Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama.

The narrative traces the life and war leadership of William Weatherford, a Creek chief, from his upbringing and tribal setting through the internal Creek civil conflict influenced by Tecumseh and the Fort Mims massacre. It chronicles the sequence of confrontations between Creek factions and American forces, reconstructing key engagements and maneuvers—Burnt Corn, Tallushatchee, Talladega, Emuckfau, and others—while examining leadership, strategy, and political divisions. The account highlights dramatic episodes such as Red Eagle's famed leap, the collapse of organized resistance, his surrender, and the immediate aftermath, concluding with the effects of the war on Creek society and the chief's later life.