Chronology of the Life of Rensselaer William Foote
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Childhood and Family
1816
- Born Delhi New York
West Point
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.
- 14 July: At Fort Harrison, Florida, Regimental Headquarters.
Service in the Western Territories
1852
- Buffalo, New York; in the recruiting service, along with Gen. Carter L. Stevenson.
The Civil War/War Between the States
1862
- Died, Battle of Gaines' Mills, Virginia. Buried Delhi, New York.