| Birth: | 1804 | | Death: | 1838
Charleston
South Carolina, USA | 
Native American Seminole leader Osceola was born in 1804 in Georgia, near the Chattahoochee River. His father was a British trader and his mother the daughter of a Creek chief. Grew up in northern Florida, where he became a Seminole leader. War chief of the 1835 Seminole War. Captured two years later under a flag of truce. Imprisoned in Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, where he died in 1838 after refusing the white man's medicine for a throat infection. Buried near the entrance of Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina.
Cause of death: Throat infection
Search Amazon for Osceola | | | Burial:
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
Charleston County
South Carolina, USA
Plot: Near the entrance of the fort |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jul 24, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 23283 |
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God bless you on Armed Forces Day. Rest in Peace.
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Richard S. Barzelogna
Added: May. 18, 2013 |
God bless you and thank you for your valor and selfless, ultimate sacrifice on behalf of others. Rest in Peace.
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Richard S. Barzelogna
Added: May. 3, 2013 |
May you rest in peace. To my 4th Great Grandfather Chief Osceola. Love you.
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cathy neumann
Added: Apr. 27, 2013 |
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