Camp Blount served as the rendezvous point and mustering ground for thousands of Tennessee militia under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 and the Creek War, making it one of the earliest and by far the largest muster sites for Tennessee volunteers and helping Tennessee earn the nickname "The Volunteer State." After the United States declared war on Great Britain in June 1812, Jackson linked Creek and Lower Choctaw hostilities to British influence, and after the attack on Fort Mims in September 1813 the United States declared war on the Red Stick faction of the Creek Nation. Jackson's larger and better-equipped army defeated them in almost every engagement, and the Creek War ended with his victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in March 1814; the Treaty of Fort Jackson that August required the Creeks to cede more than half of their land to the U.S. Jackson then turned to the British on the Gulf Coast, marched south in November 1814 to defend New Orleans, and won the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, a victory that made him a national hero and helped carry him to the White House in 1828. The War of 1812, called the "Second War of Independence," changed how European powers viewed the United States and how Americans saw themselves by proving the nation could defend itself and remain united. Recognized as historically significant for more than a century, the Camp Blount site drew renewed preservation efforts during the War of 1812 Bicentennial; a Fayetteville committee promoted its place in Tennessee history through a 2013 living history event and fundraising, and in 2015 the Tennessee Historical Commission and the Tennessee Wars Commission acquired the site with state appropriations, matching funds, and private donations, while the City of Fayetteville now manages and maintains it through an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission.