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The 39th United States Infantry was a regiment of the regular Army. It was authorized on January 29, 1813 and raised in Tennessee. It was commanded by Colonel John Williams who previously led the Mounted Volunteers of East Tennessee[1]. On December 31, 1813 Major-General Thomas Pinckney ordered the regiment to join Andrew Jackson's force, providing a disciplined core for his command. The historian Henry Adams speculated that, without this regiment, Jackson would have fared no better in 1814 than he had the previous year. Jump to: navigation, search January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas Pinckney Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), was an American soldier, politician, and diplomat. ... Jump to: navigation, search Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845), one of the founders of the Democratic Party, was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. ... Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 - March 27, 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist and novelist. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Jackson welcomed the 39th. Since the beginning of his campaign in the Creek War, Jackson was troubled by serious discipline problems with his militia and volunteers. He told his quartermaster that "I am truly happy in having the Colonel with me. His regiment will give strength to my arm and quell mutiny". The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ...


At the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Jackson placed the regiment in the center of his assault force. Consequently, the 39th suffered significant casualties—20 killed and 52 wounded. Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812

References

  • Henry Adams History of the United States of America During the Administrations of James Madison (Library Classics of the United State, Inc. 1986), pp. 794-795, 797 ISBN 0940450356

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