The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-02-23
BRADDOcK'S FATE.
Am Old settler Asserts that He
Shot the General.

n correspondent, after giving an
account of the planting on the 10Th,
nlt., by MIR. Murdock and Mr.. King,
OF sundry selected trees at the grave
Of General Braddock, in Fayette
county, Penn, adds the following in
tersting historical sketch of events
and incidents connected with Brad
docks expedition and death, and the
customs OF that period:
In connection with Braddock's IS
| grave, we cannot resist the tempta-
To give some historical incidents de-
rived from Andrew Stewart. About
the year 1902. Stewards father lived
about two miles east Of Braddock's 's
grave, on what is called "Braddosk's =
Old Road"-the old military road
Being Supervisor of Roads, he went
with some hands TO repair the road,
taking with him Stewart, then boy
Of ten or twelve years of age. While
the men were at work on the east
bank OF Braddock's Run, Thomas
Faucette (born in 17l2, and died III
1916, aged l0i years, and who was
with Braddock's army Mt the time oil
his defeat and deatb), an old mountain
hunter. then living on the road less
than "A mile east OF Braddock's grave
in a cabin, some of the ruins which
arc still visible, came along with his
rifle on his shoulder, hunting knife
in his belt, dressed in blue hunting
shirt, bearskin cap and buckskin
pants, standing straight as an arrow,
about six feet four i'll his mocasins.-
Faucet,c said Take care, men, or
you will dig up Braddock's bones
We buried him here where he died,
right on the bank OF this run. We
dug away the bank and drove the
baggagc-wagons over the grave, so
that the enemy could not find the
grave. | will show You the spot
The water has washed down nearly 10
the bones. Dig down here a foot OF
two aud you will find them" The
men did SO and found the bones.
'Braddock,h said Faucettc to the
workmeD," was brave man, but to
save his men shot him "Why So =
we asked. Il will tell you. Ny
brother Joe and were fighting be,
hind trees, when Braddock came rid
ing along and struck Joe, saying
You coward, stand ont and fight like
a man Considering him our worst
enemy, turned round and shot him
instead OF Indian. When Washing
ton took command he told us To tree
We did so, and the remnant of Us
were saved"
In confirmation of Faucetic's story
history says that il was thought at the
TING that Braddock was shot by one
of His own men, and it was upon thi.
occasion that Braddock, when Wash
ingtpn advised him TO let the men
tree, said: High times, when Nir
ginia buckskin undertakes TO teach :
British General how TO fight
Stewart further says that the bones
were rcinterred at the foot OF large
white oak tree, except a few which
his father took home and afterward
sent by some Western merchants 60
ing East. with directions TO put them
in the museum At Philadelphia. The
merchants, Stewart says, then Travelled
in companies, armed with pistols, tc
protect their money, consisting o
Spanish dollars. Each pack.h .hors,
carried two or three thousand dollars
in small leather bags. The merchant,
carried back on the same horses, iror
} salt and other merchandise for the
supply of the Western people, The
whole in n year amounting perhaps te
not much more than one Iron horse
now takes over the mountains in ;
single train. Slaves from Virgini;
were driven through Uniontown il
those days, corrlalcd together like
horses, for the Western market. Thii
may seem strange to young ears, bu
there are many old persons still living
who witnessed it.