Jesup's Tactics
Rather than concentrate his forces like Scott, Jesup mobilized hit-and-run parties across the state. With units constantly on the move, he harassed Seminole hideaways from the Ocklahawa to the Withlacoochee. His goal was to capture and seize the enemy, especially the black allies.
Sources:
ASPMA 7: 820-28, Giddings Exiles 135-39, Kieffer 155-59. ©
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