I know I was mighty glad when it was over, and the savages quit us, for I began to think there was one behind every tree in the woods." Crockett, having served out his term, returned home.

But he was restless there.

Having once experienced the excitements of the camp, his wild, untrained nature could not repose in the quietude of domestic life.

The conflict between the United States and a small band of Indians was very unequal.

The loss of a single warrior was to the Creeks irreparable.