Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-10-13
ANOTHER BlCKW0ODSMAN GONE.

The Louisville Jour. records the death
IN Shelby eouuty. KY. on the 9th inst, of
Maj. BLAND BALLARD, III the 95lh year of
his age. Maj Ballard was one of the pio.
neers of Kentucky. and came TO that State
from Firginia, ,iul77S. He served through
/ out the Revolutionary War, and the War
Of 1912 He was one of the greatest In
dian fighters Of the age. being a man of
wonderful physical strength, and indorni.
table energy The State has erected. in
| anticipation of his death. monument 10
his memory in the county of Ballard -
He was the last Of the pioneers Of Ky
/, Fhe journal says of him
We once heard hia asked how many
Indians he had killed in one day. L
killed said he, six one morning before
breakfast, and 1t was not very good morn
ing for the business, either" This reply,
given IN his peculiar 5usiness-like style.
we will never forget. II We bad not re-
Cured to the question, we might have
thought the old gentleman was speaking
of some morning hunt for squirrels. deer,
or buffalo, SO singularly calm was his man
uer but on this as on other occasions,
Major Ballard never exhibited he slight.
est compunctions on account cf his having
killed the Indians His family, and he in
his own person. had received too many in
juries from the savages for him ever to
feel the slightest sympathy for them. He
regarded them as 4 faithless, treacheroGs
race, aud the enemy of his own and there.
fore SORROW ed but little over their proba-
bic eXtiuctiUu. But he often spoke of
some of them as brave, chivalrous. and
Orartnr15,s and far -ia,,,
est admiration
In l17S, the Indians attacked his faith.
ers house situated near the little fort on
Tick creek. few miles northwest Of Shell
byviie. Tie attack was made in the
morning. and began by the savages shoot
ing down bis brother Benjamin. who had
gone out OF the house for wood to make
fire. They assailed the house. The inma-
ties barred the door. aud prepared for de-
fence Tue father of the subject of this
sketch, was the only man in the house
and he and one old man were the only per-
sons in the fort. Aroused by the guns. he
snatchci up his own rife and rushed to
the defence of his kindred He fred and
reloaded and fired again as lie ran with
good effect la the meantime the Indians
broke open the house and killed his faith
er. his mother, aud two sisters and toIna-
hawked the Younger sister child. who
recovered When tue Indians broke into
the house, his mother endeavored to es.
cape by the back door, but a sara-- pur-
sued her, and as he raised his towahawk
to strike her. the subject Of this sketch
fred at bin. not IN time however. 10 pre-
vent the fatal blow and they both fel, and
expired together The Indians numbered
about fifteen, bat before they had compile.
ted their work Of death and fed, it Is sup
posed that the subject Of this sketch killed
six or seven Of them
Maj Ballard was frequently member
Of the Kentucky State LEGISLATURE
Thus one by one the brave old pioneers
OF the west are passing away We are
familiar with the name of Major Bland
Ballard, having heard many anecdotes Of
him from LYMAN G. DRArEG. OF Madison,
in this State Mr. Draper has visited
Maj Ballard home in Kentucky several
times, and taken d0wn from his own Fps.
his recoIlections Of early border life and
Indian warfare
We believe Mr. Draper intends deyo-
ting scperate work to the life Of Major
Ballard Mr- ID has for the past twenty
years devoted his whole time and energies
TO the subject Of Western History and
has now some half dozen works nearly
ready for the press Among them are the
lives OF George Rogers Clarke Simon
kenton. Capt. Samuel Brady. Gen Fir
ton, Col. WIN. Martin. Gen Sewer and
Daniel Boone Boone IS to be issued this
-Bl1ger State