Chronicles of border warfare : $b or, A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the stateWithers, Alexander Scott
History
Chronicles of border warfare : $b or, A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state
Withers, Alexander Scott
Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1750-1815; Ohio River Valley -- History -- To 1795; West Virginia -- History -- To 1950
CHAP. 15. Murder of White, Dorman and wife taken prisoners;
Inhabitants on Buckhannon evacuate the fort, attacked by Indians on
their way to the Valley; Whites visiting [iv] Buckhannon settlement
discovered and watched by Indians--conduct of George Jackson to obtain
aid, Stalnaker killed, Indians cross Alleghany--miss Gregg killed by
Dorman, murder of mrs. Pindall, of Charles Washburn, of Arnold and
Richards--Daring conduct of Elias Hughes--murder of Corbly's
family--Grand council of Indians at Chillicothe, Its determinations;
Indian army enters Kentucky; Affair at Bryants station; Battle of Blue
Licks--Expedition under Gen. Clarke, Attack on Wheeling, Attempt to
demolish the fort with a wooden cannon, Signal exploit of Elizabeth
Zane, Noble conduct of Francis Duke, Indians withdraw, Attack on Rives
[Rice's] Fort, Encounter of Poe with two Indians. 340-364.
CHAP. 16. Peace with G. Britain, War continued by Indians--Operations
in N. W. Virginia--murder of Daniel Radcliff, Attack on Cunninghams upon
Bingamon, murders there; murders in Tazewell, of Davison, of Moore,
mrs. Moore and seven children taken prisoners, their fate--murder of
Ice, &c. Levi Morgan encounters two Indians, Indians steal horses on
West Fork, pursued and punished by col. Lowther--murder of the Wests
on Hacker's creek, Remarkable recovery of J. Hacker's daughter--murder
of the Johnsons on Ten-mile creek, At Macks, Artifice of John Sims.
365-383.
CHAP. 17. Rapid increase of population of Kentucky, operations
there--Preparations of the general Government to carry on the war in
the Indian country, Settlement of Marietta, Of Cincinatti, Fort
Washington erected, Settlement of Duck creek, Big Bottom and Wolf
creeks--Harmar's campaign, murder of whites on Big Bottom, murder
of John Bush--Affair at Hansucker's on Dunkard--murder of Carpenter
and others and escape of Jesse Hughes--campaign under Gen. St.
Clair--Attack at Merrill's, Heroic conduct of mrs. Merrill, Signal
success of expedition under Gen. Scott. 384-407.
CHAP. 18. Indians visit Hacker's creek--murder of the Waggoners and
captivity of others--murder of Neal and Triplet, major Truman and col.
Hardin killed, Greater preparations made by General Government, John
and Henry Johnson, Attack on the hunting camp of Isaac Zane, Noble
conduct of Zane--Treatment of Indian prisoners, Fort Recovery erected,
Escape of Joseph Cox--murder of miss Runyan and attack on Carder's,
Indians kill and make prisoners the Cozads, Affair at Joseph Kanaan's,
Progress of army under Gen. Wayne, Indians attack and defeat
detachment under M'Mahon, battle of Au Glaize and victory of General
Wayne, Affair at Bozarth's on Buckhannon--Treaty of Greenville.
408-430.
[3] INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
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