Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-06-27


| to Kentucky in 1884. He was theslast OF the Old
stock LETT when the war of 1S IL commenced. lie
| was made aaiutant general when Kentucky be-
came State, and in that capacity joined one OF
the armies sent out by Kentucky during tho war
i Edward ilatler, the youngests OF the hVe bro
TIERS WAS too yoGngt6 enter the aBy,in the first
stages nf the revolution but Joined 1t near the
| Close and had risen TO captaincy when
Clair took the COMMAND, and led t. dlsus-
sslaGaatin which sotnany ottheS5est soldiers
i Of The country persisted. ~
q 0f.thlse i've 7brotheF sss'four had sons, altot
Ewhom, With one exception, were engaged IN the
E1nilitaTYSor naval service of the country during
1.-The last war. =1-zsaze
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/ Before tue march |" ION the NotthwcS'erl
army. he w"i elected corporal. III thIS SFauc ne
marched to the relief OF fVrt wayne WHICH was
invested by hostile indians These were driven
hciOr" the EH"niucky volunteers 10 Their towns on
tie Wnbas!;, which was destroyed and The troops
then returned to the NliamI oil the lakes, where
they m:sde winter cucampment l1cie an en-
signs commission in the second regiment OF Unl-
ted States Infantry was rendered 10 the volunteer
corrorai, which lie declined, unless permitted to
Y remain with the Northwestern army, which lie had
entered To share in the effort Of The Kentucky mi
tia to wipe ont the disgrace Of llull'S surrender
hy tie re. capture OF Detroit. Ills proposition was
assentetI to-
There were two battles on the river Raisin, one
on the tSth: the other on the 32d of January. In
the first, the: whole body of Indian warriors. drawn
touclheT from the lake tribes, for the defence OF
Upper Canada against the approaching Kentuck-
ana, were encountered. In moving To the attack
Ofhjs 2rnt!abIe force OF the heFc"st, and hrnvest
and most expert warriors on the continent, n
strong party Of them were deserted from the line
with which Ensign Butler advanced, running for
ward To reanh ience as a cover IRON which IL
ply their rifles. Butler instantly proposed, and
was permitted, 10 anticipate them. Calling upon
some Of the most alert and active men OF the
company, he ran directly TO meet the Indians nj
tie fence. lie and his comrades 0ut-slrpPed the
enemy, and getting possession oil the ience' Kept
the advantage o. the position Tor their advancing
lrendsi
Thc close OF the battle OF the 18Th gave another
instance in which the leading traits OF General
Buffers character were still more strIkIngly Illus
tratcd.: The Indians, driven from the deences
around the town the river Raisin, retired, fight
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