Battle of Fort Peter-- Part 4

At the end of February, Cockburn learned of the Treaty of Ghent through newspapers but refused to stop shipping slave refugees from Florida and Georgia.  Some 1485 slaves were freed.  He finally departed from Cumberland Island March 15th, but the HMS Albion ran aground and wasn't able to get off until March 18th.

In 1818, the federal government purchased the land at Point Peter and in 1819, the Adams-Onis Treaty was  signed and Florida became a part of the United States.  By the Civil War, Fort Peter was a ruin.

--Brock-Perry