Daviston in Tallapoosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Horseshoe Bend Campaign Combatants
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
1. Horseshoe Bend Campaign Combatants Marker
Soldiers and Indian allies
who died in combat with the
Upper Creek Indians during the
Horseshoe Bend Campaign in
the Creek War of 1813-1814
In memory of the
Upper Creek Warriors
who died in combat with
United States forces during
the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
March 27, 1814
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, US Indian.
Location. 32° 58.94′ N, 85° 44.121′ W. Memorial is in Daviston, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County. It can be reached from Horseshoe Bend Road. Markers are at the entrance to the park's Visitor Center. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11288 Horseshoe Bend Road, Daviston AL 36256, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Bloody Contest (approx. 0.2 miles away); Futile Escape (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gun Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Horseshoe Bend Battleground Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Major Lemuel P. Montgomery (approx. half a mile away); Jackson Trace (approx. half a mile away); While the Long Roll Was Beating (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daviston.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Tecumseh and the Prophets (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. (Submitted on April 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Creek War of 1813-14. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
2. Horseshoe Bend Campaign Combatants Marker
3. Muscogee (Creek) Nation Official Site. (Submitted on April 21, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
3. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Visitor Center
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
