Osceola
Sign in to saveOsceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter McQueen, after their group's defeat in 1814 in the Creek Wars. There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people.
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- 17 April 1885
- Died
- 7 September 1962
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- 346
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Osceola is a hardcore band based out of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington DC, Osceola started as a couple old friends coming together from great distances to create music with other like minded individuals, and has so far been a successful endeavor, as Osceola has toured the east Coast four times and has toured in japan once. touring with Army of Kashyyyk, full chin, suis la lune, curve. Osceola has released several cds, 3 tape cassette and two 7inches, one with long-time close friends, Miami'
Key facts
- Native American leader.image
- George Catlin - Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction - 1985.66.301 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg
- Native American leader.caption
- Portrait by George Catlin, 1838
- Native American leader.tribe
- Seminole
- Native American leader.birth_place
- Talisi, Mississippi Territory, US
- Native American leader.death_place
- Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, US
- Native American leader.native_name
- Vsse Yvholv
- Native American leader.native_name_lang
- mus
- Native American leader.nicknames
- Billy Powell
- Native American leader.resting_place
- Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, US
- Native American leader.children
- at least five
- Native American leader.parents
- Polly Coppinger and William Powell
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1804
- Died
- 30 January 1838
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- Place of death
- Fort Moultrie
- Occupation
- traditional leader or chief
- Position held
- traditional leader or chief
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- Osceola.jpg
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12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- 1830s resistance and war leader
- Capture and death
- Legacy and honors
- Descendants
- Relics
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- Literature
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Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter McQueen, after their group's defeat in 1814 in the Creek Wars. There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people.
In 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. He became an adviser to Micanopy, the principal chief of the Seminole from 1825 to 1849. Osceola led the Seminole resistance to removal until he was captured on October 21, 1837, by deception, under a flag of truce, when he went to a site near Fort Peyton for peace talks. The United States first imprisoned him at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, then transported him to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina. He died there a few months later of causes reported as an internal infection or malaria. Because of his renown, Osceola attracted visitors in prison, including renowned artist George Catlin, who painted perhaps the most well-known portrait of the Seminole leader.
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