Duncan Lamont Clinch (April 6, 1787 - October 28, 1849) was an American army officer and served as a commander during the First and Second Seminole Wars. April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Year 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Osceola, Seminole leader, detail from an 1838 lithograph The Seminole Wars were three wars or conflicts in Florida between the Seminole Native American tribe and the United States. ... Osceola, Seminole leader. ...

Born in North Carolina, Clinch was a career soldier serving primarily on frontier posts when the First Seminole War broke out in 1816. While commanding forces in southern Georgia, Colonel Clinch was ordered by General Andrew Jackson to attack Seminole positions at Negro Fort, an abandoned British fort along the Apalachicola River which had become a safe haven for escaped slaves, and recover runaway slaves in hiding at the fort. Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... For other uses, see Andrew Jackson (disambiguation). ... Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County, Florida on the Apalachicola River. ... View of the Apalachicola River near Fort Gadsden, Florida. ...

Supported by gunboats, Clinch's attack on the outpost caused a major incident when an explosion, resulting from naval artillery hitting the fort's power magazine, resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Seminoles and slaves, contributing to the beginning of the First Seminole War. Clinch would also see service during the Second Seminole War serving with Major Francis L. Dade before his death in 1849 in Macon, Georgia. This article needs cleanup. ... Macon is a city located in central Georgia. ...

Clinch County, Georgia was named for Clinch. Clinch County is a county located in the Georgia. ...

References

• Keenan, Jerry. Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, ABC-CLIO, Inc.: California, 1997.
• William J. Northen, Men of Mark in Georgia, A. B. Caldwell, 1912, pp.313-314.

William Jonathan Northen, the two-term governor of Georgia from 1890 to 1894, was born in in Jones County, Georgia, on July 9th, 1835. ...

Further reading

• Covington, James W. The Seminoles of Florida, Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993.