29 April 2019

Oldest Known Survivor Of The Seminole War



Depiction Of Dade's Massacre At The Historical Site In Florida

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John W. Roche, the oldest known survivor of the Seminole War in Florida, died in Oswego, N.Y., last April.  He helped bury 106 victims of the Dade massacre... . (19 April 1911)

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[Roche] took part in the capture of Coacoochee, a famous Indian warrior chief in Florida.


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