Peter McQueen
Abt 1780 - -
Name Peter McQueen [1] Born Abt 1780 Tallassee, Upper Creek Nation 
Gender Male Military 27 Jul 1813 Burnt Corn Creek, Monroe, Alabama [2] Creek War of 1814. Upon return from an expedition to Pensacola to obtain stocks of powder and shot for planned hostilities in the Mississippi Territory, McQueen and his party of Creeks was ambushed by a force of local militia under the command of Col. James Caller. The militia had the better of the McQueen until it began pillaging in the baggage, allowing a counterattack that left the Indians in possession of the field. The location of the battle is unknown, but believed to have taken place in present-day Escambia County, near Castleberry. Military 30 Aug 1813 Fort Mims, Baldwin, Alabama [3] Creek War of 1813. McQueen was one of the pleaders of the assault on Ft. Mims. 
Fort Mims Massacre
30 August 1813Person ID I9811 Dickinson Last Modified 23 Dec 2014
Family Elizabeth Durant, b. Abt 1790, Alabama , d. Bef 1855 (Age ~ 65 years) Last Modified 5 Feb 2013 Family ID F2669 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Military - Creek War of 1814. Upon return from an expedition to Pensacola to obtain stocks of powder and shot for planned hostilities in the Mississippi Territory, McQueen and his party of Creeks was ambushed by a force of local militia under the command of Col. James Caller. The militia had the better of the McQueen until it began pillaging in the baggage, allowing a counterattack that left the Indians in possession of the field. The location of the battle is unknown, but believed to have taken place in present-day Escambia County, near Castleberry. - 27 Jul 1813 - Burnt Corn Creek, Monroe, Alabama 
Military - Creek War of 1813. McQueen was one of the pleaders of the assault on Ft. Mims. - 30 Aug 1813 - Fort Mims, Baldwin, Alabama = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Peter McQueen", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_McQueen.
- [S101] Encyclopedia of Alabama, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Humanities Foundation ), online., "Battle of Burnt Corn Creek", James P. Kaetz, Auburn University, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3081, accessed 24 Dec 2014.
- [S101] Encyclopedia of Alabama, (Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Humanities Foundation ), online., "Fort Mims Battle and Massacre", Gregory A. Waselkov, University of South Alabama, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1121, accessed 23 Dec 2014.
- [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Peter McQueen", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_McQueen.