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Boone, Edward, killed by Ind- ians, 131
Boone, Frances, captured by Indians, 128
Boone, Isaac, death of, 144
Boone, Jemima, captured by Indians, 128
Boone, Squire, brother of Dan- iel, 120; severely wounded by Indians, 137
Boonesborough, erection of, 125; plan of, 126; attacked by Indians, 127, 128, 131, 133; de- fence of, 134-138
Boone's Creek, 115
Boone's Station, 139
Borderers, Capt. Samuel Brady, first of the, 27-28
Bouquet, Henry, how he saved Pennsylvania, 3-20; sketch of, 7-8; death of, 19
Bowie, Col. James, of Georgia, second in command of the Alamo, 316; killed, 324
Boy in command of other boys. 291-295
Boyd, Col. John P., commands Fourth U. S. Infantry at Vin- cennes, 252; sketch of his life, 252
Brady, Hugh, Major-Gen. U. S. Army, sketch of, 25, 40
Brady, Capt. John, vii, 23
Brady, Capt. Samuel, Chief of the Rangers, sketch of, vii, 23- 40; enlisted, 26; brevetted captain, 26; escaped from British, 26; ordered to West- ern Pennsylvania, 27; com- mended to Washington by Col. Brodhead, 27; commend- ed by Washington, 27; given command under Gen. Wayne, 28; death of, 28; adventure of, at Bloody Spring, 28-33; famous leap of, 33-36; expe- dition of, with Wetzel, 36-40 Brady, William, in Battle of Lake Erie, 26
Brady's Run, 30
Brandt, Joseph, Indian chief, 243
Brazos, Valley of, Houston's retreat up the, 355-356
Brodhead, Col., commissioned by Washington to protect Pennsylvania against Indian incursions, 24
Bryan's Station, Ky., attacked by Indians, 139; founding of, 153; an old-time frontier fort, 153-155; the women and chil- dren of, 151-164
Buffalo Bayou, Texas, 357-358 Burnt Corn, Battle of, 169, 193 Bushy Run, engagement at, 10- 16; battle of, 13-16
Byrd, Col. William, a Virgin- ian Tory leader, 154
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CAHOKIA, Indian chief, re- ceives Americans friendly,
222
Callaway, Col., companion of Daniel Boone, 128
Callaway, Elizabeth, captured by Indians, 128; marries son of Col. Henderson, 129-130 Camp Charlotte, Indian treaty of, 56
Camp Union, 47
Campbell, William, assists Se- vier and Shelby in expedition, 76-77, 80
Canadians attack Bryan's Sta- tion, Ky., 140 " Captina Affair," the, 45 Carleton, Governor of Quebec, 224
Carlisle, Pa., fugitives at, 6; re- lief of, 9
Chambers, British Major, 288 Cherokee Ford, 84
Chickasaw Indians, 212
Christian, Col. William, leads settlers of Fincastle County against Logan, 47, 49, 54
Chronicle, Major, 89
" Chucky Jack," 70
Claiborne, Gen., U. S. military commander, 170
Clark, George Rogers, in com- mand under Lord Dunmore, 47; Daniel Boone accompanies in expedition after Battle of Blue Licks, 145-146; in the Great Northwest, 211-241 ; sketch of, 213-214; on Lord Dunmore's staff, 214; peti- tions Gov. Patrick Henry for 500 pounds of powder, 215; his attempt to stop Indian forays, 217; confers with Gov. Patrick Henry, 218; his plan, 218-219; surprises a dancing party, 221 ; his methods of dealing with Indians, 223; a great bluffer, 225; arranges Virginia cur- rency, 227; marches to Wa-
bash, 229-231; captures Vin- cennes, 234-238; his services, 239; disappointment and neg- lect, 239; his death, 240.
