Carroll, as commander of the Tennessee militia, had been tasked by the U.S. military departmental commander, Andrew Jackson, with raising 5,000 men to defend New Orleans from British attack. Addressed to "Brave Tennesseans," the broadside asks citizens to abandon the "dull pursuits of private life" and repel the "hosts of Britain" threatening to invade the Gulf Coast and take New Orleans. Because Tennessee sent so many volunteers to fight in the War of 1812, it became known as the "Volunteer State."

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