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Camp Blount

The creation and ongoing development of the Camp Blount Historic Site is a collaborative effort between the [|Tennessee Historical and Wars Commissions] (TN Department of Environment and Conservation), local government, and the Camp Blount Historic Site Association.

Camp Blount is a park owned by the State of Tennessee and managed by the City of Fayetteville. The site does not currently offer tours or camping spaces. Trails are open to the public; however, usage of the pavilion and grounds for private events carries restrictions and must be approved by city and state entities.

History of the Muster at Camp Blount

In 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, [Coffee|General John Coffee]; and noted frontiersman David Crockett. The muster at Camp Blount was the beginning of a campaign which culminated in the destruction of the [War|Red Stick forces] at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814.

The Camp Blount Historical Site Association (CBHSA) coordinates the dozens of living history reenactors from several states, who come to recreate the muster. The public thoroughly enjoys watching cannon and musket firing demonstrations, military drills, women’s fashion from the era, lectures, arts and crafts, period music, and a "living" tableau of the Crossroads to Destiny" painting! The "Tennessee Volunteer" statue was erected near the entry to the site in 2020.

Camp Blount Park is located at 1124 Huntsville Hwy. Fayetteville, TN

Camp Blount Historic Site Association (CBHSA) Post Office Box 1422 Fayetteville, TN 37334 campblount@gmail.com ​