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Wonderful presentation 👏💜

Thank you for these videos. Growing up in Florida, there was very little mention of the history which is in our own backyards.

It’s good to see you, I’ve been wondering where you were! 😂

As was common in the early 1800s South, states recently acquired were administered as military districts. Particularly during the Creek and Seminile Wars, the military absolutely held authority to arrest and hold combatants and suspected conspirators. Habeus Corpus applied only to citizens.

Thank you soooo much! Love you're videos and can't wait for the next one 😃

any intermarriage between the white men and seminole/miccasukee during the 1800s? any accounts or stories

Why does the Seminole tribe of Florida go by the term " Unconquered People" when at one time there was 4500 seminoles, but after all the seminole wars there was only around 150? They also claim to the only tribe to never sign a treatie, but they signed two of them. The paynes landing and Moultrie creek treaties being those 2. Also they inhabited all of Florida, but now only own a very small portion. How does any of these facts represent a tribe that was unconquered? The definition of the word unconquered in the dictionary is to not be in possession or control of something or someone. But they were controlled by being taken prisoners and sent to Oklahoma, or killed, and also were controlled by being told where they had to live. Can someone please explain? I appreciate it thanks for your content!!!

Love this, as always my friend

Super cool! Love what you’re doing. Educational and historical. Future generations will be able to see these awesome history videos of compiled, and explained history. Man I’m really loving your channel.

Where was Fort King?

Chris...... I lived for years on Harriet Drive on Lake Jackson.....I have been down Crowder Rd a million times going back and forth to Sam Crowder's fish camp in 1960's.....BY THE WAY!!! there are mounds over at Chattahoochee ..... under the bridge

I couldn't imagine being naked in Florida 's wilderness in late July, which is brutally hot and humid beyond belief over that period of time searching for your humanity. That sitcom show Naked should be named after him.

This was awesome, love to hear about things not in the history books. Keep up the good work and research!

Enjoyed this very much!

Enjoyed it very much! Thank you.

Thank you for the video. I love history and you are so good at it.

is there a historical marker of where this occurred, I am familiar with Archer but never heard about a marker?

James McQueen is my 6th G Grandfather. He died in 1811, which was before his family fled to Florida to join the Seminole. It is said his son, Peter McQueen, who was a Red Stick, vehemently against removal and giving up Creek lands, led his family, Including Polly Copinger, Osceola's mother, to Florida in 1814. Also, it is said Peter died near Cape Fear around 1820. Interesting about the chiggers. Thanks for the videos!

I was a friend of Rick's from the FSU "Flying High" Circus mid to late 70's and beyond. Very nice tribute. Than you for sharing.

Rick was a good friend over the decades. I'll surely miss him.We collaborated on the original Seminole clothing in 1981, expanding it over time with other contributors. David Mott called me Thurs night with the news Rick was in a coma. That's one memorial service I need to be a participant. M.E. "Pete" Thompson.

My condolences and thoughts and prayers. I can't say enough how I appreciate people like you and your friend for all the hard work y'all put in for Florida history. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to the next.

Aren't there specific dates on the sign? I can't read them but that's what it looks like. They may be doing archaeological surveys or some sort of construction there. It also may have been flooded. Fast forward to June 2024, when the Fort Gadsden site is closed due to severe river flooding earlier this year. I spoke with a member of the USFS staff at the ANF District Office in Bristol, who told me that they'd made significant progress on restoring the site from the damage caused by flooding back in February, and possibly again in March (?), when another big storm swept through a couple weeks ago and set them back almost completely. Things like that happen here at sites right on the river! And the office doesn't have enough staff to be checking on sites like this and posting updates online. So your best bet is to call the USFS District Office in Bristol before planning to head to any of the ANF sites along Hwy 65. Have you never been to a national forest before? That seems obvious to me. These are huge tracts of land without a lot of USFS staff to manage them. I'm guessing they are grossly underfunded as are most Interior Department agencies. You wouldn't have had to be here whining about the closure at Fort Gadsden if you had called them first.

Keep the great work coming!

It is shocking how we treated different colors then (only skin deep!) Now look at our melting pot! Stronger than ever! Everyone is getting along, public school system and public transit is A+ from Coast to Coast and we are an amazing example of a melting pot (Jewish poem in early 20th Century added to Statue of Liberty) that is flourishing at levels never seen before! Thank God we are erasing our ugly history and enjoying our multiracial grandkids!

👌 Great series and well researched information! Thank you for taking the time to put this out there for those interested now and those to come!

Great stuff and working my way through these videos now, keep up the excellent work!

Great presentation Chris!

Thank you for this story, Chris!

Keep up the good work bro.

It amazes me how you find all this.

Tanks Chris for some good 2nd Dragoons history

What a wild story. It's an interesting contrast in how kind people can be to a stranger and how awful they can be as well. Glad Polly eventually made it back.

Did not know you have a channel. Now I am a proud subscriber. You are a good story teller brother.

The Levi Starling attack..right next door to where I work..

Interesting story, to say the least. Thankfully, the US Army would not let him back. Over drinking. We would never have an Army. Soldiers were paid in whiskey rations.

Always learning something new when I watch your videos. Can't thank you enough for all the research and work you do. Can't wait for more

We met you when we filmed on this marker and you commented back in 2020. Great informative video as always.

Another great and informative video! I would love to see a map of some type that shows EVEY place Osceola went during the 2nd Seminole War, as he seemed to be everywhere! A question, where would you say is the best museum to see Seminole War related artifacts that have been discovered? I have seen Orlando metro locations that have some decent displays, but given the amount of Forts and activity, they barely scratch the surface and let alone - know actual locations of the Forts, camps and Military roads etc. Curious on some places worth visiting in regards to relics on display? So much info, yet so little (or extremely hard to find!) Thanks for any info!

Thanks for the information I have drove past this monument on my way to the Green Swamp several times, but I never took the time to stop by. There is alot of Seminole War History in Citrus County too!

Grear info and videos! Thank you!

Great info and thanks very much for sharing these!

Great info! Epic timing on Lake Pickett.....as the residents in rural areas around there just defeated a major development around 24 hrs ago. So much of our history here goes back to the 2nd Seminole War era 💯

Great content as always! Please keep up the great work!

So glad I found your channel. I'm a huge Florida history nerd especially Seminole Wars. Can't wait for more 😊

Nice looking books! Loved the one about the clothing.

Interesting! Have an awesome day!

Happy New Year my friend

Buy a new microphone 🎤

We enjoyed watching this morning. Would like to get out there to see this! Have a great weekend my friend!

Love your content sir. Good work