Clark, Ransom, terrible expe- rience at Dade massacre, 203; pitiable condition and death of, 204
Cleaveland, Col. Benjamin, of North Carolina, 76-77, 79; speech of, to mountaineers, 80, 88-89
Clinch, U. S. Commander-in- Chief in Florida, 198
Coffee, Gen., defeats Creek Indians on the Tallapoosa River, 181, 184-186
Coleta, Battle of the, 334-338 Concepcion, Battle of, 314 Corn Island, 219
Cornstalk, Indian chief, in com- mand of Indians at Battle of Point Pleasant, 50, 53; op- poses treaty with Lord Dun- more, 55; fate of, 58; death of, 59
Cornwallis, Lord, in South Carolina, 73-74; falls back, 93 Cowpens, 81; muster of Lacey's army at, 82
Craig, Capt. John, in command of Bryan's Station, 155; suc- cessful defence of, 156
Creek Indians, sketch of, 168; join the British in War of 1812, 168; the last stand of the, 181-186; defeated by Cof- fee and Jackson, 181-190
Creek War, the beginning of the, 167-171
Creole militia, 220
Creoles in Geo. Rogers Clark's march, 229
Cresap, Col., Logan's famous speech against, 56-57
Cresap's War, 45
Crockett, David, and the most desperate defence in Ameri- can history, 307-326; a typi- cal American, 307-3II; a modest man, 308; sketch of
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early life, 309-311; takes rein- forcements to Texas, 316; killed in the Alamo, 325 Croghan, George, joins Harri- son against Tecumseh, 202; his defence of Fort Stephen- son, 291-304; promoted major of 17th Infantry, 293; his re- markable note to Gen. Har- rison, 296; brevetted lieuten- ant-colonel, 304
Croghan, Mrs., sister to Geo. Rogers Clark, 240 Crooked Creek, 54 Cumberland River, explored by Dr. Thomas Walker, 115
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DADE, MAJOR FRANCIS L., massacre of, and his command, 198-202; discovery of his body by Capt. Hitch- cock, 206; monument and in- scription to, at West Point, 207
Dade Massacre, 197-202; Capt. E. A. Hitchcock's report on, 204-207
Daviess, Major Jo, joins Harri- son against Tecumseh, 252; ambitious of distinction, 253; his impatience to attack, 260; death and burial of, 260, 263 Deaf Smith, celebrated scout, 357, 362, 364
Decker, Lieut .- Col., wounded at Tippecanoe, 261
Deckhard rifle, the, 77 De Peyster, Capt., of New York, 85; raises flag of truce at King's Mountain, 90-91
De Quindre, Dagniaux, with Indians attacks Boonesbor- ough, 134
Dixen, Capt., Royal Engineers, 298, 302; wounded, 302
Doak, Presbyterian Parson, 79 Dragging Canoe, Chickamauga chief, killed by John Sevier,
71; on the gloom of Ken- tucky, 119
Dunmore, Lord, Governor of Virginia, calls out Blue Ridge Militia, 46; feeling of Virginians against, 55; ex- pelled from Virginia by Gen. Andrew Lewis, 58
Dunmore's, Lord, War, 45 Duque, Col., attacks the Al- amo, 321; wounded, 323 Du Quesne, see De Quindre, Dagniaux
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ELKSWATAWA (the proph- et), Indian chief, 247; his abandoned early life, 247; has charge of affairs during Te- cumseh's absence, 251
Ellinipsico, son of Cornstalk, killed, 59
Elliott, British Col., demands surrender of Fort Meigs, 288 Embarrass River, Geo. Rogers Clark on the, 231 Enaree, Battle of, 95 England, by treaty, obtains possession of the country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, 213 Everglades, Florida, inacces- sible character of, 197
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FALLEN TIMBERS, Battle of, 249
Fannin, Col. J. W., massacre of his command at Goliad, 329- 330; surrounded by Mexicans at the Coleta, 334; shot, 343 Ferguson, Major Patrick, 47; distinguished conduct of, at Battle of the Brandywine and at Camden, 71; commands in South Carolina, 73; reverses and successes of, 74-76; dash
