US Marine Officers vs Seminole Indians

William Sharp Bush (1786-1812) was the first Marine officer killed in combat, while on board the USS Constitution, on Aug. 19, 1812.
The next Marine officer who died from wounds received in combat was Capt. John Williams, wounded at the Twelve Mile Swamp, Sept.12,1812, died Sept. 29 1812.
Three other marine officers died during the war of 1812.
After the War of 1812, no Marine officers died in combat until 1836, Battle of Wahoo Swamp. Lt. Andrew Ross, wounded Nov. 21, 1836, and died at Fort Heileman, Dec. 11, 1836
Photos of flooded and damaged Fort Foster and Hillsborough River State Park from the park facebook pages, provided by park staff and volunteers. The park will very much appreciate volunteers to help on cleanup where it is safe to do.
Painting: Ambush in the Twelve Mile Swamp: landmarks.allen...
Capt. John William’s grave in Arlington: allenbrowne.bl...
Twelve Mile Swamp Conservation Area Trail by Visit St. Augustine: www.visitstaug...
Interested in learning more about the Florida Seminole Wars? Check out this free guidebook for the Seminole War Heritage Trail: dos.fl.gov/his...
My books: bookshop.org/s...
And many of the other books that I sometimes show on my videos; either historic reprints or modern works, are available through the Seminole Wars Foundation www.seminolewars.org
My blog: (Seldom updated.)
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Marines volunteered to go fight the Sioux in Montana after Custer got wiped out.