The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-06
THE LAST OF THE LETTERS
OF GEN. THOMAS WOODWARD

about. whether Interesting to others
or not. they are always better posted
on the things that pertained to them
In early life, and often let the world
know more OF family matters than a
proper prudence would allow. And
should thas happen to be the case In the
sketch sent you the other day. all that
I can say now IL that they are truths.
which some think had better be let
alone. And a. you desired sometime
back to know Of me something of tho
government service 1 had been IN. ami
the little nights had witnessed--and
as I went 80 far as to bring In the
Florida War OF 1917 ana 1s1s--and
fer fear you may think l wished to
claim some credit for being along and
would willingly impose upon you and
your readers what has been imposed
upon the world, must here 20 into
. little detail Of that Seminole or
Florida campaign. or at least give you
correct list Of the killed ana who
By. I shall give you facts--and he
that contradicts them will know no.
thing OF the expedition. or wiifuliy
lies.
1 mentioned to you that in class
cocks frst expedition, in 1917, some
Hitcheta. or Seminole Indians. under
the control Of q chief known as Chez
nuUU8t kfEtc4 lOIIl Lee ana cut OH MS
head-kiiied Sam Lofts and scaiped
him. / wifi now give you q correct,
list of the number of whites killed
and the humber of indians killed by
the whites in General Jacksons
march to Sawany. where the
Seminole campaign proper, ended.
crossed Flint River in 1918. with
party Of friendly 1ndians--the day Of
the month not recollected The Sec
ond day we fell in with few In
dams, killed two and captured one /;
that we carried TO General Jackson's
camp, and while fixing for camping
at night the prisoner attempted to es-
cape. A portion of Twigg'g command
was on guard, shot and killed him.
That was the frst Indian killed by
the whites. The next night we camp
ed on blum on the 4palachicoia River
A white man blinded by the FIRE. or
something else. walked over the blum
into the river and WAS drowned. At
Miekasucky we had skirnnish with
the Indians--in which some friendly
Indians, d few Georgians. and some
Tennesseeans under Major Russell were
engaged. A man named Major Hender-
son killed one Indian (for which he
served in the Legislature as long as
he pieased.) He shot him in the back
while the indians was trying to shoot
~ Dbl MAtCHStl anu tuybcfI--tnlc
saw. There were Ave other hostile In
dams killed In the fight; the friendly
indians claimed the killing Of them,
so did the whites.
AN OLD TRAGEDY OF
THE SEMINOLE WAR.
There happened to be an old Uehee
Indian, known as old Joe who said he
was only ON a visit to Mickasucky,
who did not run OF with the rest; he
was made a prisoner.
After the little skirmish was over
young man named Tucker from Ten
Tucker rode up, asked II that was q
hostile Indian--some one answered
"yes."
He drew q horsenian's pistol from
his holster, fred at Joe and missed
him. Joe had q British musket across
his lap, which had not been taken
from him: he raised the niusket, fired
at Tucker who was on hts horse. The
bail entered between the tip Of his
chin ana his throat, and passed out
at the top OF the head. killing ~
instantly. The Indians killed Joe in
stantiy, so there were seven Indians
and one white man killed in that
| night. Joe's head was as white as
| heads generally get TO be. His mus
! kst fen into the hands OF Major Nix,
OF the army He gave It to me.
L loaned II to Capt ABfAm Bouriand.
Iste of Lowndes county. ia 1919, to
carry d run&way negro back to Ala
bama: he loaned II to Mr.. Caleb Nib
let 20 IRE hunt with, and IL was the
gun that Nib1et and Billy, Boswell. Of
Cahaba killed Nails cattle and Ned
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