Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-09

| lets will contain map of the route
 and also a few lines explaining the 1 significance of it's size. Thus, the
 tourist starting his journey from the
 dead Generals homestead, and fol-
 lowing his route to Bort Stanwix, now
 the City of Rome, N. r., will be able
 to read brief history of that epoch making expedition.
 Those who will place the tablets
 are the German American Alliance the Sons of Oriskany of New York City, the Utica Chamber of Commerce, i the school children of Utica, the Fort Schuyler Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Asten-
 rogen, Nicholas Herkimer, Kuyahoora, Mohawk Valley, Marinus Willett, One ida and Oriskany Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion.
 Herkimers march began on August 3, TIT, when he left his homestead, and terminated on August 9th, on which day he fought the battle of Oriskany. This battle is registered as indecisive in history, but in real ity, it effectually checked the South ern march of St. Leger with his Tor ies and Brant, commanding a large body of blood thirsty Indians, thus turning the tide of battle against the British at most critical period in the American Revolution. It ranks as one of the most decisive, if not the most decisive battle of the rebellion against England.
 Herkimer made his start from Fort Dayton on August 4, 1777, after being duly placed in command of the mili- tia. A tablet commemorating this start is to be erected at the site of the fort by the Nicholas Herkimer and he Kuyahoora Chapters of the D. A. R. It will bear the following in- scription:
 At Fort Dayton, near this site, General Nicholas Herkimer took com mand of the Tyron County militia, and on August 4, 1777, began the eventful march which terminated in the battle of Oriskany."
 Herkimer followed the road on the north side of the river leading his col umn through the clearings to the dense forests. On account of the num- Der of wagons carrying provisions and ammunition for the beseiged Col. Gansevoort, the little army of 2,000 men was strung out for distance of from two to two and a half miles, and it's progress was necessarily slow. He camped that night just west of Staring Creek, twelve miles from Fort Dayton On this place the Mohawk Valley Chapter of Illiom will place a tablet. The next morning Herkimer crossed the Mohawk opposite old Fort Schuyler. This point is to be com memorated with tablets erected by the Marinus Willett Chapter and the One ida Chapter of the D. A. R. Tablets will also be erected by the School children of Utica and the Chamber of Commerce of that city. One of these will mark the site of Fort Schuyler, and the other will be erected at the corner of Genessee and Whitesboro streets, Utica, recording the fact that Herkimer marched past that spot af- ter fording the Mohawk.
 From this point on tablets will come thick and fast. The site of an old Forest trail at Sprigg's Park. for instance, will be marked by a tablet bearing this inscription:
 sOn August 5, 1777, leading his arr my of men and OK carts. General Herkimer toiled past this spot. The present Whitesboro street was then the only road south of the Mohawk river leading to Fort Stanwix.'
 Herkifners column camped that night between Oriskany Creek and ,Sauquoit Creek. about two miles i'll the forest. Here the old warrior in- tended to tarry till he had reconoit- cred the enemy, but on the morning of August 6, the officers of his com mand goaded him on the taunts of cowardice,' with the result that he gave the order to advance, and fell into an ambush prepared for him by Brant and his Indians.
 Brant engaged every inch of Her kimers two mile column, but the Americans standing back to back, fought with fortitude and determl- nation that shattered the Indian at tack, an although they never reached For Stanwix, they exhausted the fight ing capacity of their foes and the seize was raised.
 Herkimer was wounded early in the battle. but directed the fight from 8