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and cause your children to rise u
and call you blessed. We are asembl
ed on this occasion at your call t
mark the spot that will be told il
song and story where the ancien
ChehaWs fell. The sickening detail
OF this history l would if duty dir
not forbid gladly pass over. It's hor
rors are enough to wake fever il
the blood of age.
In 1918 Florida under the Spanish
rule was sore spot, was the theatre
OF every species of lawless adventure
Criminals, pirates, smugglers fount
mere a refuge and a starting point
The troublesome Seminoles of thu
South instigated by designing baG
men made frequent incursions on oul
Southern border, and General An
drew Jackson was ordered to subdue
them. Fort Scott in the Southern part
OF Georgia was starving because OF
the failure Of army contractors to
supply provisions. On 22nd of Janu-
airy, 1918, with his two thousand pick
ed soldiers Jackson was at Fort Haw-
kins, now Macon, Ga Two days
march brought him to Hartford, the
county seat of Pulaski county. Contin-
uing his march Southwark to Fort
Scott he passed the friendly village Of
Chehaw. Here his tired and hungry
troops were received with hearty vel
come, and supplied with corn and pro-
visions for themselves, and they we're
thus enabled to continue their Journey
to Fort Scott. Every man in the vii
lage that was fit for service Joined
the army, leaving only the decrepit old
men, the women and children and
sick. These Indians who Joined the
whites were but the forerunners of a
mighty host of friendly Creeks-a bri-
gade of men two thousand strong
under their chief Mcintosh, who were
to join General Jackson in
the lower country. Mcintosh was 4
half breed and relative of Governor
Troup. He it was who had command
of the friendly Indians at the battle of
the Horseshoe six years before. He
was now brigadrer general in SER
vice of the United States. The Che
haw warriors under Jackson in Flor
ida did valiant service for the United
States Chehaw thus left defenseless
was the scene Of horribly blunder-
ing outrage of the most shocking
character, the details of which make
the blood run cold. Captain Obed
Wright misled by false information
attacked the village destroying some Of
these friendly Indians and burning
all their houses. A fairly full account
of this massacre is given in letter
by General Thomas Glasscock of the
Georgia Militia to General Jackson.
Fort Early, April 80, 1918.
Sir:-I have the pleasure to inform
you, that my command has safely
I cached this place having suffered
some little for the want of meat. The
Gods have proved equally propitious
to us. on our return as on our ad-
vance at Mickasuky. Some of my men
were nearly out of corn, and search
ing about some old houses that had
not been consumed, to see If they
could make any discovery, in entering
one of them, to their great astonlsh-
ment and surprise, they came across
the man who was lost from Captain
Watkins company, on the IND OF
April. 1t appears from his statement
that he was taken with a kind OF
cramp, and was unable to move ana
became senseless. When he recover
ed he became completely bewlldered'
and never could reach the camp; NE
therefore concluded it was prudent TO
secrete himself in some swamp, and
after wandering about some time came
across a parcel of corn, on which ne
subsisted until we found him; he was
very much reduced and apparently
wild. On that night Gray struck
trail pursued it about a mile and nan
and came to a small hut, which for
tunately contained so or so bushels o
corn. some potatoes and peas, Whlci
enabled lis to reach the Flint, opposite
Chehaw village; when arriving wlthli
thirty miles of the place, sent on Ma
ior Robinson with a detachment OF q
men to procure beef. On his arrivin'
there the Indians had fled in every Oil
rection. The Chehaw town haVlni
heen consumed about fourdays befor
bv a party of men consisting Oh z0'
under Captain Wright, now in com
| ,,,,rJ IF Hartford