Entrance to Fort Marion
Photograph by Cooley, 1861-65, Library of Congress.

Jesup held John Horse, Osceola, and the leading Indian chiefs as prisoners in Fort Marion, the strongest fort in Florida (known to the Spanish, and known again today, as el Castillo de San Marcos).  Faced with desperate circumstances, with their resistance dying, John Horse and his allies dreamed of the impossible, then achieved it, staging a daring escape to renew the war.

• Captivity: John Horse marched to prison
• Resistance: An escape renews the war
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