Hi, and according researchbeing done by Double First Cousin for her PhD in Florida, some of these" Seminole" Indians were from a tribe near the Great Lakes near the Algoniquins , whose men were tricked to go with White slave traders, then chained outside their villages and carried to the Caribean Islands to replace Africans dying of Malaria and swamp fevers.My cousin said she had interviewed several in Florida who have a verbal family legend of being made Slaves near the Great Lakes- in the NORTH , the Caribean trips, and the escape to Florida. As fast as they could escape on anything that would float, they drifted into Florida and were accepted by the Seminoles. They were not happy with American Whites, north or South. Great Great Great Grandad James Rutherford Wyly of Ga. Militia was second in command of the Militia of 700 Anglos and 400 Cherokees who sacked and Burned Talahasse, 1812. The Cherokees were bering robbed and raided by some Seminoles who were drawing British Bounties on Cherokee scalps. Sequpya, a criple Seminole, lived with the Cherokees and developed their Written Alphabet, which is still taught in - or was 10 years ago, in Cherokee, N.C. Take care, Charles A. Wyly On Sun, 17 Jun 2001 18:15:15 -0400 <breckenridge@alltel.net> writes: > Frank, I've recently learned that my area of Florida was involved in > its' > own civil war. There were many Unionist or anti-secessionists in > Florida > and they refused to take and bear arms against their USA. There were > several > bands of guerrillas operating all through Florida during the War. > In Lafayette County, we've often heard we were settled by deserters > and > outlaws. I've always accepted the grain of truth in this, as have > most > others in the area. Well, they weren't all traitors or deserters. > My > 2ndgtgrandfather Morgan, David Pierpont, was the son of a Soldier of > the > Revolution, Richard MORGAN, and he chose to honor his father's > sacrifices. > His wife, Frances WATSON, was a descendant of Thomas and Nelson > GIBSON, who > both fought with Francis Marion's guerrillas. His fifteen-year-old > son, > Richard Thomas(my gtgrandpa), and his baby brother, Elijah C., both > took up > arms for the CSA. David P. fought with a band of guerrillas, > White's Band, > until they were incorporated into the US Army at Cedar Key, Fl., in > the > Spring of 1864. To the USA, these men were honorable heroes, to the > CSA, > they were traitors and deserters. Grandpa Dave died in October of > 1864, and > is buried at Cedar Key. > I am blest with several Revolutionary Soldiers in my lineage, and > many > Confederates, as well as, I now know, many Yanks. I honor all of > them and > am horrified at some of the tribulations they endured. Nothing was > easy for > any of them. It is wonderful to have some places we can go and share > all > these wonderful histories, biographies, travels, etc., and know that > others > understand our love of our country, but also of our heritage. It > infuriates > me that some people expect us to apologize or re-write our Southern > Heritage, yet refuse to acknowledge the horrors of the > Reconstruction, which > drove Uncle Elijah C., and many others, Westward. I always enjoy > learning > new insights into the past and my history, and pray that the day > will not > come when we are forced to accept propaganda, as the Germans and > Russians > once were. > God bless, Carolyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Fuller <frank_fuller@sunshine.net> > To: <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 5:19 PM > Subject: [SouthernTrails] The South > > > > Some thoughts on the Lost Cause: During the Civil War John Mosby > was knon > > as the Grey Ghost. He was the guerilla calvary leader that raided > Union > > forces and supply trains.He captured a Union General and even > hanged > > prisoners. He had a long life dieing in 1916.In 1872 he became a > scalawag > > which landed appointments in the foreign servive. Mosby had firm > ideas . > He > > said we fought for slavery.He made no bones about it . There are > two > bookx > > that really portray the the south during Reconstruction .First > is David > > Blight, ".Race and Reunion, The CivilWar in American Memory", and > "White > > Terror, The Ku Klux KLan Conspiracy and Southern Reconstruction" > by Allen > > Trelease. > > Trelease is professor at the Un. of North Carolina,His work is the > first > > full scale scholary study of the Ku Klux Klan and of its role > in the > wave > > of white terrorism that swept the south after the Civil War. > Blight is > > also from the Un of North Carolina, Tony Horowitz says this the > best > book > > ever written on the memory of Americans greatest conflict. > > I am 84 years anf family reach back into the Civil Wsr and > Reconstruction- > > in fact to the American Revolution. My paternal Grandfather was > Confederacy > > Army veteran and all my maternal grand relatives came to Texas in > the > late > > 1920s . I have read "Southwest Historical Journal" for many years > to > keep > > wih southern history. Frank . > > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >