Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-13
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llfPhCANOE The Political (IndInn,A
CLARION Of Nov. 9th contains an account al
nh Affecting ceremony which took place ON the
2lst OF October II was the collection of ia,
bones oithose who fell IN the bloody conf IL,
OF lIppecanoe, aud their requirement with
appropriate honours We sbridge from thst
paper some account OF Tho battle and of tb,
late ceremony. II may be remember ed thar IN
isll several murders aud deprcda,ions CON.
united by the Indians under tho Influence Of
the fanatic called the ShaWanee Prophet. had
led 10 the concentration OF some American
forces IN the ludlan Territory. In the Oc,a.
Der OF that year M expedition, about 8UO in
number, set out from Vmoennes und,r Gen.
Harrison aud proceeded up the Wabash. Al,
the mouth of Vcrm'llon block house wp, ~,
recied tor the protection Of the boats aud haa-
w baggage. which they were obliged to leave
there. Inc march from the block house wa,
commenced ON the morning OF The Sd OF No.
vember, L. lay on the norlh. western side of the
river. On The 9th, they lind arrived within four
miles oi the Prophets Town, whore they found
the limo Of battle. and so proceeded 10 within
100 yards oil the town, where the Indians re.
quesied halt, aud u suspension oil bosull,ies
til n general interview could he had - he III
tic army encamped but III order OF battle, eve.
~ man sleeping immediately opposite 10 his
pot, and III ms aCeontTe,ncnls. AbouI hall
past o'clock on the morning Of the 7ih the
Indians made an attack The night was very
dark II rained aud showed aud the wind blew.
Gen Harrison bad riscn, aud the sIennl fot
calling 10 arms would have been given IN two
minutes, when The assanll began. The troop,
aere Immediately al t,cir posts but the In
dians bars INTO tar tents OF the more tardy and
batted our soldiers maud to hand. In n slor,
tune The fires were .HlingnIshed, and n solid
phalauk opposed 10 The assailauts quite round
the camp. The conflict Was bloody, ind i, was
not I'll dawn that an ell ciual chat was made
by oui troops, aud the savage gave va. AT the
poin, Of the bHyonet. OF The American forces
% we're killed and 1875 wounded. The Indians
must have sufrrs much more severely. HAY.
ing inferred the dead, aud destroyed the Town,
aud the Indian possession. ia the vicinity, the
army commenced on the 0th is return down
the Wabash. On The following day our fallen
were torn nom their graves by their Indians,
that their blankets aud scslps.mishl be obi aimed
Ce. Upton one OF the Survivors of the con-
1icl, was the first white man who revisited the
baille.grvInd,-T occurred about ten years
ago. ie found the bones Of his deceased tel
low soldrs scattered over plain, but h,s Gala mi
tous situation al the time permitted his collec,
ting but a few.
II WAS to inter these remains that near a
thousand persons collected dn The battle-ground
the morning Of the 2lst OF October, among
them, n few survivors of the battle, and n lew
relations and friends oil The deceased. Al M
early bour,a sma parry went up to the ground
and collected all the bones that could be found
under and above tho earth. Much the grea-
ter part had decsJe ed. Part Of those found
were deposited in a large box, and the remain
der elegant coffin, lined within and cover
ed with black bi oad cloth, hung round with
Grape. On the lid oi the CONN, REST, WARRIORS
REsr, Was lnscii bed in large letters with brass
halls. A large grave Was dug for tho final IL
t.rnsnt on The spot Of the original deposilo
Appropriate ceremonies were performed, and
before the contourse dispersed, " they were
addressed by Gen. Upton 10 relation to the
sang uinary conflict aud the last houors 10 the
noble dead whose expiring struggles he had
witnessed on tina. hallowed spot. Bat his Oh
Jet. more especially, was to vindica,e his
Commander IRON the unrighteous aspersions OF
which he had becn made c SUBJECT. With
much ability he justified the encamp,nenr, the
disposition of the forces aud the conduct of the
engagement. Though then lar in the bosom
of barbarous lind-hough encmcled by over.
whelming numbers Of foe that never knew
m.rcy-though the season and the elements
seemed to war against them still am DIST the
confusion aud sIaug hter OF the bloody fight,
ever, mis- foI tune OF the conflict was promptly
met, by "a display Of military skin, Of cool and
d,spassIonste bravery worthy OF universal com-
mend.tion and lasting remembrance"
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