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Great Mortar, Yayatustenuggee, Yayatatastenake, or Otis Micco

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:01:28 +0000

He was born in Okchaiyi, belonged to the Bear clan, and became a prominent chief of his native town. He did his trading at Fort Toulouse, and during the French and Indian war was in the French interest.

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Peter McQueen: Creek Chief

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:02:19 +0000

Like many other half-bloods, through the influence brought to bear upon him from English and Spanish sources, he joined the hostile faction in 1813, and became one of the most prominent Red Stick leaders during the Creek war.

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William McIntosh: Creek Chief

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:28:12 +0000

He was at the battle of Atossee, November 14, 1813, and General Floyd in his report states that Mcintosh and his braves fought in this battle "with an intrepidity worthy of any troops." He also distinguished himself at the battle of the Horseshoe, where General Jackson in his report speaks of him as "Major Mcintosh."

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Samuel Chocote, Principal Chief

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:54:20 +0000

Samuel Chocote, Principal Chief Samuel Checote, born in the Chattahoochee valley in Alabama in 1819, came with his parents to the old Indian Territory in 1829. He was a full blood Creek Indian, of the Lower Creek or McIntosh faction. His parents settled west of Okmulgee but passed away within a few years after their […]

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Yoholo Micco: Chief Upper Creek Town of Eufaula

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:34:07 +0000

Yoholo Micco is believed to have been the "Chief of Eufaula" who presented an emotional address to the Alabama legislature at the state capitol in Tuscaloosa in 1836.

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Menawa: A Creek Warrior

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 16:11:51 +0000

As a young man, Great Warrior (Menawa), ca. 1765-ca. 1865 (Creek), was known as Crazy War Hunter in recognition of his daring military exploits and audacious horse raids.

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Little Prince or Tustunnugee Hopoie: Creek Indian Chief

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:39:45 +0000

"the most hostile and bitter enemy the white people ever had."

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Isaacs, Captain of Tourcoula: Coosada Chief

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 23:38:38 +0000

On August 21, 1793, he and his party murdered a Mrs. Baker, a widow, and all her family except a daughter, named Elizabeth. They brought her to Coosada, where she was forced to be an eye-witness of the dance around the scalps of her family.

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Jim Boy or Tustenaggee Emathla: Creek Warrior and Chief

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:34:11 +0000

He was chief of the Atossees, and commanded the hostile Creeks at the battle of Burnt Corn, fought March 27, 1813. It is not known in what other battles he was engaged during the war. After its close, he settled near Polecat Spring, and there built a little town called Thlopthlocco.

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