Captain John Gordon - Nashville, Tennessee - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

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Captain John Gordon
- 1763 - 1819 -
First Postmaster of Nashville
1796-1797

Born in Virginia. Came to Nashville in 1782.   Became a noted defender against the Indians of old Fort Nashboro and the frontier settlements.  Captain of a spy company of the Davidson County Regiment.  Participated in the Nickajack Expedition which ended Indian atrocities on the Cumberland.  As captain of the spices, reporting only to General Jackson, he distinguished himself in every battle of Jackson's Creek Campaign.  In 1814 he performed alone a mission of great danger, as Jackson's special envoy to the Spanish Governor of Pensacola, which resulted in the capture of Pensacola and cession of Florida to the United States.  He led his company during the Seminole War of 1817-18.  buried at Columbia, Tenn.

Erected By Division of History
State of Tennessee 1932
And Descendants of John Gordon 

Group that erected the marker: Division of History State of Tennessee Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 8th & Broadway Customhouse Grounds Nashville, Tennessee URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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