Many Cherokee and the aggressors kept journals, wrote letters and told the stories of the events. This site and our book, "Yea Though I Walk Through" tells the story on their own words.
Cherokee Removal Forts
Fort Armistead:
Originally built to keep out white settlers from Cherokee Lands during the 1827 gold rush. Also used during the Cherokee Removals of 1838.
Fort Cass:
(1835 - 1838) Built for Cherokee Removal. Calhoun, Tenn.Fort Cass was used as one of the eight removal forts in Tennessee. It was on the south side of the Hiwassee, 0.5 miles east of U.S. 11 in Charleston. It was the principal Cherokee agency on the Hiwassee and served as the primary emigration depot for the removal. The site is on private property.
Fort Marr:
1814 - unknown, the only remaining stockade fort of 23 used for the Cherokee Removals in 1838. Originally a settlers fort.
Fort Red Clay:
1838, The Red Clay State Historical Area is on Blue Springs Road South of Cleveland. It is managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The Cherokee tribal government met here between 1832 and 1838. Eleven general councils were held here, with as many as 5,000 Cherokees attending. This site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.