Sullivan's Island in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Oceola
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Patapsco Dead
Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., July 13, 2006
1. OCEOLA Marker
Patriot and Warrior
Died at Fort Moultrie
January 30th 1838
(Historical Marker):
Patapsco Dead
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is January 30, 1838.
Location. 32° 45.586′ N, 79° 51.466′ W. Marker is on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on Middle Street. Located at Fort Moultrie Unit of Fort Sumter National
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Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Station Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Traverse c.1820 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Moultrie Torpedo Storehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Harbor Defense 1809-1860 (within shouting distance of this marker); Northwest Bastionet (within shouting distance of this marker); Enlisted Men's Barracks (within
Photographed by Robert, June 20, 2006
2. Oceola Marker
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Osceola. "On October 21, 1837, on the orders of U.S. General Thomas Sidney Jesup, Osceola was captured when he arrived for supposed truce negotiations in Fort Payton." (Submitted on January 19, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Photographed by Charles R. Robbins, Jr., July 13, 2006
3. Fort Moultrie
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 14, 2011
4. Oceola and USS Patapsco Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 14, 2011
5. U.S.S. Patapsco Monument base
2 sides of the memorial are weatherworn as to render names unreadable
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
6. Osceola
This 1838 portrait of Osceola by George Catlin hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“The Seminole Indians of the Southeast were directly affected by Andrew Jackson's policy of Indian removal, and although a portion of his tribe's leadership gave in to the federal government, Osceola led the resistance. Unlike Black Hawk, who fought the Americans in the West, Osceola did not take on the U.S. military in open battle, but conducted a campaign of guerrilla warfare, harassing federal authorities from the Seminole base in the Everglades. Osceola was captured after the Americans violated a flag of truce. He died in prison shortly thereafter, but the Seminole, famously, never surrendered to the United States.” — National Portrait Gallery
“The Seminole Indians of the Southeast were directly affected by Andrew Jackson's policy of Indian removal, and although a portion of his tribe's leadership gave in to the federal government, Osceola led the resistance. Unlike Black Hawk, who fought the Americans in the West, Osceola did not take on the U.S. military in open battle, but conducted a campaign of guerrilla warfare, harassing federal authorities from the Seminole base in the Everglades. Osceola was captured after the Americans violated a flag of truce. He died in prison shortly thereafter, but the Seminole, famously, never surrendered to the United States.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2009, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,778 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 18, 2009, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. 2. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on January 20, 2009, by Charles R. Robbins, Jr. of Rock Hill, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on October 29, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
