![]() This was the future location of Macon, Georgia. Fort Hawkins was a Federal Fort established in 1806 on the Ocmulgee River south of Putnam and Jones Counties along the boundary with the Creek Nation. In September of 1813, Floyd assembled 3,600 Georgia troops at Fort Hawkins. ![]() Major General John Floyd became the Commander of the Georgia Militia. On August 30, 1813, a strong force of Creeks attacked and destroyed Fort Mims, an American post on the Alabama River, north of Mobile. The greatest threat to Georgians during the war came from the hostile Creek Indians allied with and supplied by the British. The new counties of Putnam and Jones were the western border of Georgia with the frontier of the Creek Nation. On President Madison gave a speech before Congress addressing grievances against Great Britain. Jenkins, older brother of Royal Jenkins, was married to Milly Gresham Apr. ![]() ![]() died Camp south of Flint River, possibly Camp Lawrence on the Federal Road He is the son of William Jenkins and Demarius Roberts. James was born before 1786, perhaps around 1777. ![]()
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