From Wikipedia.
In yesterday's post, I mentioned that Francis Dade and his men were ambushed and massacred by Seminoles while on his way to help Gen. Wiley Thompson at Fort King near present-day Ocala.
September 1781 to December 28, 1835. He died the same day as Dade and his men, all killed by the Seminoles. Thompson was a U.S. Representative from Elberton, Georgia who served as a major general in the Georgia militia from 1817 to 1824. I could not find out any reference to his War of 1812 service, but imagine he did have some sort of involvement in it.
He served in the U.S. Congress from 1821-1832.
Appointed Indian agent to the Seminoles and in 1834, directed their removal from Florida. This angered Seminole warrior Osceola who killed him at Fort King, Florida on December 28, 1835. Thompson is buried at his estate in Elberton, Georgia.
--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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