Seminole Indian War

During the American Revolution (1776-1783), Spain gained control of Florida as part of the Treaty of Paris. On September 3, Britain also signed separate agreements with France and Spain, and (provisionally) with the Netherlands. In the treaty with Spain, the colonies of East and West Florida were ceded to Spain (without any clearly defined northern boundary, resulting in disputed territory resolved with the Treaty of Madrid), as was the island of Minorca, while the Bahama Islands, Grenada and Montserrat, captured by the French and Spanish, were returned to Britain. Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States came pouring in. Many of these new residents were lured by favorable Spanish terms for acquiring property, called land grants. Even Seminoles were encouraged to set up farms, because they provided a buffer between Spanish Florida and the United States. Escaped slaves also entered Florida, trying to reach a place where their U.S. masters had no authority over them.

First Seminole War, 1817-1818

• Timeline of Seminole Wars (hosted at Clude Walker)
• First, Second and Third Seminole War Forts by County (Tour of Florida Territory)
• Index to Florida Militia Muster Rolls (hosted at USGenWeb Archives Pension Project, Seminole War)
  • Surnames A-D
  • Surnames E-H
  • Surnames I-O
  • Surnames P-S
  • Surnames T-Z
• Seminole Wars (hosted at My Florida, Division of Historical Resources)

Second Seminole War, 1835-1842

• History of the Second Seminole War (hosted at Pat Patterson’s Pages)
• Fort Alabama in the Second Seminole War (hosted at High Bema Research)
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park (hosted at Florida State Parks)
• The Unconquered Seminoles
• The Florida Frontier Guard (hosted at Seminole Wars Living History Association
• Second Seminole War (hosted at Wikipedia)
• Timeline, Second Seminole War (hosted at Google)
• Black Seminoles in the Second Seminole War (hosted at Rebellion)
• Seminole War in Palm Beach County (hosted at Palm Beach County Historical Society)
• Osceola, the Man and the Myths (hosted at Tour of Florida During the Seminole Wars)

Third Seminole War, 1855-1858

• Third Seminole Indian War (hosted at Marinell’s Just for Fun Web Site)
• Images of the Third Seminole War
• Letters of the Third Seminole War (hosted at State Library & Archives of Florida)
• Fort Denaud, Logistics Hub of the Third Seminole War (hosted at Jestor)
• Seminole Wars (hosted at Seminole Wars Foundation)
• Hardee, De Soto and Charlotte County, Third Seminole War (hosted at Tour of Florida During the Seminole Wars)
• Florida Militia Indians (hosted at Tour of Florida During the Seminole Wars)
• Chief John Hicks (hosted at Tour of Florida During the Seminole Wars)

Additional Seminole Indian Research

• Seminole Indian History
• Seminole Indians of Florida
• Indian Races of North and South America
• Indian Missions of the Southern States