1. William Lauderdale served in both the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars.
15 Facts About William Lauderdale
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William Lauderdale was born around 1782, the third son of Sarah and James Lauderdale in Virginia.
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James William Lauderdale had served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and as payment for his service, was given a land grant in the frontier of Tennessee.
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William Lauderdale became a planter and lived most of his adult life at his Goose Creek plantation west of Hartsville, Tennessee.
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William Lauderdale lived near the plantation owned by Andrew Jackson, and the two became friends.
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William Lauderdale first served as a lieutenant under Andrew Jackson when the Tennessee Volunteers were dispatched to New Orleans in 1812.
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William Lauderdale left his Goose Creek plantation in Hartsville to fight in the Creek War.
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William Lauderdale eventually became Jackson's chief quartermaster and served under him at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.
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William Lauderdale served again as a Major during the Second Seminole War.
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Andrew Jackson had personally convinced William Lauderdale to join the fight against the Seminole Indians.
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In January 1838, William Lauderdale commanded a contingent of the Tennessee Militia at the Second Battle of the Loxahatchee.
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William Lauderdale later led his troops in an unsuccessful attempt to catch Seminole chief Abiaka at the Battle of Pine Island Ridge in March 1838.
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Shortly afterwards, William Lauderdale left Florida to travel back home to Tennessee.
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William Lauderdale died of a pulmonary embolism on May 11,1838, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana during his trip back home.
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The founding of Fort William Lauderdale is memorialized by a historical marker.