Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lauderdale county, Miss.” in entry dale-samuel of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...nts, he enlisted in the United States army as a scout, and subsequently became well known as Big Sam.
In 1831 he supervised the removal of the Choctaw Indians to the Indian Territory.
He died in Lauderdale county, Miss. , May 24, 1841.
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