Fort Montgomery (Alabama)
Fort Montgomery was a stockade fort built in August 1814 in present-day Baldwin County, Alabama, during the Creek War, which was part of the larger War of 1812. The fort was built by the United States military in response to attacks by Creek warriors on encroaching American settlers and in preparation for further military action in the War of 1812. Fort Montgomery continued to be used for military purposes but in less than a decade was abandoned. Nothing exists at the site today.
Jackson and his soldiers entering Pensacola on November 6, 1814
Thomas Hart Benton (politician)
Thomas Hart Benton, nicknamed "Old Bullion", was an American politician, attorney, soldier, and longtime United States Senator from Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Benton served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve five terms.
Thomas Hart Benton (politician)
Daguerreotype of Thomas Hart Benton, ca. 1850
Statue of Benton by Harriet Hosmer erected in 1868 in St. Louis at Lafayette Park
Benton depicted on an 1882 $100 Gold certificate