From the July 16, 2013, Elk Valley (Tn.) Times.
During the War of 1812, the Tennessee state government issued a call for volunteers. Some 3,500 Tennesseeans responded, earning them the state nickname "Volunteers." The reason for this muster was that the Creek Indians had attacked Fort Mims and massacred 250 men, women and children.
The soldiers were ordered here by Tennessee Governor Willie Blount. They trained under the leadership of Andrew Jackson, then major general of Tennessee militia. Most of the men who reported were from middle Tennessee.
They left Camp Blount oin October 1813. Less than a year later, the troops again mustered at Camp Blount and this time marched to New Orleans.
--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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