The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-07
War Depar,mru,. March q, 1851.

War Dspar,msai, March -, 1887
Casn Of Inquiry. Of which Major
;s,eraI Macomb is President, commenc-
Il the city Of Frederick, Maryland, on
-. .,.l d November. 1896, pursnanI 10
,ea.,m order. Nos. 60 and o8. Il thai
,e.. 30 the purpose II inqoiring and
s..n.l Tag ,aIn the causes Of The failure
Il a,e eam,s,gns "a Florida against The
SAN lli,Ans, under The command Of
NM GsaeIal Games aud Major Gene
"a S'o'.. N 1886. aad the causes OF DELAY
., uag ana prosecuting the campaign
"a L Fg,a and Alabama iga'ns1 the hos
IT, ek Indians Ia 1896. and into eve
;, plec, connected Si.h the military
a2r.l,.aas oi those campaigns; alsn 10
il. re and examine into the authorized
= I'D publications 81 the officers Of
: lrns
ne Court. after duly examining all
H., .3noly offered IN the several ca
e., ,raaaanced the following opinions
u.aA:
u. i'm Of the C0ur, ia reference 10
"a. nl4re eftis caapaiga il Florida,
e., Fle.f bg Mgor GsJisAai Scott, IN
l.i6
a @.Cniil iia,is. from a review Of
IL rstsm ane. TIA. MAJOR General Scatl
a.. arie'e,l Oh he 2IsI of January To
49, he dineIloa 1T lhe Florida war.
80 Ill authority 81 organize regular
49,. .o,saIesr loFee sufficient. IN his jadg-
an: E.lh view 10 bang the war Ii
arlil nrmiusuon That, under This
3jer ne proceeded 10 Augusta. Georgia,
sae'e Ne arrived aear Inc last Of January.
-. Commenced afganis'ng the service.
r.. d" proceeded thence 10 MIiledge-
Vaie io' the purpnse Of consnl,iJg The
iSsraor nl Georglann the subject of the
Crssi liffir I,1ies, and IN hasIenInR the
pF-g,tausis lor he operations IN Florl-
ia Iaai he returned 10 Augusta IN the
Slh II February. add arrived al Savannah
Q 'he 9th. where he was necupled in
regi.I ~ the supplies and movements of
he tips for Fonda nnul the 20.h.
Thst ne arrived Al plrulata on the 22,i,
AMI IS j ti,lej there unit the 9th Of
M,wR. awaiting Inc ARRIVAL of troops,
JoI9 .sgaiar aat volunteers, also irans-
1r',lv ~ aad supplies. ani in forwarding
tn ,'as 10 Fun Drane and VolusIa: MS
f'l u campaign beng IN move ~ three
t.. ,as.rnali lneously from For Drane.
nsls, and lamps. upon he WytaIa-
ct nee. me strong aoId Of the enemy.
l1hL "a the 9,noI M4rch. Geaersi SclIt
5:'':eded 10 FnFl Dfsng, with a small
e,r3r, S',h supplies Tor the relief Of
i'aerlI 1Anes's f1rces On the WyIhla-
sooehse, and arrived al Fort Drane about
Tie liln, where be vas detained until
tn" 2j;l. 10 give lime for the lef. wing
All 'en're OF his arns % put themselves
ApoSuna, and also 10 awaiting the arri-
eaI Of supplies 10 enable him 10 COM
neT'e operations; these supplies were
we'd for the van, Of additional means
.. SEPARATION. momenlarily expected
''o savannah; The Few teams already in
''e 5rlng nearly exhausted By the bad
81 Of the roads. and the constant and
tss'y labor imposed npon them. On
lie 2j.a u March, General Scott COM
ra'aced his movement from Fort Drane
Tor The Wytblacoochee with the right
"lns oi HE command. consisting Of about
1888 regular and volunteer troops. and
vita eighteen days raiions; that he reach
cd Camp lizard, OF The Wyth!acuochee.
81 the morning Of the. 2sth, where the
Indians. from the opposite bank of the
fi'ei, tlred lnto the camp. Preparations
heIag male, The troops commenced cross.
ng lie RIVER the next morning at 4
o'clock: during the crossing, the rear d.
"'I"n was attacked, but the enemy was
driven. On the morning Of the 2OIh
he arny, having crossed, proceeded ~
"" river IN search Of The enemy. whom
''"y discovered about 10 o'clock, IL
mad parties. on an island ia chain o
lakes; the troops advanced 10 the attack
WIN the Indians retired. and we're pur
sued about four miles. but not overlaken
Tie next morning the Indians were agar
discovered on another island, surrounded
by broad and uet Savannahs and al hoo
q that il was with difficulty that III,
Hoops could struggle through them. Thu
ia"Ans were attacked. dislodgi, and pnr
sued three or hour miles, when they eldd
I'd the pursuit by crossing the river. Ii
'''s pursuit The troops became severa
'a'es engaged, but the enemy was al
ways dlsloged aud driven from the ham