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to catch him, 79-82; killed at King's Mountain, 91; orig- inal account of his capture by Rev. Stephen Foster, 95-109 Field, Col. John, leads a volun- teer company against Logan, 47-48, 51-52; killed, 52
Findlay, John, explorer, 115
Finley, John, explorer, 115, 118; captured and killed by Ind- ians, 120
Flemming, Col. William, leads expedition from Botetourt, 47, 51; shot, 52
Forbes, Gen. John, 44
Forbes' Road, march of Bou- quet's army through, 9-10
Fort Brady, 14
Fort Brooke, Fla., U. S. troops at, 198, 204
Fort Chartres, principal mili- tary post in Great Northwest, 213
Fort Defiance, the delay at, 329- 333; dismantled, 333
Fort Du Quesne, Pa., 220
Fort Harrison, 253, 263
Fort King, Fla., U. S. troops at, 198, 204
Fort Lee, Tenn., siege of, 70
Fort Ligonier, garrison of, 4; relief of, 9
Fort McIntosh, 32
Fort Massac, 220
Fort Meigs, 295, 300
Fort Mims, the massacre at, 167-178; plan of fort, 170
Fort Morgan, 204
Fort Moultrie, Osceola impris- oned in, 197
Fort Necessity, 43
Fort Pierce, 172
Fort Pitt, defence of, 4; relief of, 8-9, 18, 24
Fort Sackville, Vincennes, Ind., 225, 232; repaired by Gov. Hamilton, 228
Fort Stanwix, Indian treaty of, 44, 66
Fort Stephenson, defence of, 291-304; map of, 294
Fort Stoddardt, Ala., 167 Fort Washington, Ind., 224 Fort Williams, 190
Foster, Rev. Stephen, 79; his original account of the Battle of King's Mountain and death of Major Ferguson, 95-109 Franklin, the State of, and its governor, 68-72
Fraser, Capt., 198, 200; killed, 201; his body found by Capt. Hitchcock, 206
Frederick, Lord Dunmore at, 46 Frenchtown, Mich., 274, 276; map of, 278; Battle of, 280- 286
Fugitives, horrible sufferings of, in Western Pennsylvania, 6
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GAINES, MAJOR-GEN. E. P., Capt. Hitchcock's re- port to, on the Dade massa- cre, 204-207
Gardiner, Capt., 198-199; killed, 202
Gatlin, Assistant Surgeon, 198; killed, 202 Geiger, Capt., wounded, 259, 262 Gibault, Father, French mis- sionary, 223
Gilbert Town, 81
Girty, Simon, in command un- der Lord Dunmore, 47; takes part in Indian attack on Bryan's Station, 140, 154-155; treacherous conduct of, 162- 163
Goliad, Texas, massacre of Fannin's command at, 329- 330
" Good Bess," 298 Grant, Major, defeat of, 5 Greathouse, Indian trader, 46 Green River, 81; explored by Boone, 121-122 Groce's Ferry, 356
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'HAIR-BUYER GENER- AL," the, 224-229 Haldimand, Governor of Que- bec, 224
Hambright, Col., 89
Hamilton, British Governor of Detroit, 127; incites Indians to go on the warpath, 216; the " Hair-buyer General," 224- 229; marches down the Wa- bash to meet Geo. Rogers Clark, 225; Clark's peremp- tory letter to, 236; applies to Clark for truce, 235
Hampden-Sidney College, Will- iam Henry Harrison graduate of, 249
Harrisburg, Texas, Santa Anna destroys, 356-357
Harrison, Captain Benjamin, leads a force against Logan, 47
Harrison, William Henry, Isaac Shelby assists, in defeating Tecumseh, 47; his part in breaking up the league of the Trans-Allegheny tribes, 248; his ancestry, 249; his military experience under Anthony Wayne, 249; his daring and gallantry, 250; his marriage, 250; delegate to Congress from Northwest Territory, 250; Governor of Indiana Ter- ritory, 250; attends Indian council at Vincennes, 250-251; his disposition of his men at the Battle of Tippecanoe, 255- 256; his experience in Indian warfare, 257; his bravery in action, 260; fights the Battle of the Thames, 264-268; given supreme command of forces to recapture Canada, 272; ap- peals to women of Kentucky, 273
