The Overlook -- Cotton Patch Hill
Andrew Jackson's army arrived here about 10 a.m. on March 27, 1814. General John Coffee's mounted infantry and Indian allies had already crossed the Tallapoosa about three miles downstream and encircled the "horse-shoe" to prevent the Red Sticks from getting assistance from other towns or escaping by swimming the river. Jackson deployed his own forces of militia and regulars across the field and placed his artillery on the hill to your right. Straight ahead, behind their log barricade about 1,000 Red Stick warriors awaited Jackson's attack.