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Alexander Beaufort Meek (1814--1865) was Alabama's Attorney General, lawyer, judge, and historical writer, who in 1857 published a collection of historical sketches titled: "ROMANTIC PASSAGES IN SOUTHWESTERN HISTORY." Included in this collection was a short 15-page sketch of "The Red Eagle, the Great Chief of the Creeks in the War Against General Jackson"---which sketch has been reprinted here for the convenience of the reader. William Weatherford, also known as Lamochattee (Red Eagle) (c. 1780--1824), was a Creek chief of the Upper Creek towns who led the Red Sticks' offensive in the Creek War (1813–1814) against the United States. Major General Andrew Jackson led a combined army of state militia from Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Jackson's army finally isolated the main Red Stick Army along with hundreds of American hostages. Red Eagle played a decisive role in rallying his forces and trying to save the hostages from death. In the finale of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Red Eagle’s rapid responses allowed various small bands of Red Sticks to regroup and fight a rear guard action, but the remainder of the Red Sticks were destroyed. One of many mixed-race descendants of Southeast Indians who intermarried with European traders and later colonial settlers, William Weatherford was of mixed Creek, French and Scots ancestry. He was raised as a Creek in the matrilineal nation and achieved his power in it, through his mother's prominent Wind Clan, as well as his father's trading connections. Weatherford negotiated a new peace through a new treaty with the US; although he had to accept a permanent reduction in Creek territory, he gained retention of most of their territory, including areas where they had homes. After the war, he rebuilt his wealth as a slaveholding planter in lower Monroe County, Alabama. Meek writes: "As he grew to manhood, the wars of his people with the Chickasaws and Choctaws, and sanguinary excursions to the frontiers of Georgia and Tennessee, opened fields for the exercise of his talents as a warrior, and, in many perilous expeditions and adventures along the waters of the Chattahoochee and the Cumberland,— the Tombeckbee and the Tuscaloosa, the young chieftain denoted that prowess and indomitable energy of character, which laid the basis of his subsequent influence with his tribe. But, in addition to these military qualities, Weatherford, at an early period, exhibited that more intellectual power, Eloquence, which always fascinates and sways a savage people. His familiarity with the English language gave him a range of thought and facility of utterance, uncommon with native orators." Regarding Red Eagle's life after hostilities had ended, Meek writes: "The character of the man seemed to have been changed by the war. He was no longer cruel, vindictive, idle, intemperate, or fond of display. But, surrounded by his family, he preserved a dignified and retiring demeanor; was industrious, sober, and economical; and was a kind and indulgent master to his servants, of whom he had many. A gentleman, who had favorable opportunities of judging, says of him, that "in his intercourse with the whites, his bearing was marked by nobleness of purpose, and his conduct was always honorable. No man was more fastidious in complying with his engagements."
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Alexander Beaufort Meek was the son of Anna (McDowell) and Samuel Mills Meek, a physician and Methodist minister. He was born on July 17, 1814 in Columbia, South Carolina. The family removed to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, when he was about five years old. He had the advantages of a cultured home and apparently received the best educational opportunities available.
In 1833 Meek was graduated from the University of Alabama. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and began practice in Tuscaloosa.
In 1836 Meek served as a non-commissioned officer in the Indian war in Florida and, later in the year, was appointed by Governor Clay attorney-general of the state to fill a vacancy. In 1841 he published A Supplement to Aiken's Digest of the Laws of Ala. He was appointed in 1842 to fill out a term as probate judge of Tuscaloosa County, but he was defeated in the election to succeed himself. He supported Polk for the presidency and obtained an appointment in the federal treasury department. Later he was appointed a federal attorney for the southern district of Alabama. This appointment carried him to Mobile, where he lived for many years in a congenial literary atmosphere. After the end of Polk's term, he became associate editor of the Mobile Daily Register, contributing poetry and essays as well as editorials to this notable paper. His literary efforts covered the fields of journalism, oratory, history, essays, and poetry. He was a frequent contributor to newspapers and to magazines, and he was for a short time on the editorial staff of the Flag of the Union at Tuscaloosa and on that of the Southron. Some thought he was superior in oratory to either William L. Yancey or Henry W. Hilliard.
Distressed by Alabama's backwardness in public school legislation, he entered the legislature in 1853 determined to make the Mobile system of public schools statewide. As chairman of the committee on education, he reported a bill to establish a public school system for the state, and the voluminous and compelling report on education which he drew up helped him succeed where others had failed. His bill became law and became the basis for future development. In 1859 he returned to the legislature and was made speaker of the House. He was a delegate to the Charleston convention in 1860. During the war, he served from 1862 to 1864, as trustee of the University of Alabama and wrote occasional lyrics.
In literature and service to education, Meek won his right to recognition in Alabama history. A pioneer worker in Alabama history, he contributed The Southwest (1840) and Romantic Passages in Southwestern History (1857). He wrote numerous lyrics, the best of which he published in Songs and Poems of the South (1857). He is best known for "The Red Eagle" and "Balaklava. " The latter, an imitation of the "Charge of the Light Brigade, " met with popular acclaim in America and in England. His leadership in the founding of Alabama's public-school system is his most distinguished service.
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As a conservative Democrat, Meek joined the secession movement with a good deal of unwillingness.
In 1856 Meek was married to Mrs. Emma (Donaldson) Slatter, who died in 1863. In 1864 he was married to Mrs. Eliza Jane Cannon, the widow of William R. Cannon. He had no children.
20 August 1786 - 2 May 1846
Died in June 1853.
11 November 1835 - 21 December 1901
3 October 1833 - 29 April 1856
Died on 1 May 1851.
Died on 26 September 1821.