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Hart, Capt., brother-in-law of Henry Clay, killed by Indians, 287-288
Helm, Capt. Leonard, appointed commandant at Vincennes, 223; bluffs Gov. Hamilton, 225; his toddy spoiled, 235 Henderson, Lieut., 198; heroic conduct of, 202
Henderson, Col. Richard, nego- tiates with Cherokees for pur- chase of Transylvania terri- tory, 119; sends Boone to ex- plore it, 124
Henry, Patrick, consulted by Geo. Rogers Clark, 218
Hester, negro woman in massa- cre at Fort Mims, 167
Hill, Col., 81
Hillsboro Bay, Fla., 198
Hitchcock, Capt. E. A., his re- port to Major-Gen. E. P. Gaines on the Dade massacre, 204-207
Holston, Fincastle County, Ky., 47
Horse Shoe Bend, Alabama River, Jackson's fight with Indians at, 177; map of, and plan of battle, 182
Houston, Sam, heroism of, 186- 190; his fight for the freedom of Texas, 347-367; some char- acteristics of, 347-353; sketch of his early life, 347-350; his peculiarities in later life, 350- 352; his opposition to seces- sion, 353; in the service of the Texan Republic, 353-354; his risky plan of retreat, 354-356; his dress at Battle of San Ja- cinto, 363; captures Santa Anna, 366
Hunter, Capt., second in com- mand of Fort Meigs, 300, 303
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ILLINOIS, County of, estab- lished, 223
Illinois, Province of, military af- fairs of, administered by Geo. Rogers Clark, 223
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Independence, Texan war of, 314-315 Indian wars justifiable, 193; some not justifiable, 193-194 Indians defeated at Bushy Run by the Scottish Highlanders, 16-17; engagement of, with Bouquet's army, 10-16 Iturbide assumes government of Mexico, 314
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1 TACK, CAPTAIN, 170
Jackson, Andrew, calls out militia of Tennessee against Creek Indians, 177; his vic- tory at Tohopeka, 181-190 Jefferson, Thomas, 218 Jessup, U. S. General, treachery of, toward Osceola, 196 Johnson, Mrs. Jemima Suggett, brave act of, 157-159 Johnson, Richard Mentor, Vice- President of U. S., adventure of, in infancy, 158; in Battle of the Thames, 265-266
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K ANAWHA RIVER, Gen. Lewis on the, 46-47 Kaskaskia, 21I-212, 219; only school at, in Northwest Ter- ritory, 212-213 Kaskaskia River, 220 Keais, Lieut., 198; killed, 202
Kennedy, Major, heads relief expedition to Fort Mims, 177 Kenton, Simon, in command under Lord Dunmore, 47; saves life of Daniel Boone, I30
Kentucky, the beauties of, 113; a home for humanity, 114; ex- ploration of, 118-122; meaning of the name, 119; settlement of, 122-127; first religious ser- vices in, 127 ; first marriage in,
130; her important part in the War of 1812, 272 Kentucky River, Boone's settle- ment on, 122
King's Mountain, 81; launching the thunderbolt, 83-91; Battle of, 85-88; plan of battle, 86; casualties of battle, 91; origi- nal account of battle, 95-109 King's Mountain expedition, fighting in the, 71-72
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LACEY, COL., 81; muster of his army at Cowpens, 82 Lamar, Mirabeau B., promoted for bravery by Houston, 360 La Mothe, Capt., in George Rogers Clark's expedition, 234; Clark's plan to capture, 236
La Salle, Robert Cavelier, Sieur de, the first white man in Kentucky, 114; in the Great Northwest, 21I
Last battle of the Revolution, Blue Licks, Ky., 138-146 Lewis, Gen. Andrew, and his Borderers, 43-59; sketch of, 43; in Braddock's army, 44; major in Washington's regi- ment, 44; promoted as colonel, 44; commands the Blue Ridge militia, 46; in the Battle of Point Pleasant, 48-55; his con- duct at Battle of Point Pleas- ant criticised by Bancroft, 57; Washington's friendship for, 58; resigns his command, 58; death of, 58
