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September 1813 found the United States embroiled in a desperate war with Great Britain. During the war, a civil war erupted between factions of the Creek Indians. 

On August 30, 1813, Red Stick Creeks attacked friendly Creeks and American militia at Fort Mims in Alabama. This attack resulted in the massacre of the soldiers and families within the fort. President Madison called upon the Tennessee militia and volunteers to quell the Red Stick threat.

From late September through early October 1813, thousands of Tennessee soldiers under the command of General Andrew Jackson assembled at Camp Blount in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Among those assembled with Jackson at Camp Blount were future governor William Carroll; Jackson’s most trusted subordinate, General John Coffee; and noted frontiersman David Crockett. Also volunteering to serve with Jackson was Fayetteville’s own, Dr. McKinney.

The muster at Camp Blount began a campaign that culminated in the destruction of the Red Stick forces at Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814.

On September 28, 2013, dozens of living history reenactors from several states, came to recreate the muster. The public thoroughly enjoyed watching cannon and musket firing demonstrations, military drills, women’s fashion from the era, lectures, arts and crafts, period music, and a "living" tableau of the "Crossroads to Destiny" painting. Since that time, the remaining 40 acres of the mustering site was purchased by the State of Tennessee and continues to develop as the Camp Blount Historic Site. Supporting the Tennessee Wars Commission and Tennessee Historical Commission, the Camp Blount Historic Site Association serves as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which fundraises for the park's continued development and maintenance while also offering educational opportunities to the public. The primary annual event, Volunteer Days, welcomes thousands of local students and the public alike in offering historical demonstrations, period music, living history, and lively speakers. The grounds of the Camp Blount Historic Site are open to visitors daily with access to walking trails featuring wayside signage interpreting the history of the site, as well as its contextual historical events.