“Services?” Sevier laughed. “I know of no great service you have rendered the country, except taking a trip to Natchez with another man’s wife.” Jackson went wild. “Great God!” he screamed, “do you mention her sacred name?” “Draw!” roared Sevier. The crowd scattered. Shots rang out and one bystander was grazed by a bullet.11 Fortunately the two men were separated before a general melee could begin; but thereafter the expression “Great God” became a favorite saying with the young men of Knoxville.
