At the Battle of Horseshoe bend, Jackson placed the 39th (because they were the best-trained) at the center of his attacking force. They were engaged in some of the heaviest fighting and suffered 20 killed and 52 wounded, although these numbers are questioned as some say considerably more were casualties.
It is said that the Creeks lost more in that one day at Horseshoe bend than they did in all of the Indian wars.
As a result of the battle, they conceded more than a million acres to the United States.
I did not come across any mention of the regiment being with Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.
In 1815, at the end of the war, the regiment was consolidated with the 8th and 24th regiments to form the 7th Infantry Regiment. The flag of the 39th was given to Colonel Williams and is now on display at the East Tennessee History center in Knoxville. It was embroidered with the handiwork of Col. Williams' sister-in-law Mary Williams.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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