Indian Wars

Indian Wars

Creek Indian War May 5,1836- Sep 30, 1837. GA & Al

William McIntosh,
leader of Lower Creeks

Captain Hardin had 50 soldiers in his company from Twiggs County July 1812

General Ezekial Wimberly Ezekial Wimberly was the son and grandson of Revolutionary soldiers. In the War of 1812 he commanded "the Twiggs Militia, he erected and garrisoned three forts along the Ocmulgee River as frontier protection for the inhabitants. During his career, General Wimberly held many important posts in the Militia as
Major, 80th Battalion, Georgia Militia in 1810;
Lieutenant Colonel, Light Dragoons, Twiggs County, in 1813;
Colonel of the First Class Militia of Major General Adams Division, the Georgia Militia in 1814;
Colonel of Fort Hawkins in 1814;
Colonel of the Third Regiment, Georgia Militia in 1815;
Major General of the Sixth Division, Georgia Militia from 1820 to 1840."
Source: Acts of General Assembly

SEMINOLE

Florida or Seminole war, Aug 15 to Oct 1812
FL (GA Volunteers)

Nov 20, 1817- Oct 31, 1818
battles in Florida and Georgia

Chief Osceloa
Florida (Seminole) Nov 1,1835- Aug 14,1842
Florida, Georgia, and Alabama

Florida (Seminole) Dec 20, 1855, to May 8, 1858.

Captain Isaac Brown

John Permenter commanded a volunteer company of riflemen in Twiggs county. April 1818
Captain Hardin had 50 soldiers in his company July 1812

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Seminole Wars

Seminole Wars and Georgia

In 1836 The Twiggs Calvary was commanded by Capt. James Harrison

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Military Burials in Twiggs County

RESOURCES:

Book: History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861 Vol. 1-4, Gordon Burns Smith

Georgia Archives Military Records National Archives Military Records