Fort Mims

Fort Mims

Fort Mims temporary stockade near the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. It was the scene of a massacre (Aug. 30, 1813); William Weatherford led a Native American force in the killing of c.500 whites.

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A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of 1813-1814
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 5/1/2008
Delving into the Deep South
Magazine article from: VFW Magazine; 9/1/2004
Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812, 2nd.(Book review)
Magazine article from: American Review of Canadian Studies; 6/22/2007

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