Sabine Expedition
The Sabine Expedition was an expedition approved by the United [States Congress] in 1806. It was led by Major General Edmund [Pendleton Gaines]. It consisted of volunteers provided by Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, including militia from Fayetteville in Lincoln [County, Tennessee|Lincoln County] or Athens in McMinn County. Their main goal was to protect the Sabine [River (Texas-Louisiana)|Sabine River], as the boundary between Spanish Texas and Louisiana Territory was undecided.