William King was also a Military Governor of West Florida.....
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| Fort King Was Named For Colonel William King |
A list of officers in the army of the United States who hold brevet commissions for gallant conduct in battle, and for other causes, from American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and ..., Part 5, Volume 2, by United States. Congress:
Major General Andrew Jackson was involved, too, sending an order from Headquarters Division of the South, Nashville, on September 2, 1819. The court-martial was ordered to convene at Fort Charlotte, Mobile, Alabama Territory. On October 5, 1819, it was learned that yellow fever "was then raging" according to an October 25th report, in Mobile. The court-martial participants then removed to cantonment Montpelier (in Alabama) where they arrived on November 18th.
Captain Francis L. Dade was a supernumerary member of the court-martial board.....he had an unfortunate history with Florida, too.
A summary of William King's court-martial can be found here.
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