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An Englishman who went Native and tried to form a Native American country in the southeast.
The Forgotten Campaign of Major Blue in the
Wake of Jackson
In 1814 Andrew Jackson captured Pensacola and left behind a battalion
to burn Seminole towns.
A Historical quote from George McCall in
1830: Crime, Punishment, and Good Sofkee!
Tribal Punishment
Additional information on John Hicks
Seminole Chief in the 1820s.
Fort Brooke, Major Fort at Tampa Bay
At one time, Fort Brooke was the largest military base in the country.
Poems of the Withlacoochee
Reprinted from the Army Navy Chronicles in the 1830s
Osceola: The Man and The Myths
A lot of folklore has been told about this famous Seminole war leader,
and this tells what is probably not true.
Learn about Osceola's Cell in Fort Marion in
St. Augustine.
The place where Osceola was kept prisoner.
The Creek War of 1836 on the Chattahoochee
River
At the same time the Seminoles tried to resist removal, the Creeks
got in on the action.
The Creek War in West Florida, 1836-1840
Aftermath of the Creek War spills into Florida.
Fort Lane on Lake Harney
Forgotten fort named after a strict Dragoon officer.
Indians from Northwest Florida in the Florida
Militia
The State of Florida actually employed local Indians to chase down
Seminoles.
The Lamentations of Wildcat
Some of the best recorded speeches of a Seminole leader and his
love of Florida.
Halleck Tustenuggee: The War Would Not End
Until His Capture!
The last Seminole War leader to be captured.
Last Major Battle of the 2nd Seminole War.
The last battle of the 2nd Seminole War fought near Lake Apopka
in Central Florida.
The Final Memorial Ceremony to the Soldiers
in the War.
Burial ceremony of the fallen soldiers in August 1842.
Soldier Deaths from Seminoles -- The Statistics
Most of them died without firing a shot, but here is the count of
those who were killed by Seminoles.
The Battle of Royal Palm Hammock
The very last battle between the Army and Seminoles in 1857.
Fake Seminoles in the Civil War
Near the end of the Civil War, some old Florida boys decided to
get a commission from the Confederate government for a bogus unit.
Series of investigative articles from the
Tampa Times in 1976.
Exploring the modern Creek movement in Northern Florida.
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