Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-10-30

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II appear that a COMPANY Of go
1 md by captain, and belopgina g 10
Luese corps, were the first to attack tbo
.nu'ahs at the Bad Axe. The Gaclsin . lie
s as.' are 'hese: when gen. Henry. $ troons
a..iVeo on the battle ground, several rnep
ho o,.o exceed II in number, appearing TO-
os under the command of no oA;car 20 "
slong the line of Henrys BRIGADE ANY
esnqulred for Dodgc's corps stst;no , 1na
w. "au iost SIGHT of them. These men
m mere probably among those troops of
senrys brigade who received the 6rstI
n'e from the Indians. But they werel
company, and were not command
ca by captain. They were, probably
lew scouts. No such officer as cant.,;n
DickSon commanded in col. Dodge's corns
Inns can truly be said without detrart-
ing from he emerits or bravery of Mr..
dickson, or any other of the eleven indi-
youals here referred 70. Of The circun,-
s az mere stated, has been mansflcturedI
'ne PomPous notice which has appeared i,
90 oiiciai documents, and in other shapcs.
=. 'pe important movements of these
sPles which are said to have sattacked 81
.'le indians simultaneously with Henrv's u
The writer FURTHER rt,,e-,--.,.-..-.,
of gen. Henry's command had not enter 4;
ed the swamp, when the regular troops ar
and col. Dodge's Squadron were dcscen- r
ding the bluff about one fourth Of mile H.
in their rear. To this statement, we re- 10,
ply that Henry troops did not pass thro' NJ
the swamp in the manner here indicated. ;p
When they arrived at the swamp, they n
halted in line, and Immediately advanced If
BY the, right Of companies through it. So cb
that reinstatement here noticed has no au- ri
thority TO sustaini it. M
The conclusion Of the article above III
quoted, intimates that the Eight at the II,
river was not very severe Who has said 81,
to the contrary? The battle which dis do
pirited, humbled and broke down the In. ~
dams, was fought at the Wisconsin. The m
subsequent conflict at the Mississippi was m;
a minor affair. ,yi
We will here make the suggestion that th
the article which has caused these re- III;
marks, could not have been written by an m,
eye witness of many of the occurrences dill
which the writer attempts to narrate; but f.,
most likely comes from one who left the wl
service before the troops encountered the II
'burthen and heat of the day.; 10,
The remarks which have been COM cv
mtted to the press by the undersigned,
were written with full conviction of mr.
their truth. They were due to the vol In
unteers of Illinois, who have been dealt fin
with most unfairly. They were due to 10,
the public, whose attention has been cal.
led, time and again TO statements connect,
ed with the subject of this article, which no
were distorted, untrue and made with
view of securing laurels for a single ill., ne
divIdual which belonged equally to his
compeers in arms. wi
ga VOLUNTEER" 90,
1t was the practice, when new corps
Jolned The army, 10 report the same, to tn;
gether with the rank Of the officers to the M
commander in chief, who Immediately is
sued general orders announcing the rank Mi
ofsaid officers to the different corps of the wi
army. No such orders were issued in no
the case of col. Dodge's corps.
CIPCIrT AID "