The War of 1812 took place during Willie Blount's second and third terms as governor. During the first months of the war, he struggled with a lack of communication with the U.S. War Department and waited for permission to order his state militia south to New Orleans.
Following the Fort Mimms Massacre, in Alabama, north of Mobile, in 1813, he issued a call to arms and 3,500 Tennesseeans answered it. All this support earned Tennessee its nickname "Volunteer State."
Blount then raised $300,000 to fund the expedition. This force was divided into two divisions and ordered south. This ended with the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
This success made him very popular with the people of Tennessee after the war.
--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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