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The author traces Tennessee’s political and military contributions to the campaign that culminated in the New Orleans engagement, describing how state leaders and volunteer militias mobilized under Andrew Jackson and subordinate commanders, and how prior campaigns against Creek allies shaped readiness. The narrative links War Hawks’ pressure for conflict and frontier concerns about trade routes with operations around Mobile and Fort Bowyer, and it explains how the victory influenced territorial security, disrupted hostile alliances, elevated military leaders, and reshaped national political perceptions of frontier militia service.

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Title: Tennessee at the Battle of New Orleans

Author: Elbert L. Watson

Release date: May 22, 2015 [eBook #49023]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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Tennessee at the Battle
of New Orleans

BY
ELBERT L. WATSON
PUBLISHED BY
THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS, 150TH ANNIVERSARY
COMMITTEE OF LOUISIANA
1965