 On September 20, Crockett left his family and enlisted as a scout for an initial term of 90 days with Francis Jones's Company of Mounted Rifleman, part of the Second Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen.They served under Colonel John Coffee in the war, marching south into present-day Alabama and taking an active part in the fighting.Crockett often hunted wild game for the soldiers, and felt better suited to that role than killing Creek warriors.