An Attala County researcher is attempting to locate the exact whereabouts of the 'rock well' that General Andrew Jackson's troops dug near Berea on their return from the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. It is supposedly located south of the present site of the Berea Church and Cemetery, but does anyone have definitive information that would allow one to locate the actual well site? Does the well still exist? Everette Carr

Everette, we are in the middle of a move so I am unable to get at my research books, but I recall from memory that Andrew Jackson and his troops made camp up in what is now French Camp on their return home via the Trace. The rock well you seek may well be at the site of that camp. I suspect anyone from the French Camp area would know the exact location of that camp where, also, a couple of Jackson's troops are buried. At 06:12 AM 7/12/2005, you wrote: >An Attala County researcher is attempting to locate the exact whereabouts >of the 'rock well' that General Andrew Jackson's troops dug near Berea on >their return from the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. > >It is supposedly located south of the present site of the Berea Church and >Cemetery, but does anyone have definitive information that would allow one >to locate the actual well site? Does the well still exist? > >Everette Carr > > >==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== >The American Local History Network, Attala County web site can be found at >http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/. Its well worth a visit. Regards, Dennis K. Boswell 301 Crow Canyon Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 Telephone: (916) 987-3599 Fax: (916) 987-3555 Email: [email protected]