As governor, he confronted problems with the Indians. he eventually moved to the Mississippi Territory and was involved in some dealings that may or may nor have been straight up.
As war with Britain loomed, Matthews was commissioned by President Madison to encourage and East Florida rebellion against their Spanish owners in an attempt to annex the land to the United States. His forces captured Fernadina, Florida, in March 1812 (before war was declared against Britain) and he was in the process of organizing an attack on St. Augustine when Madison recalled him.
Matthews immediately left Fernadina for Washington, D.C., to confront the president, but he died along the way in Augusta and was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul Episcopal Church.
This Man Deserves a Biography About His Life. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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