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Revision as of 21:34, 8 October 2010
Contents
Childhood and Family
1816
- Born Delhi New York, 12 November, 1815, to Charles Augustus Foote and Maria (Margaret) (Baldwin) Foote.
West Point
1834
- Graduates United States Military Academy, in the same class as Winfield Scott Hancock, Lewis Armistead, "Gen Todd", and (perhaps) P.T.G. Beauregard.
1836
- [Or before] Travels to "West Indies".
1838
- Appointed second lieutenant, U.S. 6th Infantry.
Florida and the Seminole Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cherokee_removal
1840
- Experiences ill health; living in, or visiting New York City.
- 25 December: Begins Journal in Pelatka Florida.
- 28 December: Arrives Fort Holmes, Florida.
- 30 December: Arrives Fort Russel.
1841
- January 2nd: Arrives Fort Clinch.
- 8th January: "Annatteclya", Annutteliga Hammock, Florida.
- 12–17 February: On horseback to Tampa.
- 25 February or before: At "annutteeliga", Annutteliga Hammock.
- June: Fort Harrison, letter sent to.
- 14 July: At Fort Harrison, Florida, Regimental Headquarters.
- 13 September: Tampa Bay, Florida.
1842
- 22 February: Fort Wekiva (on the Wekiva River?), Florida.
- 29 February: Cedar Keys, Florida.
- 4 March: Sea Horse Key, Florida.
- 8 March: La Balize, or Pilotown, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- 10 March: leave New Orleans.
- September: Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
- 9 September: Fort Towson.
- 18 September: Fort Smith.
Service in the Western Territories
1842
- 22 September: Fort Gibson, Arkansas.
1843
- 21 April: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1844
- 14 February: Invitation to dinner from Zachary Taylor, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1845
- December: Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1851
- 30 September: Delhi, New York.
1852
- 13 January: New York City.
- 23 September: Buffalo, New York: in the recruiting service, along with Gen. Carter L. Stevenson.
1853
- 7 – 27 June: Boston Massachusetts.
- 12 December: Fort Ridgely, Minnesota
1854
- 19 August: The Grattan Massacre.
1855
- 13 September: Fort Laramie, "Nebraska Territory".
1857
- 27 August: New York City.
The Civil War/War Between the States
1862
- Died, Battle of Gaines' Mills, Virginia. Buried Delhi, New York.