Lewis, Col. Charles, leads an expedition from Augusta against Logan, 47, 51; shot, 52
Lewisburg, Blue Ridge militia rendezvous at, 46
Licking River, 140 Ligonier, Fort, see Fort Ligo- nier
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Little Turtle Creck, Indian at- tack at, 18
Logan, Col. Benjamin, in com- mand of a company at battle of Blue Licks, 140, 145
Logan (Tah-gah-jute), Cayugan Indian, declares war on Penn- sylvanians, 46; famous speech of, 56-57; killed, 57 Lone Star Republic, the, 312-314 Long Hunters, the, 122 Louisville, Ky., 219 Lulbegrud Creek, 122
Lynch's Ferry, 358, 359
Lythe, Rev. John, Episcopal clergyman, holds first relig- ious services in Kentucky, 127
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MC GARY, MAJOR, leads attack on Indians at Bryan's Station, 142-143 McGillivray, Indian chief, 216 McLanahan, Major, 282; killed, 283
Madison, Major, fierce defence by, at Frenchtown, 284; or- dered by Gen. Winchester to surrender, 285
Malden, now Amherstburg, On- tario, British headquarters at, 273, 275, 286, 295
Mars, Corporal Stephen, gives first alarm of Indian attack at Tippecanoe, 258
Martin's Station, massacre at, 57
Mason, George, 218
Massacre at Martin's Station, 57; at Ruddle's Station, 57; at Fort Mims, 167-178; of Major Dade's command, 198-202; of the Raisin, 271-289; at Goliad, 338-345
Matthews, Gen. George, in command under Lord Dun- more, 48
Maumee Rapids, 273; Winches- ter ordered to march to, 274
Medals awarded for heroic ex- ploits, 291-292
Merrill, Mrs. John, kills four Indians, 151
Metacomet, the Wampanoag Indian chief (King Philip), 243
Micanopy, Seminole chief, 195;
leads Indians in attack on Major Dade, 200
Michilimackinac, 244
Middleton, Capt., 170, 172
Miller, Lieut .- Col., garrisons Fort Harrison, 255
Mims, Fort, massacre at, 167- 178
Mims, Samuel, his farm at-
tacked by Creek Indians, un- der Weatherford, 169-171
Mobilian race of Indians, 244, 246
Monroe, Mich., 274
Montgomery, Major L. P., killed by Creek Indians, 186- 187
Moore, Gen. Andrew. in com- mand under Lord Dunmore, 48
Morgan, Daniel, in command under Lord Dunmore, 47
Morgans, the story of the, 163- 164
Morris, Robert, guardian of William Henry Harrison, 249 Moscoso in Kentucky, 114 Mountaineers, the assembling of the, 72-78
Mountains, the land beyond the, 113-115
Mudge, Lieut., 198, 200; killed, 201 Musgrove's Mills, skirmish at, 74, 83
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"NAPOLEON of the West," 313
Natchez Indians, 212
Negroes butcher and mutilate troops in the Dade massacre,
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203; quasi-liberty of, among the Indians, 194
Netherland, Major, checks ad- vance of Indians on Bryan's Station, 144-145
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New Washington, 357, 359
Nez Perces War not justifiable by United States, 193 " Nolichucky Jack," 70 Ninety Six, 81
Northwest Territory, the, 21I- 304
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C CONOSTOTA, Indian chief, 216; at siege of Fort Lee, 70
" Old King's Mountain," 47
Osceola, Seminole chief, 195- 197; treachery of Gen. Jessup toward, 196;
kills Gen. Thompson, 200
Ouabache, see Wabash Ouithlacoochee River, 198
Owen, Major Abraham, joins Harrison's expedition against Tecumseh, 252; mistaken for Harrison by Indians and killed, 259
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PARKER, SIR PETER, at- tempt of, to capture Charles- ton, 70
Pennsylvania, how Henry Bou- quet saved, 3-20; western, ac- tivity of Indians in, 5
