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The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and groups of people collectively known as Seminoles, consisting of Creek and Black Seminoles as well as other allied tribes (see below).
Excerpt from "A Map of the Seat of War in Florida" by Captain John Mackay and Lieutenant J. Black, U.S. Topographical Engineers, 1839, showing location of Battle of Wahoo Swamp On November 18, 1836, Gen. Call, having left his baggage train under a strong guard, marched again, with 550 Tennesseans , chiefly foot soldiers, to the Wahoo Swamp.
Spanish Florida was established in the 1500s, when Spain laid claim to land explored by several expeditions across the future southeastern United States.The introduction of diseases to the indigenous peoples of Florida caused a steep decline in the original native population over the following century, and most of the remaining Apalachee and Tequesta peoples settled in a series of missions ...
[citation needed] Having been a commander of black soldiers during the Civil War, Bullis was trusted by his men and even asked to perform marriages for the tribe. Between May 1872 and 1881, the Seminole scouts fought in several engagements with Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches and Kickapoos, sometimes traveling into Mexico, the Indian Territory and ...
In the colonial period, Native Americans received rewards if they returned formerly enslaved people who had escaped. In the latter 19th century, African-American soldiers (buffalo soldiers) had assignments to fight with U.S. forces in Indian Wars in the West. [26] [27] [28]
3. Harlem HellfightersThe 369th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," was an all-Black U.S. regiment formed during World War I.
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The 135th Colored Infantry regiment was formed in 1865. A couple of generations later, many people didn’t believe there had been Black soldiers in the Civil War.