Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26

rs, 1894.
in oiiss county. 10 hunt the bar and
der. which frequsntcd the hsadwaters
OF the Ciipch and Tug rivers. In Taze-
well county. While on the march they
fsiL m with q band of 6hawnces. and a
desperate battle ensusd. The following
ballad was written Just after the encoun-
ter by Henson Gardiner, who married
the granddaughter OF Captain Hartman:
Although 80 few whites were engaged
IN the conflict, the victory was a very
significant one TO the infant settlements
on the Blucstone and In Abb's Valley.
Just a short time previous band Of
shawnees had massacred the Moore
family, and had now returned to carry
settlements. This defeat and almost total
humiliation forever relieved the settlers
OF fear from the redskins.
The ballad was get 10 music. and many
of us can remember when we sat upon
our Rrandmother's knee and heard her
. sing of Captain Harman and his valiant
sons" and, with tears In her eyes. relate
the narrow escape OF the Bluestone set
Element.
w lllc OF no tdlue UtT 81. tftt ooHS Will
be remembered BY many OF the descend
ants Of Captain Hartman. who are scat
tered throughout the Valley and the
Southwest.
Come all We brave heroes whose hearts
fow with courage
With respect pay attention to bloody
fray,
Fought by Captain Hartman and his
with the numbering Shawnees they met
on the way.
This battle was fought on the 18th OF
November.
In seventeen hundred and eighty and
eight,
When God of His mercy stood by those
brave heroes,
Or they must have yielded to a dismal
fate.
Oh, nothing would do this brave Captain
But down to Tug river without more
delay,
with his valiant sons and their noble
rifles,
Intending a number of bears to STAY.
".
They camped on Tug river with pleasing
contentment
Till the sign of those numbering heather
appears; ,.,,..
Then with brave resolution tney quickly
embarked
To cross the high mountains and alarm
the frontiers.
Brave Hartman rode foremost, with I'M
daunted courage,
Nor lett his Old trail those heather to
shun; - Mt.
His firm resolution was now 10 save biue-
stone, -
Though he knew by the sign there were
full three TO one.
But the first salutation the Shawnees ala
They saw the smoke rise from behind an
old log; ,,o,., ,,,-
Brave Hartman his morse theh iui0N'S oi'
Saving: DO you lie there. you bad MUIR
dering dogsy'
He saws: My dear sons. stand by me
| with courage. ,.,, ,,o,, d,s
| And Fight like brave heroes I'LL you "'e
with o bo, ID resolution the boys then rushed
And soon made the woods with their
| rifles resound.
VIII.
Pat the shouts and the screams that now
| hurst from the ShaWnees,
Were enough 20 ha'e i'''~N ''
,,t Nth Nth undaunted courage. they dis
| charged their rifles, ,.
And yailantly loaded and flred again.
when those bloody heather did rise III
Tbe St thought this small number of mer
| to scare; ,.,,i,, rusb
With tomahawks lifted they quickly rush
| ed on them, ,a ,,o+ al
And made no dispute but theyd get a'
| their hair.
IN, q great disappointment then quickly
While these bloody heroes were fighting
for life. ,,,,,,u o,ose,v
One of the young Harmans, whiie cioseiS
Now s''s Sierced a tall Indians heart with
his knife. 49,,
Two wounds from warrior brave ii"'
! man received, h,. hody
Which caused the blood from Ills ''u'
But his conduct anu coui'e'
For none Of those wounds to his sons
did he show. ,u
rib father and son they united to
pssoIving 10 conquer or die to man, :.
And victory gain over 'h09e "''0N'
And confound all their schemes ah'
their murderous plan.
Nv this time the blood ran In very
tTIogicei scene. indeed. to behold
| Enough to have daunted the praNe "'"s
p,, RAJ l,il + 1 i5eV fought or like heroes Sc
bold. .,,1,
They loaded and fired without interni's
The S'v wounded they jumped in the waite
That io wb IN they were slain by thes
valiant soldiers 49,. ~ talkin,
They would have the honor Oh 'aA''''
their hair.
c.oot thanks to Almighty for bot
strength AMI courage ,d hi
1Ia rove 10 brave Hartman ana III
valiant train. , ,bav n
Ton,r may they live, ana may my
cod rant waIfe they may conquer when the
XVI
Nav their generation on the lron''e' .
stationed, IN 49,, chownees
And chat 20 c0nfound all the ''""
fell schemes. ,..or,, irvas sion
And mt "A Illustration TO every nl' ",
And drive all the heather from MUM
gomery's fair streams rvvrs
Tazewell, Va.
Fine Corn Crops In Charlotte