Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-07
.1.Ex.ANnRIA GAZETTE
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INTERESTING REMINISCENCEs
BRApDocH's GRAVE.

Tho nlacc where Braddock was. buried is in
E,vette county, Pa, and between ffty-threc
,oy 6fty-four miles from Cumberland, Mary
land. i few rods north of the National road
There had long existed "a Tradition in this re-
riop that Braddock was killed by one of his
own men, and more recent developments leave
little or no doubt of the fact. A communica-
hon some time since appeared in q Washington
Daoer, written by gentleman whose authority
i rood on such points, which, says: ""Whcn my.
father was. removing with his family to the
West, one of the Fausetts kept a public house,
near where Union town now stands, the county
seat of Fayette, Pa. In this mans house. we
lodged about the 10th of October, l7Sl, twenty
SIX wears and a few months after Braddock'' S
defeat, and there it was made anything but a
secret that one of the family dealt the death
blow to the British General. 5tS%3
'Thirteen years afterwards I met Thomas
Fausett in Fayette county, then, as. he told me,
in bis 10th year To him put the plain ques.
ton, and received the plain reply: - dld
shoot hanei' He then went on to insist that,
BY doing so; he contributed to, save what was
left of the army, In brief in my youth | new.
er heard the fact either doubted or blamed
that Fousett shot Braddock. '.ajla@si bloi' li5,@
Hon. Andrew Stewart, Of Uniontown, Pa,
SAYS his father, knew and often conYersed with
Tom. Fausett, who did not hesitate to avow In
the presence, Of his friends that he shot Gen,
Braddock eFausett was 4 man OF gigantic
frame, of uncivilized, half savage propcnsltles,
who spent most of his life among the noun
tans as a hermit, living on the game which he
killed. Hewould occasionally come into town
and get drunk. sometimes he would rcpel IN
quiries.in the affair of Braddock S death, by
putting his fingers to his lips, and uttering a
sort of buzzing sound; at other times he would
burst into tears, and appear greatly agltated by
conflicting passions. . .....,s -. ...,
In spite Of Braddock's s silly. order that the
troops should not protect themselves behind
the trees, Joseph Fausett had taken such apo-
sition, when Braddock rode up in passion. and
struck him down with his sword Tom Fau-
sett, who was but a short distance from his
brother, saw the whole transaction, and imme.
diately drew up his rife and SHOT Braddock
through the. lungs, partly in revenge tor the
outrage upon his brother, and partly, as ne al
ways alleged, to get the General out OF the
way, and thus save the remainder OF the gal
liant band who had been sacrificed to his OBJ
stnacy and want Of experience in frontier. war
afe. 8 iy..{as N,g ,a
After iBraddock fell, the retrealiug soldiers
carried their wounded General for four days,
until they reached seven miles beyond Dunbar S
camp, where he expired He was buried IN
Tue centre Of the road which bis advancing
army had cut aud to prevent the discovery OF
the grave, and to save the body from savage
lishonor, soldiers, horses and wagons were
passed over it. Some of the soldiers 50 mark
ed the trees near the spot, that those who vls-
tied there many years after could mark out the
spot with certainty. ~ H/.s
Soome twenty-nine years since, while a par
ty tyoflaborers were repairiog this road and dig
gng away the slope of the hill, they dlslnter-
red some bones, with suudry military trapplogs,
which we're at once known by the old settlers
be those of Braddock. One and another
took some Of the most prominent bones, and
the others were inferred under tree on the
bill. Mr.. Stewart afterwards collected the
scattered bones from the individuals who had
taken them, and sent them to Peale's Museum
philadelphia L az1 :,
A plain shinge marked ''Braddoek's 8 grave
nailed to to the tree where apart OF the bones
arc inferred is the only monument to point out
10 the traveller the resting place OF the proud
and brave but unfortunate hero OF the French
war r.is .s, (.