Tennessee forces under the direct command of John Coffee defeated a Red Stick contingent at Tallushatchee on November 3, 1813. The Red Stick village was located less than ten miles from Fort Strother on the Coosa River.  

The historic marker interpreting the battle, placed on Highway 431 near Alexandria, Alabama in Calhoun County, is currently missing. The site of the battle is located just off Calhoun County Road 144, west of US 431.