Fort Gadsden was used as a forward base during the First Seminole War and held by the United States until 1821 when Spain gave up its claim to Florida. From 1818-1821, more than 100 U.S. soldiers died at the fort and are buried somewhere on its grounds.
It was again reoccupied on a temporary basis during the Second Seminole War from 1835-1842.
During the Civil War, the Confederates posted a batter of field artillery and a small detachment at the site. In 1865, a U.S. Navy boat party captured a few sentries there and cannons. It eventually was a campsite for the 8th Florida Cavalry, CSA.
The next time we go to panama City, Florida, I will have to check this place out.
--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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