Seminole War muster rolls of Florida militia, 1836-1841,1856-1858.

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Seminole War muster rolls of Florida militia, 1836-1841,1856-1858.

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The volumes contain photostatic copies of muster rolls for Florida militia volunteer units for the Second and Third Seminole Wars from 1836 to 1841 and 1856 to 1858. The rolls list the name, age, and rank of the soldier, the date and place of enlistment, information regarding pay, and general remarks. The majority of these units are independent companies that may have served in more than one period of any or all of the three wars. The date listed in the index is the date of the latest muster roll for the unit concerned. Most volunteer and militia companies were known by the commander's name, e.g. Smith's Company of Mounted Volunteers. The alphabetical arrangement of the names is not kept in strict order throughout the volumes.

10 v.

Florida State Archive

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During the first half of the nineteenth century the United States fought three wars against the Seminole Indians. The First Seminole War took place from 1817-1818. It was highlighted by an invasion of Spanish Florida by United States troops under the command of General Andrew Jackson. The expedition was precipitated by clashes between American settlers in Georgia and the Seminoles living across the border in Florida. The concerns of American slaveholders that the Seminoles were prov...