Comments on: The Second Seminole Indian War Reinactment – Fort Foster, Florida http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida Black Bear Blog - The Politics of Hunting, Fishing and the Outdoors. Protecting our American Heritage. Sat, 26 May 2012 15:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Remington http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17375 Tom Remington Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17375 I knew he was Military Governor of Florida before becoming president. I wasn't sure exactly how the entire acquisition came about. "Old Hickory" want Florida to the point he was nearly obsessed about it. I knew he was Military Governor of Florida before becoming president. I wasn’t sure exactly how the entire acquisition came about. “Old Hickory” want Florida to the point he was nearly obsessed about it.

]]> By: jes http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17374 jes Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:33:10 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17374 I had almost forgotten about "old Hickory"..Just checking on the Wikipedia again, I came across this and that interesting tidbit: "Let it be signified to me through any channel... that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished." (and he did pretty much that!) And: "Adams used Jackson's conquest, and Spain's own weakness, to get Spain to cede Florida to the United States by the Adams-Onís Treaty. Jackson was subsequently named military governor and served from March 10, 1821, to December 31, 1821." That's one I had forgotten, or was unaware of.... I had almost forgotten about “old Hickory”..Just checking on the Wikipedia again, I came across this and that interesting tidbit:

“Let it be signified to me through any channel… that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.” (and he did pretty much that!)

And: “Adams used Jackson’s conquest, and Spain’s own weakness, to get Spain to cede Florida to the United States by the Adams-Onís Treaty. Jackson was subsequently named military governor and served from March 10, 1821, to December 31, 1821.” That’s one I had forgotten, or was unaware of….

]]> By: jes http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17373 jes Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:34:17 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17373 Tom, I think Global Warming, or Climate Change, is getting even with the lousy politicos who continue to hoodwink the public.... and the Seminoles are getting softer and lazier....but who isn't? Tom, I think Global Warming, or Climate Change, is getting even with the lousy politicos who continue to hoodwink the public…. and the Seminoles are getting softer and lazier….but who isn’t?

]]> By: Tom Remington http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17372 Tom Remington Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:20:10 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17372 Isn't all of this one reason we have President Jackson's face on our twenty dollar bills. Nuf said? Snicker. Isn’t all of this one reason we have President Jackson’s face on our twenty dollar bills. Nuf said? Snicker.

]]> By: jes http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17371 jes Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:27 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17371 Chief Osceola, my favorite terrorist, was captured once, and imprisoned in Ft. Marion, at St. Augustine. This was accomplished by luring him in with promises of a peace treaty. Being my kind of admirable warrior, he starved himself enough to slip between the bars of the prison, and escaped....Unfortunately, he was re-captured, and eventually died in prison . The country was outraged at the deceit that brought about his capture, but he died before anything could have been done. An interesting aside from the Wick: "Thompson forbade the sale of guns and ammunition to the Seminoles. Osceola, a young warrior beginning to rise to prominence, was particularly upset by the ban, as he felt it equated Seminoles with slaves." Nuf said? Chief Osceola, my favorite terrorist, was captured once, and imprisoned in Ft. Marion, at St. Augustine. This was accomplished by luring him in with promises of a peace treaty. Being my kind of admirable warrior, he starved himself enough to slip between the bars of the prison, and escaped….Unfortunately, he was re-captured, and eventually died in prison . The country was outraged at the deceit that brought about his capture, but he died before anything could have been done.

An interesting aside from the Wick: “Thompson forbade the sale of guns and ammunition to the Seminoles. Osceola, a young warrior beginning to rise to prominence, was particularly upset by the ban, as he felt it equated Seminoles with slaves.” Nuf said?

]]> By: Tom Remington http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17370 Tom Remington Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:54:59 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17370 I think it's because it's been sooooooo cold down here this winter. What do you think? I think it’s because it’s been sooooooo cold down here this winter. What do you think?

]]> By: jes http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/2010/03/05/the-second-seminole-indian-war-reinactment-fort-foster-florida/#comment-17369 jes Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:49:55 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/bbb/?p=9584#comment-17369 Those look like some mighty white Indians....Or else they need to get outdoors more.... Those look like some mighty white Indians….Or else they need to get outdoors more….

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