Pennsylvania and Virginia, strife between for possession of land, 45
Philip, King, Algonquin Indian chief, 243
Piankeshaw Indians volunteer services to Geo. Rogers Clark, 234-235
Pioneer, the American, ix-x
Pioneers of East Tennessee, 63- 93
Pioneers, the wives of the, 151- 153
Pitt, Fort, see Fort Pitt
Point Pleasant, Battle of, 48-55 Point Pleasant, on the Kana- wha, 214
Pontiac, Ottawa Indian Chief, 5, 246
Portilla, Mexican Colonel, de- stroys remnant of Fannin's command, 341-343
Potomac Gap, 46
Precedence, disastrous result of question of, 277-279
Proctor, English commander in War of 1812, 264; at Battle of the Thames, 267; outpost of, at Frenchtown, 275; attacks Winchester's command, 279; infamous treachery of, 284- 286; withdraws to Malden, 286; attacks Fort Meigs, 295; frustrated in his attack on Fort Stephenson by Captain Croghan, 296-304
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RAISIN RIVER, massacre on the, 271-288; Winches- ter's camp on the, 277; map of massacre, 278
Red Hawk, Indian chief, killed, 59 Red River, camp of Daniel Boone on, 121
Red Sticks, Creek warriors, 173 Red Warrior, Creek Indian, 169 Reed, Joseph, Pres. of Supreme Executive Council of Penn- sylvania, 33
Refugio, Texas, Gen. King's command overwhelmed at, 332, 333
Revolution, on the eve of the, 43-59; last battle of the, 138- 146
" Revolution, the Rear Guard of the," 67-68
Reynolds, British Major, 277
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Robb's Kentucky Riflemen, 262 Robertson, James, of Tennessee,
in expedition against Logan, 47; settles in East Tennessee, 67-68
Rocheblave, M. de, commander on the Kaskaskia River, 220; his wife conceals valuable papers, 222
Roosevelt, Theodore, on con- quering a continent, ix
Round Head, Indian chief, 279, 283
" Royal Americans," 8
Ruddle's Station, massacre at, 57
" Runaway Scrape, the," 354- 356
Ruse against ruse, 155
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ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., U. S. troops at, 198; officers and soldiers of Dade massacre interred at, 207
Salt River, explored by Boone, I2I
San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, captured, 314; Santa Anna's army at, 320
San Antonio de Valero, mission of, 314
San Felipe de Austin, 355
San Jacinto, Battle of, 363-368
San Jacinto corn, 358-359
Sandusky Indians ambushed by Capt. Samuel Brady, 33
Sandusky, Lower, defence of, 293: see Fort Stephenson
" Sandy Creek Voyage," 44 Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez, be- comes Dictator of Mexico, 313; sketch of, 313; demands surrender of the Alamo, 316; storms the fort and butchers its defenders, 324-326; the worst of his misdeeds, 329- 344; concentrates his army at the Colorado, 356; trapped by
Houston, 357-362; captured at San Jacinto, 368
Scalping of Indians, official, 33 Scioto River, 47; Boone attacks Indians on the, 134
Scottish Highlanders in battle of Bushy Run, 16-17
Seminoles, their fight for free- dom, 193-208; meaning of their name, 193
Seneca Falls, Gen. Harrison's post at, 395
Sevier, John, and the Watauga men, 63-68; organizer of the first democratic government, 63; origin of his family, 64; organizes the State of Frank- lin, 68; betrayed and tried for high treason, 69; set free and elected to the legislature, 69; chosen governor, 69; death of, 69; romantic episode of his life, 70-71 ; his gallant conduct in Battle of King's Mountain, 86-93
Sevier, Valentine, leads a force against Logan, 47
Shawnees, Capt. Samuel Brady and Lewis Wetzel in camp of, 36-38; Col. Lewis's expedition against, 44
