Fort Peyton
Fort Peyton was a stockaded fort built in August 1837 by the United States Army, one of a chain of military outposts created during the Second Seminole War for the protection of the St. Augustine area in Florida Territory. Established by Maj. Gen. Thomas Jesup, it was garrisoned by regular army troops.
| Fort Peyton | |
|---|---|
| South of Moultrie Creek Near St. Augustine, Florida in United States | |
Fort Peyton - Second Seminole War Fort (artist's depiction). | |
Fort Peyton Location of Fort Peyton Fort Peyton Fort Peyton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates | 29°49′29″N 81°21′36″W |
| Site history | |
| Built | August 1837 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1840 |
| Materials | Pine log stockade and buildings |
| Fate | Abandoned in May 1840, burnt to the ground on February 14, 1842 |
| Events | Capture of Seminole leader Osceola occurred nearby on October 21, 1837 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Lt. Richard H. Peyton |
| Garrison | Regular army troops |
The fort stood about seven miles southwest of St. Augustine, on the south side of Moultrie Creek, where the Treaty of Moultrie Creek had been signed in 1823 between the government of the United States and the chiefs of several bands of Seminoles living in the territory. On October 21, 1837, the Seminole leader Osceola was captured about a mile south of this site by Gen. Joseph Marion Hernández under a white flag of truce, on Gen. Thomas Jesup's orders.