While the militia was building Fort Strother, a force under the command of General John Coffee fought the Battle of Tallushatchee on November 3, 1813.

[7] After hostilities with the Red Sticks began, a protective stockade was constructed around Leslie's trading post and was named for him.

[4] A contemporary map drawn after the Battle of Talladega (included on the right side of the article) depicts Fort Leslie's stockade as being formed in a circle.

[5][16] The siege caused the fort's inhabitants to quickly use up their supplies, and they soon only had a small amount of corn and minimal drinking water.

[18] Multiple sources identify the courier as James Fife, who was a member of the Natchez tribe and later served as a captain in Jackson's army.

[6][13][20] According to Thomas Simpson Woodward, who wrote an early history of the Creeks, the hog skin story was a hoax and never occurred.

[22] Jackson's force arrived at Fort Leslie later in the day on November 9 and fought the Battle of Talladega.

[6][14] After the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Jackson ordered captured Red Sticks to be sent to Fort Leslie prior to transport to Huntsville.

[4] In 2024, The Archaeological Conservancy purchased land that contained a portion of the site of Fort Leslie and the former Talladega Blast Furnace.