In 1838 the U.S. Army , under the command of Winfield Scott , began the forced removal of Cherokee from the state of Georgia . A Cherokee removal fort was located at New Echota , called Fort Wool . This held Cherokee from Gordon County and Pickens County until their removal . As the first group of Cherokee began their exodus to Rattlesnake Springs , Cherokee Nation ( 4 miles south of Charleston , Tennessee ) , the Cherokee from counties south and east of the area also were housed here
exodus
Trail of Tears
New Echota