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The Incident at Hickory Sink, June 1835

13:50

Remembering Rick Obermeyer 1947-2024

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1837 Letters Slaves Escaped and Punish Osceola

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June 1837--The Great Escape from Tampa Bay

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1843 Slaves in Florida Escape to the Bahamas

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July 1839 Dragoon Soldier's Amazing Account of Raid on 2d Dragoons

2d Dragoon soldier Hugh McCarty survives the raid on Harney's trading post on the Caloosahatchee River, July 1839. Spanish Indians and Miccosukees raid the soldiers on the morning of July 23, 1839. It was the third deadliest attack on the soldiers during the war.
Lt.Col. William S. Harney survives.
The account is from the Army & Navy Chronicle & Scientific Repository journal, Sept. 14, 1839, No. II, issue 11, page 326-328.
Jarvis' account is from, An Army Surgeon's Notes of Frontier Service, 1833-1848, published in a military journal in the early 1900's.
My books:
bookshop.org/shop/seminolewar
And many of the other books that I show on my videos; either historic reprints or modern works, are available through the Seminole Wars Foundation www.seminolewars.org
My blog:
seminolewar.livejournal.com/

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9:48

Updates for Prospect Bluff Fort Gadsden

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I tell of a recent gathering at Prospect Bluff / Negro Fort / Fort Gadsden in the Apalachicola National Forest, of this historic site. There was about 100 people in attendance. There is a new interpretive panel that is worth visiting yet. Due to repairs still ongoing from Hurricane Michael, the site is only open for special events and tours arranged in advance.

13:50

The Incident at Hickory Sink, June 1835

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The Incident at Hickory Sink, June 19, 1835, near what is today Archer, Florida. Near Kanapaha Prairie. Miccosukee warriors hunting for food kill a cow and get into a skirmish with the local militia. This incident leads to a large number of the Seminole and Miccosukee to resist removal. In revenge, Private Kinsey Dalton was killed while riding express the following August near Fort Brooke. I am...

16:20

Remembering Rick Obermeyer 1947-2024

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Rick Obermeyer passed away on 6-13-2024. He was a mentor and big influence to thousands of people. He was very knowledgeable in scouting, the Order of the Arrow. He studied history and culture of the Seminole and Miccosukee people. In 1991 with the help of Pete Thompson, he published the book of 19th Century Seminole Men's Clothing.

1837 Letters Slaves Escaped and Punish Osceola

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1837 Letters Slaves Escaped and Punish Osceola

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This letter is on Fold3. US Army Adjutant Letters Received, 1837, J117, page 29-30 First letter: June 8, 1837. Genl. Thomas Jesup to Mr. McBride, a slave owner seeking his former slaves. They have either fled to the Bahamas many years ago, or are in the Everglades. Second: Jesup to Lt.Col. William Harney at Fort Mellon. Jesup says to take Powell (Osceola) and to punish him or send him to Savann...

June 1837--The Great Escape from Tampa Bay

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June 1837--The Great Escape from Tampa Bay

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This letter is on Fold3. US Army Adjutant Letters Received, 1837, J117, page 24-27 Major General Thomas S. Jesup to Brig. Genl. Walker Armistead. June 6, 1837 Jesup writes about the Seminoles fleeing the encampment on Tampa Bay the night of June 2, 1837. I end up reading three letters. First letter: A slave owner Mr. Forrester is told by Jesup’s adjutant, Lt. Linnard, that it is not probably th...

1843 Slaves in Florida Escape to the Bahamas

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1843 Slaves in Florida Escape to the Bahamas

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This letter I found on Hathitrust.org . From the Army & Navy Chronicle and Scientific Repository, Vol. II, No. 15, page 477 & 478. The mayor and city council of St. Augustine are complaining of slaves escaping from Florida to the Bahamas. They ask for revenue cutters to patrol the coast. (Coast Guard.) The secretary of the treasury says that he will increase patrols from Savannah, but not fight...

Fort King part 6 1844 the County Courthouse

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Fort King part 6 1844 the County Courthouse

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Fort King is abandoned as a military post in 1843, and Judge Isaac Bronson request that the remaining fort barracks be reserved for the first courthouse of Marion County. It would briefly serve as the courthouse until a permanent one is finished in Ocala in 1850. But there are problem with the fort. The military reservation was never declared. The Treasury Department never received the surplus ...

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Fort King part 5, 1841-1843

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This is the last military phase of Fort King. It remains surprisingly active with about 200 soldiers in the garrison, and active over six months after the war is declared over in August 1842. The garrison will have soldiers of the 2d and 8th Infantry mostly.

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Fort King part 4; 1840 with Land Mines

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1840 was a very significant year for Fort King. 7th Infantry Captain Gabriel Rains experimented with Land Mines on the Seminoles. A hard-fought battle ensued, where Rains was wounded. Lt.Col. Bennett Riley arrived at the post and made the fort a very busy place the second half of the year. Fort King Archaeology Lab Schools & Digs: Now through October. gulfarchaeology.org/classes/ My books; incl...

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Fort King part 3--1837-1839

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This was a very active time at Fort King with the agreement between General Macomb and the Miccosukees. This is the third part in a series about Fort King. An upcoming events that you may be interested in: Seminole War Convocation: (April 26-28, 2024) www.dadebattlefield.com/Convocation Fort King Archaeology Lab Schools & Digs: Now through October. gulfarchaeology.org/classes/ My books: booksho...

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Fort King part 2--1832 to 1836

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Fort King's second activation from 1832 to 1836. I give a brief description of what happened there from the post returns. And if you really want to learn more about Fort King, you can participate in an archaeology dig there! Fort King Archaeology Lab Schools & Digs: Now through October. gulfarchaeology.org/classes/ And the upcoming Seminole War Convocation: (April 26-28, 2024) www.dadebattlefie...

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McLane Massacre 1840 Gadsden County

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On April 10, 1840, the mother and three daughters of the McLane family in western Gadsden county were killed. I show some of the surviving artifacts from the incident and tell about one eyewitness account. Here is the another video of the story by the descendants, at the West Gadsden Historical Society: ua-cam.com/video/bcw23sRFLeQ/v-deo.htmlsi=0wAcadibTUN3dbS1 My books: bookshop.org/shop/semin...

22:12

Poor Lost Polly the Pottawatomie

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This is a story of a woman named Polly, a Pottawatomie woman, who ended up in Florida in 1843. She was about to be hanged by the local settlers, when rescued by Ethan Allen Hitchcock. This is the sad tale of her journey, but has a happy ending with the reunion with her people. And upcoming events that you may be interested in: Seminole War Convocation: (April 26-28, 2024) www.dadebattlefield.co...

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Florida and the Seminoles in the 1820s

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This is a program I did in Havana, Florida (20 miles north of Tallahassee) on March 23, 2024. At the Tobacco Shade Museum. We have had some great history programs there! The 1820 is a time that remains unheralded for Florida history. Still, there were some crucial events that happened. I have not seen much written up about this time period, except maybe Canter Brown, Jr. and Mike Denham. Both g...