Thomas Jessup Orders Book
Scope and Content
This volume contains General Jessup's orders for the first five months of 1838 during the Second Seminole War.
Dates
- Creation: 1838
Creator
- Jessup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas Jessup was a general during the Second Seminole War. He is most famous for capturing Seminole leader Osceola under a flag of truce in 1837. After Osceola's capture Jessup continued the war effort, fighting the Battle of Loxahatchee in January of 1838. By May of that year Jessup asked and was granted relief of command by Zachary Taylor.
Extent
0.03 Linear feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains General Thomas Jessup's orders for the first five months of 1838 during the Second Seminole War.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Thomas Jessup Orders Book
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson
- Date
- December 2007
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
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Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
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