Andrew Jackson commanded Army soldiers, militia, and allied Native Americans against the Red Sticks.

After the Treaty of Fort Jackson the Creek War essentially concluded, but sporadic fighting continued in the area north of Mobile and Spanish West Florida.

[6] A section of this force came down the Alabama River and a separate group marched down the Federal Road under the command of General John Coffee, who was serving as Jackson's chief of staff.

[9] Typical of other contemporary stockades, Fort Montgomery was built in a star shape, had 14-foot high log walls, a moat, and a blockhouse.

[6] While Fort Montgomery was under construction, Coffee camped with 2,800 men on the western side of the Tombigbee River, near the Alabama Cut-Off.

[11] Jackson demanded the Governor of West Florida, Mateo González Manrique, to evict the Red Sticks from his territory and to stop harboring British soldiers in Pensacola.

It was originally planned for this combined force to search West Florida for Red Sticks and provide reinforcements to Jackson at New Orleans.

[17] Blue led 1,000 Choctaw, Chickasaw (under the command of William Colbert), allied Creek, and Tennessee volunteers to search for any remaining Red Sticks.

[17] Blue remained in the field for one month with only 20 days of rations, attacking at least one camp and sending back any captured men, women, or children to Fort Montgomery.

[20] After the conclusion of the War of 1812, Red Stick warriors continued to join members of the Seminole tribe in attacking American settlers.

[21] Regular supply ships to Fort Crawford were not allowed up the Conecuh River by the Spanish governor of West Florida, José Masot, unless they paid duties to the Kingdom of Spain.

Jackson felt the Spanish authorities did not have proper control over these "hostiles", so he planned to capture Pensacola and establish American rule over the city to prevent further attacks by Red Sticks.

[28] In preparation for an assault on Pensacola, Jackson ordered artillery secretly moved to Fort Montgomery under a Colonel Sands.

This combined force then marched on Pensacola and occupied it on May 24 without resistance after the Spanish surrendered Fort San Carlos de Barrancas.

[27] Adjutant General Robert Butler commanded Tennessee Volunteers back to Fort Montgomery, taking with them arms and weapons captured in Pensacola.

[6] The headquarters of the 8th Military District remained at Fort Montgomery until 1818, after which they were moved two miles northeast on the Federal Road to Cantonment Montpelier.

[34] Archaeological investigations have been led by Jefferson Davis Community College with funding by the Alabama Historical Commission.