The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-08-26
BATTLE OF TIPPECANCE.
An Interesting Account by Former Fulton
County Teacher.
TECUMSEH WAS NOT IN COMMAND.
Which Probably Saved the Event from Going
Down into History as a Shocking
Indian Butchery

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ton to the "NEwS" another year
which / see by the date on wrap.
per, is somewhat past due.
On August I'd, party of which
l was a member, took a trip to
the historic battlefield of Tippe.
canoe, which is located ten miles
north OF the city of Lafayette,
Ind, and near a little town on the
T1ppecanoe River, called Battle
Ground, at which place the M. E.
church has held annually, for the
past twenty-nlne years camp.
meeting, winch is very largely at,
tended.
In the autumn of 1911, General
William Henry Harrison with an
army Of about 800 men, mostly
Kentuckians and Tennesseeaus,
left VincenDes, and marched
north against the Indians of the
North West, who had been eXcit-
ed to wa by British agents ald
had formed a federation oI all the
tribes of the Middle west, for the
purpose of killing and driving the
whites from the Mississippi Val.
ley. At the head of this confed-
eracy was powerful chief called
Tecumseh.
General Harrison followed the
Wabash river to a point near
where the city Of Attica now
stands. He then plunged into
tue forest to the north Of the river
and following Big Pine Creek,
which he crossed at a point now
known as the Little Mill, about 9
miles to the south of where we
now live, he proceeded north till
he came to point one mile north
west of where Pine Villagers now
situated, and on what is now the
Atkinson farm. Here General
Harrison discovered the Indians
caches Tor corn houses) which he
destroyed after taking what grain
his men needed. Knowing he
was in the heart of the Indians
territory, General Harrison forti,
fed his camp on the north bank
of Pine Creek, just opposite the
present town of Pine Village,
where for two days he sent out
scouting parties which, however,
were unable to locate the Indians.
Breaking camp General Harrison
proceeded, cautiously, to the east
ward aud camped the night of
November 9Th, 1911, on what is
now the j. Farden farm, six miles
east of Pine Village. Being still
unable to locate the hostile In.
dians, on the morning of Novem,
ber 9th, Harrison's army pro,
ceeded northward, and in the
evening camped on high piece.
of ground on the north bank of
Tippecanoe, where on this emf
nence, (Which can scarcely be
called knolD which rises abrupt
ly from the river, and gently
slopes away to the north, until it
is lost IN the rolling prairie, and
stretching along the river some |
800 ards. Harrison after post
ing strong picket, allowed his |
men to rest for the night. And |
which, alas! proved to be the last
resting place of twenty-nine of |
that brave little army.
AS every Fulton county school |
boy knows, before break of day |
on the following morning Novem.
ber z, 1911, Harrison's army was |
attacked by the indians-1500 |
strong-who, for a time, threat.
eued TO annihilate the entire army
Of the Americans. But by the |
courage and tenaclty of Harrison
and his men the indians we're |
finally driven off with great |
slaughter.
Notwithstanding many histor.
lans to the contrary, il Is, never.
theless, a fact that Tecumseh,
himself, was not present at the
battle of Tippecanoe, but was
hurrying with 800 picked war
riors to join the Indians on the
Tippecanoe river, under his broth
ar who yyas calla1 tho fgf).o,,l,at >,