Chronology of the Life of Rensselaer William Foote

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

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.

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.

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.