1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/f5e0609ca708e7f3fca8a1996ffd511b.jpg f693f02e7a4f53a28c0bd0ce6aba5f50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Veterans Legacy Program Collection Alternative Title VLP Collection Subject Veterans--Florida Description In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a>. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans. Is Part Of Veterans Legacy Program Collection, RICHES Program Type Collection Digital Collection <div class="element-text"><a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES MI</a></div> <div class="element-text"><a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a></div> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/210" target="_blank">Veterans Legacy Program Collection</a> Format image/jpg Mediator History Teacher Accrual Method Donation Alternative Title Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 Subject Second Seminole War, 1835-1842 Veterans--Florida Description The Returns from the Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 database contains reports on the strength of regular army infantry regiments. Included in these reports are details regarding the total numbers of men present, absent, sick, or on extra daily duty. This page of the Returns from the Regular Army Infantry Regiments contains an entry for Gordon Swift. <br /><br /> Gordon Swift was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1803. Sometime prior to his enlistment in 1837, Swift moved to Marietta, Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Tucker in 1828. Swift worked as a farmer before enlisting in the United States Army out of Utica, New York, at age thirty-four. Swift joined Company F of the 6th Infantry Regiment, which was sent to Florida during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842.) Rose died two days after the Battle of Okeechobee, on December 27, 1837. He is memorialized at St. Augustine National Cemetery in Florida. <br /><br />In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a>. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for K-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans. Creator United States Army Source Digital reproduction of original Returns from the Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916. Publisher United States Army Extent 1898 KB Medium 1 page document Language eng Type Text Rights Holder This resource is not subject to copyright in the United States and there are no copyright restrictions on reproduction, derivative works, distribution, performance, or display of the work. 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Curator Patsis, Matt Stoddard, James Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> <a href="https://vlp.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">Veterans Legacy Program Project</a> Source Repository Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, June 1821–December 1916. NARA microfilm publication M665, rolls 1–244, 262-292, 297–300 of 300. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917, Record Group 94, and Records of United States Regular Army Mobile Units, 1821–1942, Record Group 391. National Archives and Records Administration External Reference Byrne, Charles. “The Sixth Regiment of Infantry,” U.S. Army Center of Military History, accessed January 16, 2020, https://history.army.mil/books/R&H/R&H-6IN.htm; “Saint Augustine National Cemetery.” U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accessed January 17, 2020, https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/staugustine.asp; “U.S. Returns from the Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916” Database, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com/: accessed 6 August 2019. 6th Infantry Regiment Battle of Okeechobee Elias Rose F Company Florida War Gordon Swift military history military service Second Seminole War 1835-1842 United States Army veterans Veterans Legacy Program