Gen. Homer V. Milton’s wild ride down the Flint River (Seminole War 200th)
The first attempt by the U.S. Army to navigate Georgia’s Flint River ended in a disaster killed Maj. Clinton Wright and 3 soldiers. Maj. Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, Maj. John Nicks and others were marooned in the wilderness. The second attempt, by Brig. Gen. Homer V. Milton of the Georgia militia, was a success. This article […]