Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-19

mems sabres near Hudson river, May
%, 1871. The other field officers We're
Lieut.. Col. Roger Eros, who was Sec
ond in command, Maj. Return j. Meigs
and Maj. Timothy Eigelew.
Capt Daniel Morgan of Virginia. OF
whom John V. Lane, a member of the
entertainment committee for the Foot
Guards visit, has written most enter
tainingly, commanded the riaemen. The
name of Capt. Morgan was eelebrat-
ed one during the Revolution. He was
of large person, strong, of rough and
severe manners, and of impetuous tenn
per; but was prudent in war, while to-
tally fearless of danger. Capt Henry
Dearborn, afterwards secretary of war,
commanded a company. Aaron Burr,
young man of 20 years, afterwards vice
president of the United States, was
volunteer, as was also John Joseph
Henry, n youth of II, who was after
wards judge of a State court in Penn
sylvania.
Burr and the Indian Woman.
1t was At Fort Western that Burr
met the Indian woman, Jaeatagua, who
WAS for so many years connected with
his fortunes. It was on judge Howards
LAND, near where Mr.. Gannett.s farm
now is, that the Indian huntress, hav-
ing accepted a challenge, went out
with Burr, at the beginning of their
acquaintance and shot a bear and two
cubs who had been robbine the Judges
cornfeld Jacatagua is said to have
accompanied Burr to Canada and 10
have later borne him a child.
An exploring party was sent forward
under Lieut.. Steels, Sept q, in two
birch canoes with Nehemiah Getchell
and John Horn of Nassalboro for
guides. They assembled to the height OF
lan6 between Maine and Canada, spot
ting the way across the carrying places
through the woods, and having seen
the great Chaudiere lake from the top
of tail tree, which they judged to be
10 or Is miles distant returned, and
after much hardship and suffering met
the advance party about the middle of
October
Army Formed in Three Divisions.
The army at Fort Western was form
edw into three divisions in order to ex-
pedite the march and facilitate the
transportation of provisions. Capt
Morgan's company with pioneers, was
in advance in the first division. Col
Green led the second, and Col. Enos,
accompanied by Capt. ColbGrn's car
penters brought up the rear. The adj
vance cut the roads, built the bough
huts and made the river passable for
boats for themselves and the divis-
ions which followed. The provisions
were distributed according to the sup
posed difficulties to be overcome by
each division. Many of the first COM
panies took only two or three barrels
of flour and several barrels of bread,
while tie companies in the last division
took not less than II barrels Of flour
and 10 of bread.
Capt. Morgan left Fort Western on
the evening of Sept. y and marched IN
the river with a division of rifiemen.
He was followed by "A detachment Of
the army daily for the four succeeding
days. The bateauX, numbering about
100, We're each manned with five picked
men. In these all the provisions. tents
and camp equipage We're put, except
what was necessary for the detach
ment of COO men which went by land.
9 In Ticonic Rapids.
DIR. Senter. the surgeonx left Fort
Western, Sept. 20 by land IN company
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