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Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860
Quartermaster-general of the U.S. army, 1818-1860. Appointed commander of U.S., Georgia, and Alabama troops fighting the Creeks in Alabama, May 19, 1836, and of the army in Florida during the Second Seminole War, Dec. 6, 1836.
From the description of Letter : Tampa Bay, [Fla.], to C.C. Clay, Governor of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1836 Nov. 17. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38110737
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Jesup, Thomas J.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p0042k (person)
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Jessup, Thomas Sidney 1788-1860.
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65728s5 (person)
Thomas Jessup was a general during the Second Seminole War. He is most famous for capturing Seminole leader Osceola under a flag of truce in 1837. After Osceola's capture Jessup continued the war effort, fighting the Battle of Loxahatchee in January of 1838. By May of that year Jessup asked and was granted relief of command by Zachary Taylor. From the description of Thomas Jessup Orders Book, 1838. (University of Florida). WorldCat record id: 184843139 From the guide to the ...
