1856 – Six soldiers from the U.S. 2nd Calvary were ambushed by approximately 20 Seminole Indians outside of Fort Denaud on the Caloosahatchee River on this date. The small detachment was on a wood-cutting expedition outside the fort to help provide resources for the approximately 150 men stationed there. Only one soldier survived the skirmish. Fort Denaud was re-established in 1855 as a logistical hub in the third and final of the Seminole Wars.