“In 1808, he left Locust Grove for the purpose of prosecuting his studies in William and Mary College. He graduated from this institution with a Bachelor of Arts degree on July 4, 1810; on that day he delivered an oration on the subject of expatriation. This oration was deemed by the audience to be concise, ingenious, and argumentative, and it was delivered in a manner which did great credit to his oratorical powers. During the ensuing summer he attended a course of lectures on law, and upon the termination of the course, he returned to his father’s home. Here he prosecuted the study of law and occasionally indulged in miscellaneous reading. Biography and history have always occupied much of his attention. He is an enthusiastic admirer of the writings of Shakespeare and can recite most of the noted passages of that great poet and philosopher. He admires tragedy but not comedy. He has (as his countenance indicates) a serious mind; yet no one admires a pleasant anecdote or an unaffected sally of wit more than he. With his friends he is affable and free from reserve. His manners are prepossessing, he dislikes ostentation, and he has never been heard to utter a word in praise of himself. [Illustration: ··_HE LEFT HIS FATHER’S HOUSE AS A VOLUNTEER_··] “In the autumn of 1811, the Battle of Tippecanoe was fought; it was the first opportunity offered for the display of his military talents. He embraced it with avidity—he left his father’s house as a volunteer and was appointed aid-de-camp to General Harrison. On November 7, an attack was made on General Harrison’s troops; the enemy were repulsed with valor, and during the engagement young Croghan evinced great courage, activity, and military skill. His services were acknowledged by all; he exhibited such proofs of genius for war that many of his companions-in-arms remarked that ‘he was born a soldier.’ A cant phrase among the troops was ‘to do a main business’; during the battle, Croghan rode from post to post exciting the courage of the men by exclaiming, ‘Now, my brave fellows, now is the time to do a main business!’ On the return march of the troops following the battle, the army was frequently met by persons inquiring of the soldiers the fates of their children or friends. Among these was a very poor and aged man whose son had been slain in battle. Croghan learned of the old man’s plight, observed his inability to perform much bodily labor, regularly made fires for him every morning, and supplied him with provisions, clothes, and money. Many accounts of similar acts of kindness are related by the soldiers and officers of this campaign. [Illustration: ·····_HAVING WADED THROUGH MUD_·····]