national uproar. General Jesup's treacherous act and the administration were condemned by many congressional leaders and vilified by international press. Jesup suffered a loss of reputation that lasted for the rest of his life; his betrayal of the truce flag has been described as "one of the most disgraceful acts in American military history." That December, Osceola and other Seminole prisoners were moved to Fort Moultrie. They were visited by various townspeople. The portraitists George Catlin, W. M. Laning, and Robert John Curtis, the three artists known to have painted Osceola from life, persuaded the Seminole leader to allow his portrait to be painted despite his being gravely ill. Osceola and Curtis developed a close friendship, conversing at length during the painting sessions; Curtis painted two oil portraits of Osceola, one of which remains in the Charleston Museum. These paintings have inspired numerous widely distributed prints and engravings, and cigar store figures were also based on them. Osceola, having suffered from chronic malaria since 1836, and having acute tonsillitis as well, developed an abscess and died of quinsy on January 30, 1838, three months after his capture. He was buried with military honors at Fort Moultrie. Legacy and honors Numerous landmarks, including Osceola counties in Florida, Iowa, and Michigan, were named after him. The town of Osceola, New York, is named after him. The name was selected by Anna Maria Jay, the granddaughter of John Jay. Osceola, Indiana, a town Osceola, Iowa, county seat of Clarke County Osceola, Wisconsin, a village Osceola Township, Renville County, Minnesota Florida's Osceola National Forest was named for him. Mount Osceola, located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Two lakes in Florida named Osceola, one located on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, and another in Winter Park. Battery Osceola at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, is named after him. Osceola Hall, a dormitory at Florida State University. Ocilla, a small town in southern Georgia, may have been named after him. The World War II Liberty Ship was named in his honor. The U.S. Navy has named three vessels for him. Osceola is the symbol for Florida State University. Descendants Chairman Joe Dan Osceola (1936–2019), ambassador of the Seminole Tribe, was Osceola's great-great-great grandson. Relics According to the oral tradition of his descendants, Dr. Frederick Weedon was alone with the body and cut off Osceola's head, placing it in the coffin with