Camp Blount

Camp Blount The Camp Blount Historic Site represents the last remaining acreage of the mustering location of Ten

September of 1813 found the United States embroiled in a desperate war with Great Britain. In the midst of the war, a civil war erupted between factions of the Creek Indian Nation. On August 30, 1813 Red Stick Creeks attacked friendly Creeks and American militia at Fort Mims in Alabama. This attack resulted in the massacre of the soldiers and families within the fort. President Madison called upon the Tennessee militia and volunteers to quell the Red Stick threat. Beginning in late September through early October 1813, thousands of Tennessee soldiers under the command of General Andrew Jackson assembled at Camp Blount in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. Among those assembled with Jackson at Camp Blount were future governor William Carroll; Jackson’s most trusted subordinate, General John Coffee; Fayetteville’s own, Dr. McKinney; and famed frontiersman, David Crockett. The muster at Camp Blount was the beginning of a campaign which culminated in the destruction of the Red Stick forces at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814. General Jackson's military career was highly successful, and Camp Blount is considered as the first stepping stone to the White House for "Old Hickory." It is most likely that this is the site where the 'Tennessee Volunteer' name was born.

09/11/2026
The CBHSA would like to thank all the stakeholders involved in the completion and release of the site's Foundation Docum...
08/10/2026

The CBHSA would like to thank all the stakeholders involved in the completion and release of the site's Foundation Document. Camp Blount is only the second Tennessee Wars Commission/Tennessee Historical Commission site in the state to have completed this critical planning document. Electronic copies are now available by clicking the link below!

Work is complete on the Camp Blount Historic Site Foundation Document, a planning tool that will facilitate all future preservation and planning at the site. The project was funded under a grant contract with the state of Tennessee, Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Historical Co...

06/28/2026
More pics from The Greer Cabin Open House.
06/28/2026

More pics from The Greer Cabin Open House.

We had an amazing day at Camp Blount yesterday for the Joseph Greer Cabin Open House, brimming with excitement and histo...
06/28/2026

We had an amazing day at Camp Blount yesterday for the Joseph Greer Cabin Open House, brimming with excitement and historical insight! We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all the visitors, living historians, period craft demonstrators, and anyone who played a role in making this event so memorable.

05/04/2026

You can visit the Kings Mountain Messenger’s (Joseph Greer)cabin at Camp Blount,s open house on June 27 between 9:00 to 3:00.

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Fayetteville, TN

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