The Rise and Fall of Chief William McIntosh | Georgia Stories 

On this episode of Georgia Stories; Creek Indian Jay McGirt discusses William McIntosh, son of a Creek woman and a Scotsman, who fought with the Americans during the War of 1812 and was given the rank of general. On February 12, 1825, Chief McIntosh signed a treaty at Indian Springs selling the remaining Creek land in Georgia. A reenactor describes his execution by his own people based on an eyewitness account.
Original Air Date: 02/22/1994
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