GEORGIA  MILITARY INDIAN WARS  Florida War  Feb - 1836

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Federal Union  [newspaper, published Milledgeville, GA]
microfilm roll Aug 1833-Aug 1836 


19 Feb 1836

GOVERNOR SCHLEY'S ADDRESS TO THE VOLUNTEERS

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THE WAR IN FLORIDA.-January 29.  

The Richmond Blues, under captain Robertson, arrived at Jacksonville, in the steamer Florida.

January 30.-The Richmond Blues left Jacksonville, for Picolata.
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    The Richmond Blues, the volunteers from Glynn and Camden, under captain Richard Floyd, and the volunteers from Darien, under captain Thomas F. Bryan, have received orders to escort twenty-five waggons loaded with supplies, and three field pieces, from Picolata to Camp King.  This detachment is accompanied by lieutenant Pierce, U. S. A., who had arrived a few days before, with the waggons, from Camp King.

     The Richmond Hussars, under captain Bones, have arrived at Picolata; but their baggage waggons have not reached that place.-The volunteers from Charleston remain at St. Augustine.
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     Volunteer companies of infantry from Campbell, Carroll, Coweta, DeKalb, and Fayette, which have tendered their services to the governor,  have been invited by his Excellency to rendezvous at Columbus, and proceed from thence by steam-boat, to Tampa Bay.  No doubt is entertained, that they will comply with the wish of the Executive. They number about five hundred men.

     Five companies of cavalry, the Macon Independent Horse, the Twiggs Cavalry, the Walton Cavalry, the Buck-skin Hussars (from Dooly,) and the Butts Cavalry, making about four hundred horsemen, and about twenty companies of infantry, have tendered their services for the campaign in Florida; but could not be accepted, because the requisition on the governor had already been filled up.
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26 Feb 1836

THE WAR IN FLORIDA.-

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   The battalion of volunteers, under Major Cooper have arrive in Darien, in good health and spirits.  A part of the battalion (280 men) have proceeded in two steam boats, to Picolata.  The remainder were expected to proceed to the same place, by other steam boats, without delay.

     Georgia sends a brigade, consisting of 1480 men, to the aid of Florida.  About one half of them are mounted men….

     The five companies of cavalry mentioned in our last number, 
    The Macon Independent Horse, captain Young Johnson, the Twiggs Cavalry, captain James Harrison; the Walton Cavalry, captain John L. Gresham; the Buckskin Hussars of Dooly, captain David Graham; and the Butts Cavalry, captain Thomas Wilson, making a force of about 400 men, have been ordered by the Governor to march without delay, to join the army in Florida.

     Brigadier General Burwell Pope, of Oglethorpe has been appointed by the Governor of Georgia to command the brigade of Georgia Volunteers in Florida; and has accepted the appointment.