Withlacoochee
That night in the Wahoo Swamp, the allied Indians and blacks held a drunken celebration. Osceola,
who had missed the attack on Dade's men, joined the group with the spoils of his attack on Fort King. The warriors mounted Wiley Thompson's scalp on a pole. Men who had suffered his speeches now took turns addressing the scalp, imitating the agent's once condescending
tones.
Sources: Sprague Origin
91.
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