Border Wars of the West: Comprising the Frontier Wars of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin ; and Embracing Individual Adventures Among the Indians, and Exploits of Boone, Kenton, Clark, Logan, Brady, Poe, Morgan, the Whetzels, and Other Border Heroes of the WestMiller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856 - 608 pages |
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advance alarm arms army arrived attack attempt battle Black Hawk block-house boat body Boone Boonesborough British brother cabin camp canoe Captain captured chief Clarke command commenced Creek crossed danger dead defeat Delawares despatched detachment discovered encamped enemy escaped expedition fell fire flank force Fort Duquesne Fort Henry Fort Jefferson Fort Pitt Fort Strother Fort Washington French frontier garrison gave Girty Governor Harrodsburg horses hostile hundred immediately Indians inhabitants instantly Kaskaskia Kenton Kentuckians Kentucky Keokuk killed Logan massacre miles militia morning murder Neopop night number of Indians officers Ohio party of Indians peace Pennsylvania Prairie du Chien prisoners pursued pursuit reached rear received retreat returned rifle river savages scalped sent settlements settlers Shawanees shot side Simon Girty soldiers soon surrender taken Tecumseh tomahawk took town treaty tribes troops village Virginia volunteers warriors Wayne Whetzel whites wounded