New Britain herald., 1918-07-27


days through the civil war. participat-
ed, has been written by James Shepard
Of Lake street. This history includes
all wars from 1855 to 1865, with
especial reference to the various In
dian wars, the French and Indian
war, the Revolutionary War. the War
of 1912 and the war against Mexico.
Following is the war record as COM
piled by Mr.. Shepard;
Our War Record From 1865 to 1868.
Particularly with reference to
United States territory and to wars in
which it's men participated: together
with more or less complete list Of the
battles in each war.
Compiled by James Shepard,
Fort Carolina, g French fort on the
ST. Johns river, Fla, was stormed by
the Spanish under Menendez and the
garrison rnassacred September 20,
1868. Governor Ribault of Port Roy
al. s. c., with Il number of French
colonists encountered Menendez in
Florida when Ribault surrendered and
Menendez massacred the entire party,
September %, 1865.
Dominique de Gourgues, French
adventurer, sailed from Bordeau. in
1867 to avenge the massacre of the
Z
the assistance of 800 savagcs CAP
tured Fort Sal Nateo formorly Fort
Carolina) on the St. Johns river. and
two other Spanish forts in Florida,
slaughtered the garrisons and hanged
the Spaniards on the same trees on
which the French had suffered.
Several hundred colonists at James
town. Va. were nassacred by the In
dians March %, 1922.
The Fequot War, f636-1637.
Captain Endicott, with 80 men,
sailed from Boston, August %, 1886,
to demand Of the Indi" he surren-
der Of the murderers of Ca plains Nor
ton, Stone and others. He proceeded
to Block Island. and thence to the Pc
quot country. He accomplished little
other than killing q few Indians and
exasperating them by burning their
wigwams. destroying their corn and
smashing their canoes. He returned
to Boston, arriving there September
"A 1886 In March, 1887, Lieu
tenant Gardiner, in command of the
fort 81 Saybrook. went outside to work
with 20 Or IL men and was attacked
by. the Indians. They killed three Of
his men and wounded one, who died
the next day The rest escaped and
returned to the fort, which was soon
surrounded by the Indians. They
boosted that they could kill English
men and were dispersed only by grape
shot from a cannon. Connecticut de-
clared war against the Pequots May
y 1887. and called for 80 men. Mas
sachusetts decided to send 200 men
and Plymouth 40 to assist Connecti-
cut. Captain John Mason. assisted
by Captain Underhill, II white men
and about 500 Indians repaired to the
Peduot fort on the Mystic river. These
white men killed about 500 Indians
and burned 70 wigwams inside the
t0rt, while the 500 Indians stood
guard outside. This was accomplished
In about one hour on May II, 1887.
Connecticut called for 80 men June
and 10 men June IS, 1887 for war
against the Pequots. About the mid
die or latter part of June, 1887 Cap
tain Stoughton, with 100 men from
Massachusetts, assisted by Narragan-
sett Indians, captured 80 Indians. Only
p,60 of these were men and with the ex-
ception of two Sachems, the men were
all slain. Soon after, the Massachu-
setts and Connecticut forces joined at
New London and Immediately marched
westward in pursuit of the fleeing In
On finding that the two Sachems
whom they had spared would give
them no information they beheaded
them within the present township Of
lruilford From this circumstance,
the locality where the execution took
place "bears the name of Sachem's
Head TO this day
The Swamp fight at Fairfield took
place about the last of June or the
Arst Of July. 1t was the end of the
Peouot war About 90 Indians we're
killed and 1870 were taken prisoners.
The women and children who had
seen captivated were divided among
The troops The people of Massacnu-
getts sent a number Of women and
BOYS to the West Indies and sold them
For slaves
King Philips War, 1675-1676.
Swancea, Mass, ASA ulted by the In
dians June 20-24. 1875. Only three out
of IS inha bitents escaped. The Eng
ish attacked the Indians at Pocasset
Neck, July IS, 1875. The Indians at
lacked Brookf1eld, Mass, burned the
town and put to death most OF the
inhabitants, August 2, 1875. A party
Under Captain Beers were attacked by
The Indians near Hadley. Mass, Sep
,ember II, 1878.
Captain Lothrop was attacked by
the Indians near Deerfield, Mass,
Sept. IS, 1875. The Indians contin-
ned plundering, burning, killing and
captivating in one place and another,
and kept the whole country in con-
tinuaI fear and alarm Northti0d
and Springfield, Mass, were attacked
in September, 1878. A second attack
on Hadley was made Oct. 10, 1915.
The Narragapsett Swamp fight, at
South Kingston, r. l., the most ter
rife battle in this war, was fought
Dec. 18, 1875. Captain Pierce and
70 men 20 Of whom Were Indians,