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Lamar Timeline
August 16, 1798 - Born near Louisville, Georgia
1802 - Georgia cedes Yazoo lands to United States; U.S. promises to remove Cherokee Indians from the state
1803 - Louisiana Purchase. United States enters dispute with Spain, claiming Texas as part of the Purchase
1810 - Mexican struggle for independence from Spain begins
1813-14 - Creek War on Georgia frontier
March 27, 1814 - Battle of Horseshoe Bend ends Creek War, opens Indian land to white settlers and revives Georgia economy
1817-18 - First Seminole War on Georgia-Florida border
1818 - Andrew Jackson leads expediton into Spanish Florida
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Child of Privilege
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was the second son of a prominent Georgia planter. His unusual name was chosen by his uncle, who bestowed on other sons in the family names such as Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus and Jefferson Jackson.
As a boy, Lamar enjoyed the privileges of his place in Georgia society. He received a classical education. Although too short and stocky to cut a rugged figure, he was athletic and excelled at riding and fencing.
Lamar was also sensitive and artistic. He painted in oils and expressed himself in verse. He continued to write poetry all his life.
At Evening on the Banks of the Chattahoochee>>
