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Second Seminole War, Okefenokee region manuscript map

Second Seminole War, Okefenokee region manuscript map

Descriptive Summary

Title: Second Seminole War, Okefenokee region manuscript map
Creator: Dearborn, Greenleaf
Inclusive Dates: circa 1837-1838
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet 1 map
Collection Number: ms4209
Repository: Hargrett Map Collection

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection consists of one handwritten manuscript map of the seat of the Second Seminole War in the Okefenokee Region. The map is believed to have been created by Major Greenleaf Dearborn, a commanding officer who participated in General Charles Rinaldo Floyd's campaign through the region in November 1838. The map's primary feature is the location of a number of named and unnamed forts surrounding the Okefenokee Swamp and the location of the route of Captain Benjamin Lloyd Beall and his detachment of soldiers in September 1838.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Second Seminole War, Okefenokee region manuscript map, ms4209, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

This collection is available through the Digital Library of Georgia, https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_4209


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Beall, Benjamin Lloyd, 1801-1863
Floyd, Charles Rinaldo, 1797-1845
Seminole Indians -- Florida.
Seminole Indians -- Wars.
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Map, circa 1837-1838 Access Online