The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1849-02-06

lug wy HakH's tney fetfeateui leaving the
dead and wounded and seventy siand 81
arms, besides boaf.g ssr 4aaa0E
This was abrilliant victory. The enemy,
numbered nearly Twelve hundred men;
CFoghan's furce waslprccls.l ly one hundred
and sixiys The killed were bnried with tho
honors Of war; ard, forgsilul Ibai tho woun.
ded had, but few mouths before, parlicpa-
ted in the rnsssacre at the river lRaisin and
Fori Meigs, sho extended ihe utmost care 10
shep: Previous to Heir fnpl retreat be
toro the enemy had suspended HE fire, ,be
wounded rweie taken from the ditch inlo the
fort, and placed IN the hospital, under The
care Of medical officers. El TaSgk9 Hf
The American loss was one killed and
seven wou. ded. Tba, of ,lle enemy. a TO-
lai Of one liundrediand ff,y,men. This de-
fence called forth the greatest enthusiasm in
the Union. Maior Croghan received the5
thanks Of both houses ol congress. and
swords were presented BY lhe 3na:ion. ID
himself and the officers under his command.
General Hariisonfn general orders Icom-
piImenicd the whole garfisois.f A Srarer
compliment was also bestowed OH Crothsn
y We LADIES' q cincinnati, wip presented
"II ~ .'.n .a:M ~ M eaegan, Y, y, sword. Is.
brsyet Of iieutcnant-colonel from The date
Of bis report, August Cd, 1919. f'his al.
faiswss onesof the most gallant, actions ~
'ne Wy, and placed Cfoghan military tai
aDoss p'si'u'c Y n's.co'u'age. .ss'g
we, -s uSs.s'su 49,. ''0 o'''ea ''ases
I. s, ,,s., - 80 ''' sun0 - io4o. on
w, =. 'oo"',' "'s f'i's.,c'in fo''
Z s,ss4ss ! N'Aae 'l~ N's o''oneu .an ~ SUI
~ = y |'o'Sc go Uor'nea'iy iooo 'hehs ~
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| "a AZ w. w "n'y % 'ho"
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= 'o'a''Ne ou' . surrender G
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i''' - - 80 :. -.,s.''. @ '''o',' ." e'io''
~, @ s II Hi'o''a"' pos'' '"c
" "e aAcs' ana 'ae eAPeo''''p P'a =
.o".'ue. - SV.' S'osnan' 'neh ''e
''s' u's's s''Saea o. .ne junior oince's' OF
y. a na ~ 1'''' however
", ~, 1"sIs =, '"a "oos'
'sA-A s''oA WIN s'sof ahp
sk'ii, ne was npuised, lost sixty men in
killed and wounded, large part OF his com.
sasnd; and was obliged to return withou,
.rc,,n c ll;;b. ,,l;.b.,, b;;. ,,;,o, IT.. NJ.
s'''i - ~ '" "s" .''0'
sss1 Were no' cone Wild n'n, ior on ms ls re-
iurnshc destroyed the Brlish fort al St. Jo-
seph's aud 81. Marys, only less important
sb.n -M;ch;l;m.ck;.sc a
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Srs S'Pen r'' a'"u 's" '
.' -. .sprc'0' Y i'.' "o"e'e''
sss's"ea ~, ,'o'"'''ssio'in ioi.' anu was
sPpo'n'eo tos''''4s'f' u 'he Guy OF se"
O''eass. 10 1872 40 was appointed In
sp'c'os Ssns'al, allo Y ,ie ac''Se o'scnare'
~ 'ns au''es q mss ms once he remoihed III
isAs Time ol bis death. K ..,,...s
ssil During the Aicxican War, che partcipi
s,sa ~ Il. eIot;es ~ ,bn a.ssnI, an Mon,a
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's's1A 's1 ) "ss Y eo - ~ =, os' ",''e' s,
ls'ng Terms py ven. layer ,s y 'llo emcs' re
port giia .@isss.ss. & 5sss.
~ sDufing the siege. when the fire of one q
she snesny's strong positions was concentr,
tea on Tennessee regiment, Golone
CioQllan rushcd d 10 lis font. Taking OF hi
rhapeau. with the wind tossing about n.
aray hair, he reminded ,hcm Tia, ,hey Ner,
|, siuc sensef The men who, with General Jack
snn, IN ol@-i4, had never been defeated