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Looks like the show is about to begin. Who will stand with Tennessee? Texans at least owe no small debt to some Tennessee patriots from some years ago. Remember the Alamo? You betcha!
To Tennessee and the federales, gentlemen, draw your, er, pisstols!
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Thanks for the ping. A brief history of Tennesseans is in order.
Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State" for the overwhelming, unexpected number of Tennesseans who volunteered for duty in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Texas Revolution (most notably the Battle of the Alamo) and especially the Mexican-American War, as well as an overwhelming number of citizens volunteering for both sides of the Civil War. A UT athletic team was dubbed the Volunteers for the first time in 1902 by the Atlanta Constitution following a football game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Even before Tennessee became a state the residents were quick to respond: John Sevier and other "overmountain men" volunteered during the Revolutionary War. John Sevier asked for 100 men, and 200 responded. They were key factors in the battle of King's Mountain in October 1780.
During the War of 1812 volunteers from Tennessee once again answered the call of service by serving with the State Militia until their General Andrew Jackson was asked to take charge of all Federal forces in an effort to stop the British from taking New Orleans. During the Battle of Horseshoe Bend the Tennesseans earned a great victory over the "Redstick" group of renegade indians that had been terrorizing the frontier.
Following this they followed "Gen'l Andy" to New Orleans. The townsfolk and militia barely had time to build breastworks of cotton bales across the seaward approach to the city before British troops began landing from their transports, anchored at the mouth of the river. In the close formations they had used against the French in Spain, the British attempted to carry the breastworks by assault. The Tennessee riflemen, crouching and firing behind their cotton bales, shattered each wave of attackers before it could come within volleying distance. As in the Battle of King’s Mountain, the British losses were heavy, while only a handful of Americans fell.
Although newspapers published during the War of 1812 do not specifically use the term "Volunteer State" when referring to Tennessee, there are numerous references to "the volunteers from Tennessee" or "the Tennessee Volunteers."
A small band of volunteers from Tennessee jumped into the fray to assist Texas in gaining their independence from Mexico. Col. David Crockett and several volunteers traveled the long journey only to end up as a little mission in San Antionio, Texas. This was better known as the Alamo. After several days of delaying the Mexican Army to protect and allow a fellow Tennessean - Sam Houston, to reorganize the Army of the Republic of Texas, they were all killed.
Newspapers referred to Tennessee as the "Volunteer State" during the Mexican War after Governor Aaron Brown issued a call in May 1846 requesting 2,800 volunteers for military service and 30,000 responded.
The BATF can kiss it.
http://www.techography.com/article.php?story=20071121081217513
