Expedition Against the Creek Nation
Document 1793Pickens describes the plans for the expedition against the Creek Nation of Indians with alterations required for including the Cherokees as adversaries. There is concern regarding how to discriminate between enemy and friendly Indians.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Pickens describes the plans for the expedition against the Creek Nation of Indians with alterations required for including the Cherokees as adversaries. There is concern regarding how to discriminate between enemy and friendly Indians.
Date
07/1793
Author
Collection
Document number
1793079990000
Notable persons
Andrew Pickens
Executives of the States
Cherokee nation
Creek nation
mounted infantry
horse [Cavalry]
dragoons
unfortunate people [friendly Indians]
commanding officer of the Southern Armies
the President [Washington]
Notable locations
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
frontier counties of Virginia
Oconees
Talapoose or Coosa Rivers
Notable items
militia
quotas of men
circuitous route
mountains
carriages
expedition against the Cherokees
enlisting of the men
draft [conscription]
Blanket
hat
short coat
shirts
overalls
shoes
southern streams
Christmas
waters
humanity and justice