The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-01-20

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sufficient for summer quarters. They
consisted of bark or Purcheon, laid
up with two sides seven or eight feet
long, and five or SIX feel wide, backed
against the pickets and open in front,
where we built our cooking fires, hay-
ing to go in the woods and, back the
little fuel we used. We had only the
ground to lieoon till we peeled some
oak bark for floor and for our beds,
we stripped foliage from the hazel
bushes, as straw was not to be had.
We saw very few persons here
white or colored, except soldiers
Our business was, besides our daily
parade to dig a9well, and build block
houses. We had got well dug about
20 feet deep, when an Indian was
brought there charged with horse
Stealing, stole, Il believe, from Mrs.
Whitaker. He was confined some
days in our dry well, until a. conncil
was held with the Indians Of Seneca
town, an. Indian village several miles
up the river, at which they agreed to
| furnish angood dressed beef forlthe
garrison, and our prisoner was re-
leased, and fine, fat well-dressed
heifer was furnished for The garrison,
and the horse was restored. The fresh
beef was well ,relished indeed; after
we had been kept on salt pork and
bread so long, butHso many of the gar.
rison were soon taken sick, that we
suspsctedithe3 Indians of poisoning the
beef. &c. s--,,rz s., =
We had not finished our well or our.
blockhouse, until, on, July 21st, orders
were receivad frem Gen. Hull at De-
troit, to our Captain, to march there.
with his and Rowland's companies to.
join the main army. With these or
ders, sent by Captain Curtis, dcame.
also some money to our Captain, to
pay for the supplies he had obtained
for us-but no money came to pay
| soldiers. .7'tti sti5a Il
On July 22d, Captain Campbell
| started for Portage county, to pay
those from whom he had obtained our
supplies-leaving orders to make all
| ready while he should be absent.
On July 29th, Captain Campbell re-
turned, accompanied by Captain Row.
land, of Columbiana county volun--
teers, who came in advance Of his
company. About the same time, near
ly all of-the garrison were taken sick,
with diarrhea and fever. Some were
entirely disabled, others were just
able to walk about. Captain Rowland's
company arrived at the fort by water, 4
Aug, I'D. and on the 4thl both compa-
nies started By, water down the river
halted at Mrs. Whitaker's, staid over
night and staid next day to attend to7
the'sick, of whom Capt. Campbell and
Seth Day were very sick, y3gf5 q
On the 9th Rowland's company
started by land up the lake toward
Detroit, aad with HIM Lieut.. Carts, 4
who was detailed with squad Of
eleven men, to guard the post and
stores at Maumee. OF that squad. +
only remember the names of Sergeant
Ely, Samuel Hartle, Henry Root and |
John Jacobs, the latter-Jacobs, died
there some time after. The same day 9
Captain Campbell, with the remain
der of our company, went by boat
down the river and bay from Mrs 9
Whitaker's to the Parsons blockhouse, 2
on Danbury Peninsular. Next day,
Ang. 7th, Captain Campbell and Seth
Day, being sick-worse than others
Of the company, were aided on board 1
John nWallaceisT boat and started
down the lake for Cleveland, witha
Pone attendant, Philip WiIiyafd and !
Lieutenant Day and the bnlance of
the Company, started west for the
River Raisin, on Babcock's boat, the 4
same boat we came up the lake on |
near a month before In N.Y. first 4
number Iepoke Of our boats as open
boats, which was I think mistake
I think those smaihcrafts were deeked.
From Sandusky Bay we sailed day
and night. till we arrived near the
mouth of Raisin, On the forenoot1I of
Aug: 7fh,iwhere we we're hindered
some hours among the bulrushes and
flags hunting the channel, which we
finally found,s and proceeded up the
river mile or two, and arrived At the
settlement Of French town about
noon. Stopped at Godfrey's unfin-
ished frame House on our right bank,
about noon. There we staid ever
night, and next day on an alarm of
"Indians coming we moved on to
the garrison, about half mile up the
river, on same side. Next day, Aug.
10TH fwe moved TO other quarters,
some of the sick to a vacant log house
on the south side Of the river, others
to Capt. Downing's, a, kind good fap4-
lily near mile above the garrison
There Lient, Day. SeEgt. Day, Sergt.
Wright and John McManns, who
were our sickest, with Ensign Wes-
ton and John. Smith, to attend them,
were located with that kind faniiiy!-
The log house where the most, of ps l
| were located, stood alone, had q good
spring and timber near, and not faral
from the riveF, and I think it was
there some forty years after, found i
thefohrishingl city of M0nFos mich.
We remained at those places, nearly
all sick, but most of us able to walk
IIabouts until analarm of Indians COM
ing to attack us, on Aug. gl4th, when.
though the alarm proved false one,
| WI, ,all who occupied the log house,
went to the garrison, where we staid
till Monday, the 17th. when Capt" 1El-
ElIott, British officer, and o few attend
| antss, white and red, ,,awith o dag of
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