Fort Mitchell, Alabama

Fort Mitchell is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama, United States. The area was originally a garrisoned fort intended to provide defense for the area during the Creek War (1813–14).The community is the home of the Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, established in 1987 for the interment of all US veterans.LandmarksFort Mitchell National CemeteryFort Mitchell Historic SiteNotable peopleJames Cantey, Confederate States Army brigadier generalSamuel Checote, Muskogee Creek, who was the first principal chief of the tribe, then located in Indian Territory, after the Civil WarJohn Crowell, first U.S. Representative from the Alabama; appointed by President Monroe as the United States agent to the Creek Indians (1821-?)