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Commemorating Dade’s 1835 Florida Battle Monument
Elmo Scott Watson recalls the 1835 Dade Massacre at Withlacoochee where Major Dade and 108 troops fell after a surprise attack by Seminoles. The piece notes the West Point monument near the library, the fallen officers and men, and the courage shown by survivors as they held a triangular breastwork against overwhelming odds.
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Elmo Scott
Dade
Gardiner
Bassinger
Keats
Henderson
Gatlin
St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Indiana
Florida
Mississippi River
Osceola
Fort Brooke
Hillsboro Bay
Tampa
Fort King
Thompson
Withiacoochee
Micanopy
Cade
Captain Frazer
Mudge
Bassiner
Little Fort
Woun
B.A. Hitchcock
First Infantry