Identifier: ohioarchological16ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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er of General Harrison at this seeming diso-bedience to his order and the summoning of Croghan to come to FortSeneca and the placing of another in command until the gallant boyhad explained and appeased the wrath of his superior and was sent back tohis post, are familiar facts of history. On the afternoon of August 1st, 24 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. 1813, we find the young hero back in command and with 160 men andOld Betsy, sending back to Proctor with his 700 veterans, 2,000 In-dians and Barclays gunboats in the river, a defiant refusal to his summonsto surrender. General Harrison, in his report to the Secretary of War, thus de-scribes the battle. Their troops were formed into two columns, one ledby Lieut.-Colonel Short, headed the principal one. He conducted his mento the brink of the ditch under a galling fire from the garrison, andby Lieut.-Colonel Shortt headed the principal one. He conducted his menand the light infantry. At this moment a masked porthole was sud-
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ATTACK ON FORT STEPHENSON. denly opened and the six-pounder, with a half-load of powder and adouble charge of leaden slugs, at a distance of thirty feet, poured destruc-tion upon them, and killed or wounded every man who entered the ditch.In vain did the British officers try to lead on the balance of the column.Ft retired under a shower of shot, and sought safety in the adjoiningwoods. And who was this young man who defended this place against aforce of British and Indians and drove them discomfited from the fieldof battle. We seem to see him now as he stood there a model of manlybeauty in his youthful prime, a man in all that makes a man ere man- The Croghan Celebration. 25 hoods years have been fulfilled; standing on the threshold of hiscareer. This young, accomplished, handsome youth was born at LocustGrove, Ky., November 15, 1791. His mother was Lucy Clark. Ofuncles he had upon his mothers side, George Rogers Clark, whose greatcampaign through the wilderness won for us the Northwe

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