A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry: In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12. — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry: In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12.
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May 11.--We arrived on the banks of the Ohio, and immediately crossed
the river to Louisville, (Ken.) where great respect was manifested
towards us.--Many of the citizens of this place had fought by our
sides at the battle of Tippecanoe.
May 12--We proceeded on our march, and on the 16th reached the arsenal
at Newport, and halted one day.
May 18--We crossed the Ohio river again at Newport to Cincinnati,
where we were highly honored by the patriotic citizens of this
beautiful and flourishing town.--A grand salute was fired from two
field pieces while we were crossing the river.--We landed and formed
on its bank and were escorted through the town by a fine looking
Company of Artillery.--In one of the principal streets through which
we passed, a triumphal arch was erected, ornamented with wreaths of
evergreen, and the words "_Heroes of Tippecanoe_" were displayed
in large characters over the arch. We marched a few miles from the
town and encamped, where we were bountifully regaled by the generous
inhabitants of the place.
May 19th--Proceeded on our march to Dayton, where we arrived about the
first of June--Gen. Hull had left this place and gone on to Urbana
with the army, forty miles further.
June 3d--Arrived at Urbana, and joined Gen. Hull's army composed of
three Regiments of Ohio militia volunteers, commanded by Colonels
M'Arthur, Cass and Findley. Here we were received with a repetition of
the honors shewn us at Cincinnati, and obtained a short respite from
our long and fatiguing march from Indiana; having come the distance of
nearly four hundred miles, with but one day's rest.
June 13th.--Col. M'Arthur's regiment of militia left the encampment
and proceeded on the march for Detroit, with orders to build
block-houses at the distance of every twenty miles, and to cut a road
for the march of the army.
June 15th.--The army followed on the route of Col. M'Arthur;--the
weather was extremely wet, and the new road had become a perfect slough
nearly the whole distance to the River Scioto, which contributed greatly
to retard our progress,--having many waggons attached to the army, we
were frequently obliged to halt and relieve them from the mire--We
came up with M'Arthur's regiment at the Scioto, where they were just
completing a large block-house. A militia sentinel was shot through the
body while peaceably walking his post, by one of his comrades in the
regiment, without any previous provocation being given by the deceased.
His punishment was as singular as his crime. A Court Martial found him
guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to have both _ears cropped_, and
both cheeks branded with the letter M. which was immediately put in
execution.