Capt. William Butler and two companions were brutally murdered by Savannah Jack on March 20, 1818. Two decades later, their remains where re-interred in Pioneer Cemetery in Greenville, county seat of the county named for Captain Butler. (Robin McDonald) Following the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, Alabama’s Native Americans ceded millions of acres of land in the Treaty of Fort Jackson. Although the treaty was designed to bring peace to the war-torn Alabama territory, it did not make everyone happy. One Native American who appears to have been particularly disgruntled because of the change of events was Savannah Jack. Having lost his property along Line Creek near Montgomery in the land concession, Savannah Jack made threats that he would continue to fight the white settlers, and he kept his word.
Although less known today than William Weatherford, Savannah Jack was considered “one of the bloodiest villains that ever infested any country” during his own time. Yet so much mystery surrounds Jack’s background and legacy that he has become the stuff of legend.
Although less known today than William Weatherford, Savannah Jack was considered “one of the bloodiest villains that ever infested any country” during his own time. Yet so much mystery surrounds Jack’s background and legacy that he has become the stuff of legend.
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