In the history of this vile country...........it is usually the dept. of Defense that has been emphasized...........it was referred to as teh dept. of war for a long time...........but what was a bigger element for most of the history of the USA was the dept. of the interior, and the dept. of Indian affairs...............M. Lewis, and William Clarke were both heads of that dept....................M. Lewis was returning to DC from St Louis, MO when he supposedly committed suicide,,,,,,,,,,in Tn...........i think he was murdered...........the American Illuminati didn't want him talking about how the USA had plans to murder the Indians..............that is what i think anyways.............



While it is difficult to ascertain exactly how many Tennesseans participated in the War of 1812, it would be safe to assume that up to 20,000 men served at one time or another during the conflict. Most these men served as volunteers or in the militia, while others saw action in the U.S. Regular Army.

Fort Mims

Library Photograph Collection

This call for troops in 1812 shows the primary opponent of most of the Tennessee Volunteers: not the British, but the Native Americans. Tennesseans fought alongside and were close allies with certain Native American tribes and factions, but native contributions tended to be overlooked in the greater conflict and in the treaty ending the war.
For most Tennesseans, in fact, it was the Creek War of 1813-1814 that was the War of 1812. The hostile element of the Creek Indian nation, in reaction to white encroachment on Creek land and culture, fomented an internal crisis within the Creek nation that spilled over into the nearby Anglo-American settlements. The massacre at Ft. Mims (near present-day Mobile, Alabama) in late August 1813 activated Tennessee's punitive measures that led to the Creek War (1813-1814) — a war disastrous for the Creek nation, which suffered thousands of casualties and the loss of much of their territory.
As volunteers and members of local militia, many Tennessean soldiers both distrusted and feared Native Americans and disliked British intervention and aggression in America. Many were also motivated by the opportunity for adventure, a chance to get away from domestic life, and a sense of patriotic duty. Upon enlistment, soldiers elected their officers, usually the wealthiest and most popular men among them.