GEORGIA  MILITARY INDIAN WARS  Baldwin Capt Augustus H. Kenan (Florida) Feb 1836

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12 Feb 1836

BALDWIN CAVALRY.-This company under the command of
captain Augustus H. Kenan, volunteers for a
campaign in Florida, commenced its march from
Milledgeville, on the afternoon of  the 9th
instant.  It is a most effective corps, consisting
of about eighty men, youthful, hardy, and
intelligent, and led by an officer of superior
energy and talent.  The bear superb short rifles,
with an ample supply of side arms.  We trust they
will be furnished with swords and horsemans'
pistols, before they commence operations against
the Seminoles.  Many a heart now throbs with
intense anxiety for their welfare:  many a fervent
prayer ascends to heaven for their safety.  Their
honor we know they will gallantly maintain.  In
the noble reiver of the brave, they will earn a
distingushed rank.  They will bear through life,
the proud recollections of hardships endured, and
of dangers encountered, to drive a horde of
treacherous and ferocious savages from the
peninsula of Florida.  As the gallant corps
marched through the streets of Milledgeville,
taking the road for Florida, t here was not a
citizenbut felt his bosom inspired and
irrepressible ardour, as he watched their long and
formidible array…