The Creek Indian War Andrew Jackson had a long history with the
Indians. During the War of 1812, he led militia forces in a war
against Creek Indians. One faction of the Creek sided with the
British and fought the United States along the western frontier.
This group, known as Red Sticks because of the bright red war
clubs they carried, followed the teachings of the charismatic
Shawnee, Tecumseh. In 1811 Tecumseh rallied his people, Where
today are the Peqout? Where are the Narragansett, the Mahican,
the Pokanoket? Will we let ourselves be destroyed in our turn
without a struggle, give up our homes, our country bequeathed to
us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything
that is dear and sacred to us? I know you will cry with me,
Never! Never! The Red Sticks believed that Indians of many
tribes needed to unite against the United States. On August 30,
1813, the Red Sticks attacked Fort Mims in the Mississippi
Territory. In the bloody massacre, they killed between 300 and
400 people, including mil