Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-30
in command of the Western Department
Ii is IS follows
WHEELING, 14th September, 1782'

About eight o'clock next morning, there
came a negro from them to Us, and In
formed as that their force consisted OF
British captain and fo-ty regular soldiers
and two hundred and sixty Indians. Inc
enemy kept a continual fire the whole day
About ten O'Clock at night they MADE
fourth attempt 10 storm, to no better pur'
pose than the formers. Inc enemy con-
tinued around the garrison till the morn
ing of the 18th instant, when they dlsap'
peared. Our loss is none! Daniel Sulli-
van. who arrived here in the first OF the
action. is wounded in the foot.
l believe they have driven the greatesI
+ rart Of our stock away, and might,
think, be soon overtaken.
I am. with due respect,
Your obedient servant,
FBENEZER ZANE.
tn William Urine. Brigadier- General, Com
handing Western Department. Fort M.
In the subsequent history of the south
west. Col. Zane took an active and luiiIue :
tial part. Daring the Colonial rule ne
was the disbursing officer OF the STATION
nnder Lord DunmoIe, was one OF the Jud-
0es after the war: was member OF the
VIRGINIA Convention in 1857, called TO con-
slider the Federal Constitution, and the
organization Of the colonies info Federal
Union. and when the Convention came to
its final action recorded his vote in favor
of the adoption of the Federal Constitution
/ bv the State of Virgins, although he had
been strongly opposed in Convention by
some Of the ablest men Of the State, among
whom was Patrick Henry.
Mr.. Zane married Elizabeth mcOouOcn,
the sister of Major Sam. McColloch and
Msior John McColiOch. the celebrated Dor
derers, They had thirteen children. VI
those who survived infancy, Noah was a
prominent and influential citizen Of Wheel
ING: Samuel moved to Belmont county, o.
Daniel lived many years on Wheeling Is
land Catherine married Captain Absslom
Minter, of the Q. S. Army; Sarah married
CAPTAIN John McIntire, and after his de-
cease married Rev. David Young at Zanes-
Vile. o; Rebecca married John Clarke,
ESQ and after someyears removed to Bel
mont county, o; Hetty married Elijah
Woods.
Col. Zane died in 1911, and lies buried
together with his wife and others of his
kindred, in the Walnut Grove at Martins
Ferry, Ohio.
sILAs ZANE AND ANDREW ZANE.
Little can be gathered of these two
brothers, who were also brothers Of Colonel
Ebenezsr Zane.
In 1776 two companies were authorized
to be raised by Ohio county for service In
the Revolutionary War under Washington,
and Charles Simms, Secretary Of the Com
monwealth of Virginia, in letter to Col.
John McColloch, under date Of November
9. 1876, gives directions about raising
these Under this authority a meeting was
held on December Sth, at the house OF
Ezekiel De Witt, and two companies were
ordered, and Capt. Slas Zane and Capt
John Lennon appointed to the command.
Ii is known also that Capt. Slas Zane
had the direction of the defence of Fort
Henry at the siege of 1882, subordinate to
the command OF his brother, Col. Eoene-
ger Zane.
Andrew Z,ue was killed by the Indians
while crossing the Scioto.
JuNATHAN ZANE
was born in Berkely county, Virginia, and
sccompanied his brother, Col. Ebenezer
Zane. To the West aud settled at Wheeling
with him in 1869. He was a man of great
energy of character and resolution; was
fearless and brave with an unsurpassed
courage. his wOodcraft, knowledge OF
Indian warfare, and cool, wise counsel
made him the favOrite guide Of most OF the
military leaders who sought to pursue the
Indians to their homes in punishment OF
some daring incursion. He was the guide
of most of the campaign from the COM
mencement of the DunmOre war 10 the
close of the Revolution; was guide OF the
Wakatomica Company Of IVA; sccompan-
led the exposition of Col. BrOadhead
against the Senecas 1779, in which he wss
wounded. And in the memorable cam
psign of Col. Crawford against Sandusky
he was one of the guides through the will
dernesg, and had his advice been promptly
acted upon, the terrible calamity which
befel that unfortunate expedition would
have been averted. Butterfeld, in his
history of the campaign, says; "Craw-
| ford, stopping the march, Immediately
called a council of war, consisting of the
captains and the field officers. Knight and
Rore were also invited, as were Slower and
zane. The opinion of the latter had great
weight with Crawford, who knew Zane to
be exceedingly well versed in Indian STRAIT
/ egy Zane advised an immediate return.
| He was of opinion that the Indians
would, in the end, bring an over
whelming force against them. A fur
/ Their march into their country, he reason
ed. even though tbs army had abundant
supplies, would only be giving the enemy
moro lime TO gather reintOrcements. That
move Of the Indians had as yet been dis
covered IN the plains, was a sure evidence,
\ in his Judgment that they were concen-
/ trating st some point not far away for
determined resistance sc. These views
were shared by Crawford, but the council
orc'uded to continue the advance, and
soon met overwhelming numbers and ter
tible disaster,
Mr.. Zaue died at his residence in North
Wheeling and left large landed possessions.
| His children were Catherine, who mar
ried Mr.. Wells, and subsequently at his
death Mt Green; Eliza, who married
/ Mr. Williams; Cynthia, who married Dan
! iel Zane; Sallie, who married + Hlldreth,
and whose sons, the late Dr. Z. A. HUI
dreta. Philander and Samuel P. Hildreth,
are well known; Hannah, who married a
Mr.. Fawcett. and az his death a Mr.. Smith;
/ Nancy, who married John Miller, and OF
the children who survive her there are but
two. John r. Miller, of this city, and Miss
Ann. Of Martins Ferry.
! ELIZABETH ZANE
wss the youngest daughter Of William
( Rane, and sister of Col Eoenszer Zane.
! She is noted IN cur local annals, and in
deed in the history of the nation, for her
exploit Of carrying q supply of gunpowdeT
from Col. Zlne's house to the fort-whose
stock Of that article had been exhausted
during the hottest part of the action, when
the fort IVES beseiged by the British and
indians in September, 1852 The story is
quite familiar to all and does not require