CHAPTER III.

EARLY MILITARY DUTIES.

Winding up the Seminole War--Comedy and Tragedy in the Florida Wilderness--The Capture of Coacoochee--Service at Fort Moultrie--Getting Acquainted with the Scene of His Greatest Campaign--Secession Talk--Outbreak of the Mexican War-- Rebuked for too Much Zeal--The Long Voyage to California-- Arrival at Monterey 40