Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-03-19
HISTORY OF THE VALLEY.
CHAPTER vi.
NOTES, dc,--Prelimiadry Obserra-
tioas on the Character Of the IN
dian Mode Of Wdrfart, and Its
Adoption By the White People.
THE MoRAvrAN CAMPAIGN.

THE MoRAvIAN CAMPAIGN.
This ever memorable campaign
took place in the month of March,
1882. The weather, during the
greater part of the month of Feb
ruary, had been unconmonly fine,
so that the war parties from San
dusky visited the settlements, and
committed depredstions earlier
than usual. The family of a VIM.
Wallace, consisting of his wife
and FIVE or six children,were killed,
and John Carpenter taken prisoner.
These events took place in the
latter parto Of February. The early
period at which those fatal vista.
tions of the Indians took place,
led to- the conclusion that the mur'
derers were either Moravians, or
that the warriors had had their
winter quarters at their towns on
the Muskingum. In either case,
the Moravians being in fault, the
safety of the frontier settlements
required the destruction OF their
establishments at that place.
Accordingly, between eighty and
ninety men were hastily collected
together for the fatal enterprise
They rendezvoused and epcamped
the first night on Mingo bottom
on the west side OF the Ohio river.
Each man furnished himself with
his ewn arms, ammunition and
provision. Many Of them had
| horses. The second days march
brought them within one mile OF
the middle Moravian town, where
they encamped for the night. In
the morning the men werc divided
| into two equal parties, one OF when
| was to cross the river about a mile
above the town, their videttes hay
ing reported that there were In
diaus on both sides Of the river
The ether party was divided INTO
three divisions, Que OF which was
to take a circuit in the woods, and
reach the river little distance be-
| low the town, on the east side
Another division was to fall into
the middle Of the town, and the
third at its upper end.
When the party.whicli designed
to make the attack on the west Slde
had reach ed the river, they found
no craft to take them over, but
something like a canoe was seen
on the opposite bank. The river
was high with some floating Ice
A young man OF the name OF
/ Slaughter swan the river and
brought over, rot canoe, hut a
trough designed for holding sugar
water. This trough could carry but
two men at time. In order 10
expedite their passage, a number
ofmen stripped Of their clothes, put
them into the trough, together with
their guns, aud swan by its sides,
holding it's edges with their hands,
4 When about sixteen had crossen
the river, their two sehtinels,o who
HAD been posted IN advance, dis
covered an Indian whose name was
! Sbabosh. One Of them broke one
| of his arms by shot. A shot
hpfn the other sentinel Eilled him.
These heroes then scalped an q q
tosnahawked him..oal 49,. e... O. .
q By tliis tune ABOUT sixteen men
llbad got over theoriver, and sup
posing that the firing OF the guns
which Killed Sbabosh would lead
to an instant discovery, they sent
word to the party designed to At
tack the town. OIL the east side oi
the river to- move ON Instantly
whichtbes did. ...'. '..-' .@, '.,.
4 In the mean tipe, ,thesmall parry
which had crossed theTiysrp pnsFch
ed with all specdto the main toWI
on the west sidesof the river. Her
they found = large company of In }
dams gathering the corn Nhicl
theyhad left in their fields dh'
preceding fan when they remoEet
to sanddsky. On'the arrival Of Tn
men at the town, they professe'
peace and good will to the Mora
vians, and informed them thAtthe,
had come TO take them to For
Pitt for their safety, The Indian
surrendered, deliYeFed up thel
arhs,andappeared highly deligbte'
= with the prospect Of their removal
and began with all speed to pre-
pare victuals for the white me
and for themselves Ontheil Jour
neS. sn0Doiqsro' oiInp oemH
.&,paarty Of white men and II
dians was Immediately dispatches
to Salem, al short distance frOT
n Gnadenhutten, where the Indian
twefe gathering IN their corn, {
bring them into ihadephutten.-
The party soon arrived with th
whole number of the Indians fror
salem. m.loi of iasa9Inhg ..o H
II, In the mean time the Indian
from GDadeDbutten were oonhne'
!, in two houses some distance sparI
and placed in the same house
a With their brSthten Of .Gqader
hutten! 1922 oe l0n ma ....
=, The prisoners being thusseenre'
coabciI Of war was held todecid
on their fate.n Ghe officers, anvil
ing 70 take, 81 th3sf%lseIys' fhc whol yll
E, responsibility oQf thsn, decision