Shelby, Capt. Evan, in com- mand under Gen. Lewis, 47, 52; companion of Sevier, 65-66 Shelby, Col. Isaac, in Battle of Point Pleasant, 47, 54; com- panion of Sevier, 65-66, 75-78; in Battle of the Thames, 265; commands the left centre at Battle of King's Mountain, 86-93
Sherrill, Katharine, second wife of John Sevier, 70-71
Shipp, Ensign Edmund, inter- esting interview of, with Brit- ish officers, 299
Shippensburg, Pa., fugitives at, 6
Short, British Lieut .- Col., at attack on Fort Meigs, 302; killed, 302
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Slavery, position of Mexico to, 313; question of, in Texas, 313 " Sons of Fire," Cherokees, 71 Spencer, Capt. Spier, commands mounted company in Harri- son's army, 253; killed at Tippecanoe, 261
Stars and Stripes, domination of, viii; first floated over Mis- sissippi River, 222; hoisted in Vincennes, Ind., 236-238
Stewart, explorer and compan- ion of Daniel Boone, 119-12I Stone Eater, Indian chief at Tippecanoe, 263
Stuart, Major, incites Creeks and Cherokees against Amer- icans, 216
Stupes, Jenny, rescued by Capt. Samuel Brady, 38
Sumter, Col., 81 Sycamore Shoals, 76
Symmes, Judge, father-in-law of William Henry Harrison, 250
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TAH-GAH-JUTE, Cayugan Indian, 45; see Logan Talladega, Creek Indians de- feated at, by Gen. Jackson, 18I Tallapoosa River, Ala., last stand of Creek Indians at, 182-186
Talluschatches, Creek Indians defeated at, by Gen. Coffee, 181
Tampa Bay, 205, 206
Tecumseh, Indian Chief, 47; his qualities as a statesman, 244; his views on possession of land, 244; James Parton's view of his character, 245; Gen. Harrison's testimony as to his character and abilities, 246; his patience and restraint, 248; his part in the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 249; heart- broken at result of Battle of Tippecanoe, 6; Proctor, Eng-
lish commander, inferior to, 264; in Battle of the Thames, 265; killed, 266-267; perpetu- ation of name, 268
Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison, 243-268; the great- est of the Indians, 243-248 Tennessee, Pioneers of East, 63 93 Tensaw Lake, 167, 169
Terre Haute, Ind., site of, 253
Texas and her heroic sons, 307- 367
Texas, Republic of, 312-314
Thames, Battle of the, 264-268; important results of, 248
Thames River, Province of On- tario, 264
Thayendenegea (Joseph Brandt) Indian chief, 243
Thompson, Gen., killed by Os- ceola, 200
Tippecanoe, result of battle of, 248; meaning of the word, 253; Harrison's disposition of troops on ground at, 255-256; plan of battle of, 256; account of the battle, 257-263
Tipton, Ensign, made captain of his company, 262
Todd, Col. John, defends Bryan's Station, 140; first
governor of Illinois, 123 Tohopeka, Battle of, 177; Jack- son's victory at, 181-190
Tories in Ferguson's army, 75 Trans-Allegheny tribes, league of, 245; the protagonist of the league, 248-252
Transylvania Company estab- lished at Boonesborough, 127; claims right of eminent do- main over Kentucky, 215
Travis, Lieut .- Col. William Bar- rett, commander of the Alamo, 315; his appeal for assistance, 317-318
Trigg, Col. Stephen, defends Bryan's Station, 140
" Twin Sisters," Houston's can- non, 256, 259, 364
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UNITED STATES, injustice of the, to Indians, 193-197; boundaries as arranged by France and Spain, 228-229 Urrea, Mexican General, over- whelms Fannin's command, 330-342
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VIGO, FRANCIS, sketch of, 227, 228; his claim allowed by government, 240 Villiers, Conlon de, 43 Vince's Creek, Texas, 359, 364 Vincennes, Sieur de, establishes a military post on the Wabash, 211; killed by Natchez Indians, 282
