The origin, progress, and conclusion of the Florida War (Seminole Wars Historic Foundation contribution)

J. T Sprague

ISBN 10: 1879852691 / ISBN 13: 9781879852693

Published by University of Tampa Press, 2000

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624 pages. 8.80x6.10x1.30 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1879852691

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The origin, progress, and conclusion of the Florida War (Seminole Wars Historic Foundation contribution)
• Publisher: University of Tampa Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879852691
• ISBN 13: 9781879852693
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.8 kilograms

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Synopsis

This new edition of John T. Sprague's invaluable history of the Second Seminole War was published in collaboration with the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation. It not only includes the original 1848 text, but also an introduction by historian John K. Mahon, an added original drawing of Ft. King reproduced from Sprague's journals in the Library of Congress, and a photograph of Sprague, reproduced from the Roger Hunt Collection, U.S. Army Military History Institute. As Dr. Mahon points out in his introduction, Sprague's account was written only four years after the close of the seven-year struggle by an officer who participated in the last four years of the conflict. His book is more truly a historical document than a history, and it remains the cornerstone of Second Seminole War history.

About the Author

John Titcomb Sprague was born in Massachusetts, but after receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1834, he was sent to fight the Seminoles in Florida in the regiment led by Col. Archibald Henderson, the Commandant of the Corps. Probably at the prompting of Major General Thomas S. Jesup, Quartermaster General of the United States Army, he resigned from the Marines and entered the Army as second lieutenant in the Fifth Infantry Regiment in 1837, thus beginning 33 years of service as a soldier and rising in rank to become Brevet Captain.