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- 1 2 Greene, Jerome, "Chapter VI: Final Preparations", Jean Lafitte National Historic Park Historic Resource Study, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior,
The breakdown of Jackson's available strength on both sides of the Mississippi was as follows:
- ↑ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
- ↑ Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812
- ↑ Anderson C. Quisenberry, Kentucky in the War of 1812 (1915), pages 134-135.
- ↑ Tim Pickles, New Orleans 1815: Andrew Jackson Crushes the British (1994), page 37.
- ↑ Jean Michel Fortier at KnowLouisiana.org retrieved 08 Feb 2017.
- ↑ Hinsdale, Glenn L. "Troop Roster" (PDF). American troops in the January 8 battle. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 5 of 198. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ↑ Pickles, p. 37.
- ↑ Pickles, p. 37.
- ↑ Pickles, p. 37.