Vincennes, Ind., founded, 211; held by Geo. Rogers Clark, 219, 223; captured by Clark, 234-238
Virginia and Pennsylvania, strife between for possession of land, 45
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WABASH, military post at, established by Vincennes, 2II
Walker, Gunner, the last man killed in the Alamo, 325
Walker, Dr. Thomas, Virginian explorer, 115
Warburton, British colonel, at attack on Fort Meigs, 303
Ward, Lieut .- Col., takes assist- ance to the Refugio garrison, 332; escapes, 332; shot by Mexicans, 343
Warrick, Capt., killed at Tippe- canoe, 261
Washington, George, narrow escape of, 73
Watauga men and John Sevier, 63-68
Watauga, Tenn., visited by De Soto, 66; settled by Dougher- ty, an Irish trader, 66
Watauga, Fincastle County, 47
Waxhaws, massacre at, 87 Wayne, Anthony, instructor of William Henry Harrison, 249 Weatherford, Indian war chief, 169
Wells, Col. of 17th U. S. Infan- try, 273, 277, 280, 282; killed, 283
Wetzel, Lewis, adventure with Capt. Samuel Brady in camp of Shawnees, 36-38
White Loon, Indian chief at Tippecanoe, 263
White, Stuart Edward, on the American pioneer, ix
Wilderness Road, 124
Williams, Col., 81; killed at King's Mountain, 91
Willing, Anne, refuses to wed General Bouquet, 19
Willing, the, a bateaux com- manded by Capt. Rogers, 229, 235
Winchester, Col., ordered to march to Maumee Rapids, 274; camps on the Raisin River, 277; his command at- tacked by Gen. Proctor, 279 Winnemac, Indian chief at Tip- pecanoe, 263
Winston, Major, 86, 89
Withlacoochee River, 198, 199, 204
Wood, Col., Virginian explorer, II5
Wyandotte Indians assist Gen. Proctor at Frenchtown, 279; attack Bryan's Station, 140- I44 Wythe, George, 218
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YADKIN RIVER, Boone's settlement on, 121-122
" Yellow Jackets," Capt. Spen- cer's company of mounted rifles, 253; at Tippecanoe, 261
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By Cyrus Townsend Brady
AMERICAN FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS SERIES
COLONIAL, 1556 to 1759
THE volume tells of Frontenac's exploits, the capture of Louisburg by the colonists, the fighting around Ticonderoga and the battle of Quebec, and contains tales of Sir Henry Morgan and other famous pirates, the story of de Soto, etc. "It is a fascinating period, and the author has picked out thrilling stories and told them in good fashion." SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN. 16 Illustrations. Postpaid, $1.35 ; net, $1.20
REVOLUTIONARY, 1776-1812-1815
A SERIES of dramatically told stories, based on the history of the greatest battles fought in the early days of the Amer- ican people. (Formerly "American Fights and Fighters ")
"Every page in this volume is readable and every campaign and battle is described with clearness and vigor." NEW YORK TIMES. 16 Illustrations. $1.50
BORDER, 1760 to 1836
STORIES of Daniel Boone, Sam Houston, David Crockett, Andrew Jackson, etc., whose battles in the wilderness and on the plains mark the decisive steps by which the boundaries of the nation were pushed westward.
" It is full of romance, and should prove more interesting to a boy than any novel of adventure." PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
16 Illustrations. Postpaid, $1.45 ; net, $1.30
INDIAN, 1866 to 1876. (New)
TELLING for the first time the history of the Indian war- fare during this century in America. It is the only connected account of the struggle that the American government has made in this period to keep the red man in check.
"Admirable from every point of view." PHILADEPHIA INQUIRER. Illustrated. Postpaid, $1.45 ; net, $1.30
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