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The Fort Mims massacre took place on August 30, 1813, at a fortified homestead site 35-40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, during the Creek War.A large force of Creek Indians belonging to the Red Sticks faction, under the command of Peter McQueen and William Weatherford, stormed the fort and defeated the militia garrison.
The name Tensaw is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. [2] A post office operated under the name Tensaw from 1807 to 1953. [3] Three former stockade forts used during the Creek War (part of the War of 1812), were located near Tensaw: Fort Mims (site of the Fort Mims massacre), Fort Montgomery, and Fort Pierce. [4]
Fort Mims Site: September 14, 1972 : Southwestern quarter of Section 36, Township 2 North, Range 2 East [7: Tensaw: Site of a battle during the Creek War. On August 30, 1813, Red Stick Creeks killed or captured 517 settlers, militia, and their allies at Fort Mims.
The stockade and fort have been reconstructed at the historic site. The state installed a historic plaque at the Fort Mims site that notes the British had provided weapons to the Red Sticks as part of its campaign against Captain Kaleb Johnson's troops in the South during the War of 1812. [14]
Fort Mims Massacre: Alabama: After a Muscogee victory at the Battle of Burnt Corn, a band of Muscogee Red Sticks attacked Fort Mims, in what today is Alabama, killing 400–500 settlers, slaves, militiamen, and Muscogee loyalists and taking 250 scalps. This action brought the US into the internal Creek War, at the same time as the War of 1812.
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There are 39 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Alabama, [1] [2] which are located in 18 of the state's 67 counties. Five of the NHLs in the state have military significance, eight are significant examples of a particular architectural style , six are archaeological sites , seven played a role in the African American struggle for civil ...
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