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On December 28, 1835, a detachment of 108 U.S. troops fought Seminole Indians of Florida in a battle in which all but three of the detachment were killed without an attempt to retreat. The remains of the dead repose near St. Augustine, Florida. Those named were Maj. Dade, 4th Infantry; Capt. Gardiner, 2d Artillery; Capt. Fraser, 3d Artillery; Lieut. Basinger, 2d Artillery; Lieut. Mudge, 3d Artillery; Lieut. Keais, 3d Artillery; Lieut. Henderson, 2d Artillery; and Doctor Catlin, Medical Staff.
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