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Lecture: The Second Seminole War

Time: 2:00 pm til 3:30 pm

Location: Matheson History Museum, 513 E University Ave, Gainesville, 32601

Description: The Matheson and the Friends of Payne Prairie are honored to host historian and author, C.S. “Chris” Monaco to discuss his latest book, "The Second Seminole War and the Limits of American Aggression."

The Second Seminole War (1835–1842) was the last major conflict fought on American soil before the Civil War. The early battlefield success of the Seminoles unnerved US generals, who worried it would spark a rebellion among Indians newly displaced by President Andrew Jackson's removal policies. The presence of black warriors among the Seminoles also agitated southerners wary of slave revolt. A lack of decisive victories and a series of bad decisions, among them the capture of Seminole leader Osceola while under the white flag of truce, damaged the US army's reputation at home and abroad. Desertion was rampant as troops contended with the subtropical Florida wilderness and deadly malaria epidemics. Losses for the Seminoles were devastating; by the war's end, only a few 100 remained in Florida.

In his study, "The Second Seminole War and the Limits of American Aggression," Monaco explores the far-reaching repercussions of this bloody, expensive campaign.

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