The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-02-08
BRADDUCk'o FAIf.

/ BRADDUCk'S FAIE.
An Old Settler Asserts that H,
Shot the General-An Interest
ing Letter.
The following, clipped from Penn
sylvania paper, is handed US for publ
cation by Mr.. VIM. Virgins, who feel
q personal interest in the narrative from
having frequently visited the locality
the first time only two years after th'
date given. The Hon. Andrew Stewart
spoken Of, q Pennsylvania NJ. c. noted
for his prominent efforts upon tariff
measures, he informs Us, is yet living
at an age of more than eighty years.
Here 10 the article:
"Acorrespondent, after giving an ac-
count Of the planting on the 2lst uit.,
by Mr.. Murdoch and Mr.. King, OF
sundry selected trees At the grave Of
General Braddock, p Fayette county,
Penn, adds the following interesting
historical sketch Of events and Incl.
dents connected with Braddock's
expedition and death, and the customs
ofthat period:
In connection with Braddock's
grave, We cannot resis. the temtation
to give some historical incidents de-
rived from the Hon. Andrew Stewart
About the year 1902, Mr.. Stewart's
father lived about two miles east of
Braddock's grave on what is called
"Braddock's Old Road''-the old mill
tary road. Being Supervisor of roads,
he went with some hands to repair the
road, taking with him Mr.. Stewart
then . boy ten or twelve years Of age.
While the men were at work on the
east bank Of Braddock's run, Thomas
Faucetts born In 1712, and died in
1915. aged lO4 years, and who was with
Braddock's army at the time OF his
defeat and death,l an old mountain
hunter, then living on the road less
than o mile east Of Braddock's grave,
in cabin, some Of the ruins Of which
are still visible, came along with his
rifle on his shoulder. hunting-knife
in his belt, dressed in blue hunting
shirt, bear-skin c1p and huck-skin
pants, standing straight as an arrow,
about six feet four In his moccasins.
Faucstte said: TAKE care, men or you
will dig up Brsddock's bones. We
buried him here where he died, right
on the bank Of this run. We dug
away the bank and drove the baggage
wagons over the grave. 30 that the
enemy could not flnd the grave. I
will show you the spot.-The water
has washed down nearly to the bones.
Dig down here foot or two and you
will find them." The men did 20 and
found the bones.
"Braddock." said Faucette to the
twas q brave man, but to
save his men Iphot him." "Why so?"
was asked. II will tell you. My BROTH
er Joe and 1 were fighting behind trees,
when Braddock came riding along and
struck Joe, saying, "You coward,
stand out and fight like . man."
him our worst enemy,
turned round and shot him instead OF
an Indian. When Washington took
he told ~ to tree. We did
90, and the remnant Of US were saved"
In confirmation Of Faucette's story
history says that Braddock was shot
by one Of his own men, and it was
upon this occasion that Braddock,
when Washington advised him to let
the men tree, said: "High times,
when Virginia buckskin undertakes
to teach British General how to
fight"
Mr.. Stewart further says the bones
were reinterred at the foot OF . large
white oak tree, except . few which his
father took home aud afterward sent
by some Western merchants going
East, with directions to put them IN
the museum at Philadelphia. The
merchants, Mr.. Stewart says, then
travelled in companies armed with
pistols, to protect their money, consist.
ing of Spanish dollars. Each pack
horse carried two or three thousand
dollars in small leather bags. The
merchants would carry back on the
same horses, iron, salt and other mer-
chandise for the supply of the Western
people, the whole in a wear Amounting
perhaps to not much more than one
Iron horse" now takes over the
mountain in q single train. Slaves
from Virginia were driven through
Uniontown in those days, corraled to-
gether like horses for the Western
market. This may seem strange to
young ears, but there are many old
persons still living who witnessed 1t.