Our Worthy Commander
Subtitle: The life and times of Benjamin K. Pierce, in whose honor Fort Pierce was named
By: by Louis H. Burbey
Publisher: Indian River Community College Historical Data Center
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Fort Pierce, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
Subjects: Pierce, Benjamin Kendrick, 1790-1850.; United States. Army -- Biography.; United States. Army -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- History -- 1783-1865.
First sentence: The many people who first come to glamorous Florida to bask in its glorious sunshine and enjoy its many fabulous recreational facilities have little time to think of Florida's earlier days when it was primitive wilderness, which, actually, was not so long ago.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 81-82.
Includes "Map of the Seat of War in Florida compiled by order of BV.. Brig. Gen. Z. Taylor principally from the surveys and reconnaissances of the Officers of the U.S. Army.  By Cap. John Mackay and Lieu. J.K. Blake"
Copies available at the Saint Luice County Library or for purchase via the Saint Lucie County Historical Museum
Table of contents: title: The Cause and The Effect; title: The Second Seminole War; title: Benjimin K. Pierce - Family Background; title: The War of 1812; title: After the Treaty of Ghent; title: Mackinac Island - 1816-1818; title: Mackinac Island - 1818-1820; title: Fort San Carolos de Barrancas - Pensacola, FL; title: Fort Delaware; title: Second Florida Assignment: Fort Defiance; title: The Batte of Wahoo Swamp; title: Northern Assignment; title: Third Florida Assignment: Indian River Inlet; title: Return to Michigan; title: The Final Years; title: People in Pierce's Life; title: Benjamin K. Pierce - A Summary; title: References; title: Bibliography