Reenactors on Saturday June 27 performing the Battle of Bloody Mose at Fort Mose Historic State Park. This year marked the 286th anniversary of this battle.
This was a pivotal 1740 battle during the War of Jenkins’ Ear where a Spanish-led force of Black militia, Spanish soldiers, and Native American allies launched a surprise dawn attack on British troops occupying the fort. The Spanish decisively defeated the British, who had captured the fort days earlier as part of an invasion of St. Augustine, forcing the British to retreat and ending the siege of the city. The battle is named for the high British casualties, with roughly 75 killed and many captured, while Spanish losses were light. The battle was fought on June 26, 1740
Tobias D. Wilson, with the artist’s name of Endofthehwy media, was inspired by the literally the end of the Maine state highway 24. This was one of my favorite spots to visit while stationed at now now-closed Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine, between 2004 to 2007.
I have been married now to a wonderful lady for 18 years and together we have one child, a nine-year-old daughter. We settled in St. Johns County after I retired from the US Navy after 20 years. My specialty in the military was administration and logistics. I am currently a stay-at-home dad and a volunteer at my local church.
In 2013, during outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center for deployment-related health issues, I was encouraged to find a hobby that I loved. I choose photography to see life through the lens.
I had the great opportunity to volunteer for two years as a still photographer for Honor Flights of Columbus, an organization dedicated to getting veterans to the memorials in Washington DC. My photos contributed to the flight mission video published on the organization’s website and YouTube channel. As a photographer, there was such joy to see the veterans return home to a hero’s welcome and be able to capture it.
