Abstract
In January, 1837, Captain Nathaniel Wyche Hunter arrived at Fort Huleman, Florida, to engage in the military campaigns against the Seminole Indians. His letters and diaries during the next four years provide a vivid account of military life in the Peninsula State. Although his observations do not alter the history of the Seminole wars, they do reflect the thoughts of a perceptive officer facing the frustrations common to this theater of frontier warfare. They also present a soldier’s view of the United States government’s action in removing the Florida Indians to lands beyond the Mississippi river.
Recommended Citation
Wik, Reynold M.
(1960)
"Captain Nathaniel Wyche Hunter and the Florida Indian Campaigns, 1837-1841,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 39:
No.
1, Article 10.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol39/iss1/10
