Trail of tears
Chapter 13 Trail Of Tears 11/1/00I found chapter thirteen offensive and obscene. The things that were done to the Seminole Indians were just unbelievable. First the US soldiers steal their land and then they put them on prison ships. I had a hard time reading it. It starts out by first talking about how much the US soldiers hated the land and the Indians were right at home. Then it goes on to talk about General Scott, his nick name Old Fuss and Feathers, and his Strategy to get the Seminole's into open land but they were way too smart for his to leave the protective cover of the forest they knew so well. He then went one to defeat Black Hawk in the Wisconsin Rebellion. Major General Gaines however wanted to concentrate the Seminoles in a small area and kill them, but there weren't enough bullets to go around. So several of the chiefs proposed to him to let them stay and the war would stop. After deciding to except it he was replaced by General Clinch. But, General Gaines did save face by first announcing he had ended the SECOND SEMI
t'd be stolen from university's museum) Your (Dr. Weedon's son-in-law) letter will be attached to the head.3". Dr. Mott did later display it at NY University Medical School's museum, later both "Museum and head were destroyed in the fire." Those moving and protesting Seminoles, pleaded w/ Washington; they had no weapons, or tool and had a hard time growing food. ." "Oddly enough, General Jesup protested along with the Seminoles." General Jesup forced Washington into sending rakes, hoes, and cauldrons and used his money to buy a chief the rifle. Zachary Taylor took over and began using bloodhounds to track the Seminoles Indians. The Idea enraged some people but, Richard Keith Call's Cuban Bloodhounds as they were called. Cuba raised bloodhounds to track down escaped slaves, they charged Call $151.72 per dog but threw in 5 Spanish specialists. The dogs were considered soldier and therefore were paid. That dogs were muzzled preventing them from " 'tearing the red devils ! NOLE WAR. Women and children went to Fort Brooke for shelter and food. For these Semi
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