West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dade and his Command

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

1. Dade and his Command Marker

Maj. Dade and most of his command are buried in St. Augustine National Cemetery. Another memorial to Dade is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Inscription. To commemorate
the Battle of the 28th, Dec.
1835
between a detachment of
108 U.S. Troops
and
the Seminole Indians
of Florida,
in which
all of the detachment
save three
fell without an attempt
to retreat.
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The remains
of the dead
repose near
St. Augustine,
Florida
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Maj. Dade, 4th Infantry
Capt. Gardiner, 2d Arty.
Capt. Fraser, 3d Arty.
Lieut. Basinger, 2d Arty.
Lieut. Mudge, 3d Arty.
Lieut. Keais, 3d Arty.
Lieut. Henderson, 2d Arty.
Doctor Catlin, Med. Staff
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Erected
by the three regiments
and the medical staff
whose comrades
fell on the 28th, Dec. 1835,
serving their country
and honouring their profession.
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Erected 1845.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 41° 23.834′ N, 73° 58.014′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. Marker is on Washington Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located near the entrance to the West Point Cemetery, next to the Old Cadet Chapel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. Old West Point Gates (a few steps from this marker); Margaret Corbin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Cadet Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Margaret Corbin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anderson Memorial Fountain (about 700 feet away); Major Joshua L. Fowler (approx. 0.2 miles away); USMA Class of 1952 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Thomas Shea, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Also see . . . Dade Battlefield Historic State Park – Bushnell, Florida. ExploreSouthernHistory.com website. (Submitted on September 28, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Marker - Side 1 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

2. Marker - Side 1

Marker - Side 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

3. Marker - Side 2

Marker - Side 3 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

4. Marker - Side 3

Marker - Side 4 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

5. Marker - Side 4

Dade Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 5, 2009

6. Dade Monument

This memorial honors Brevet Major Francis Langhorne Dade and his command who were massacred by Seminole Indians on a march to Fort King, Florida in 1835.

Closeup of Dade Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, September 27, 2009

7. Closeup of Dade Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 28, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.