GEORGIA TELEGRAPH Newspaper Account 1836 - Indian Wars Florida

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Georgia Telegraph
Thursday, 25 February 1836

 

From Our Troops-------A letter was received on Friday last
by the Governor from Maj. Cooper dated at Darien, on the
15th.  inst.  Maj. Cooper states that the troops arrived at
Darien on Saturday morning the 13th. Two steamboats had left
for Picolata with 180 men and others were procured to take
on the remainder of the Battalion immediately.



The letter mentions nothing of sickness or accidents, so
that we take it for granted ---“all’s well.      Standard of
Union



Soldiers to the field! --- In addition to the troops already
on the way to Florida, the Governor has ordered the
following Volunteer Companies of Cavalry to march without
delay, viz: The Macon Independent Horse, Capt. Johnson; The
Twiggs Cavalry, Capt. John L. Gresham: The Buckskin Hussars,
from Dooly, Capt. David Graham and the Butts Cavalry, Cap t.
Thomas Wilson—making in all, about four hundred.



About twenty companies of Volunteer infantry have tendered
their services to the Governor to march at a moment’s
warning whenever their services may be required. ---ib





From the Tallahassee Floridian

THE WAR—Six companies of Militia will take their line of
march tomorrow for St. Marks, where they will embark for
Tampa to join the troops already there. They are well armed
and equipped, and make a very soldierlike appearance. They
go under the command of Gen. Call and Colonel Read. Captain
Searcy commands the Leon Volunteers—Capt. Tatum, the Leon
Militia—Capt. Shaw, the Gadsden Volunteers---and Capt.
Allison, the Franklin Volunteers----and Captain Townsend,
the Jefferson Militia