this hostile country that he immediately withdrew to the Chattahoochee River
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River flows through or along the borders of the U.S. states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers and emptying into Apalachicola Bay in the Gulf of...
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External links
- Red Sticks Defeated by Floyd, page 62, #8 Googlebooks.com