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Actions against the hostiles resulted in the surrender of some 44 hostile Indians and Major Lauderdale and his volunteers departed for [[Fort Jupiter]] on 4 Apr 1838. The remainder of the garrison abandoned Fort Lauderdale on 7 May 1838. | Actions against the hostiles resulted in the surrender of some 44 hostile Indians and Major Lauderdale and his volunteers departed for [[Fort Jupiter]] on 4 Apr 1838. The remainder of the garrison abandoned Fort Lauderdale on 7 May 1838. | ||
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Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida | Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida | ||
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Fort Lauderdale (1838, 1839-1842, 1856-1857) - A U.S. Army post established in 1838 by Major William Lauderdale, Tennessee Volunteers, in the present day City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Named by Major General Thomas Jessup in S.O. 74, 16 Mar 1838, for Major William Lauderdale. The fort was relocated in 1839 and again in 1856, finally abandoned in 1858.
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In response to the massacre of plantation owner William Cooley and his family, General Thomas Jesup dispatched Major William Lauderdale and his 200 mounted Tennessee Volunteers along with Lieutenant Robert Anderson and a company of 3rd U.S. Artillery to present day Fort Lauderdale with orders to pursue the hostile Indians.
On 6 Mar 1838 Major Lauderdale established a post on the north bank of the new river at present day SW 8th Terrace & SW 4th Court. The post was built out with a 30' square, two story tall blockhouse that was later enclosed with a 60' by 50' stockade. Major Lauderdale was joined by Lieutenant Colonel James Bankhead and four artillery companies from Fort Dallas. Major Bankhead assumed command of the 600 man force.
Actions against the hostiles resulted in the surrender of some 44 hostile Indians and Major Lauderdale and his volunteers departed for Fort Jupiter on 4 Apr 1838. The remainder of the garrison abandoned Fort Lauderdale on 7 May 1838.
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Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
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Location: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. Maps & Images Lat: 26.11726 Long: -80.15270 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 181
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