Map of Fort Mims and environs, 1813.

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Map of Fort Mims and environs, 1813.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122442164

The map of Fort Mims and its environs belonged to General Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne. The map delineates, with sketches of trees and shrubs, the clearing in which Fort Mims stood, and it shows a layout of the fort with simple sketches of the buildings within the barricades. The main road to the fort from the Pensacola road is marked as well as the main ferry landing on the Alabama River. Various homes and business are noted. The map also contains numerous notations about the fort, the massacre, and the surrounding area. Notes identify the directions from which the Creeks advanced on the fort, the placement of troops defending the fort, and the fate of the homes and businesses in the area around the fort. The map of Fort Mims was probably created after the massacre.

1 map ; 38 cm x 50 cm.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh, 1772-1815

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The brother of Governor William C. C. Claiborne, Ferdinand served as brigadier general of the Mississippi Territory militia during the War of 1812. From the description of Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh, papers, 1803-1815. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32378051 Army officer. From the description of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne papers, 1802-1813. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453351 The Creek Indian attack on Fort Mims was one of the pr...