Year: 1875

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bank, and fell it across the brook the
banks being high, we built dam to
raise the water in the lake.


Here we staid about FIVE or six weeks,
till the water had risen to a height suf-
fcient to carry our boats down the
stream.


While the lake was rising a detaeh-
ment was sent every day down the stream
to chop out the old logs, and clear the
way, so as to let water and boats go in
safely. All things being ready, we were
ordered to cut away the dam, at night.
AS soon as daylight appeared, next morn
ing, we were ordered into our boats, and
set sail down the river, having logs,
brush and every thing else that the wa
ter would carry with it, in company.
But we had delayed going so long, that
Sullivan had lost all hopes of our COM
ing. He had sent detachment to see
if any information could be obtained of
us. One night they encamped on a
knowl near the river, but the land being


low all around them, when they awoke


in the morning, they found themselves


and their lodging place surrounded by


water.


As they could not get off without


swimming they concluded to stay and


see if the water would not fall.


While they waited we came along and


took them in and carried them back


down the river till we came in sight of


Sullivan's army. They began to salute


us, and thinking we must fire, too, we


loaded and discharged piece once or


twice, till one of the boats sprung leak,


and sunk with all its contents but as
the water was only six feet deep, all was
saved again.


We landed in good health, and went
, to the army. During the delay, Sulli.
van had built block house on Tioga
. Point for the sick, and for baggage.
i We were ordered to march up the She
! mango river; this river enters the Sus
quehana, and forms the point on which
/ the Block House was built.
Our baggage was carried on pacl
horses some of our men said we hat
e 800 of these.


We stopped at a place called New
l. town. where the Indians had built
le breastwork, made of old logs and earth
g so they stood their ground till we cam
70 within few feet of them and drov
u them back almost with our bayonets.
'e grew so hot that they had to run, thoug
is they took their dead and wounded wit
s. them. We pursued them for some tim
le till it became dark. AS / was march
= ing, or rather running along, | cast m
ia eye to tree, and saw something tha
u looked like naked child.
" After had gone by three or four rod
l spoke to Capt. Fry and told him. Il
said if was sure he would go back an
- see. So we ran back and found bo
~ three years old.


= The little fellow squalle6 like ca
a but we carried him on till we halted ft


the night. In the morning we told Su
!. livan of it, and he said we must tai
- care of the child, but his Lieutenant b


ing present, said he had no children al
90 if we would give it to him, he wou
al take it.


bo We got the Indians to make a sort
of pannier to carry it in, then we put it (


one of our pack horses and carried
nd through the whole of the campaign.
m. We continued our march after the l
ey dians, destroying all their corn, and e
de erything else belonging to them, I'll
ay we did until we had gone as far as Sui
nd vans orders extended. Here we car
, a to halt, and he ordered the men
his form circle, himself and officers in t
i'm midst. He then told us we must st
re- unless we would volunteer to go on hs


allowance per day; he wished to go

vas the Genesee, for he expected the India


would do more mischief there than tn


had done before. We all had our gu
The at order, SO after thinking one or t.
lat minutes of what he had said, he ask
lrt- all who were willing to volunteer
ian shoulder their guns. Every man rails
cir his piece.


o a He told us that when we came to wh'
1t there were provisions we should draw
-er our back arrearages.


els, We now had to carry thirty days p
les. visions, with our guns and blankets
SOL our backs but we went on cheerful
yer and when we came to a field of corn,
viii would gather some to roast or boil
'ea- we got half our living out of the


dians.


the In this way we continued our mar'
18th destroying everything that belonged
hen the Indians. We caught a savage a
or showed him no favor. We we're twel


days going to the Genessee river.
the On this journey cur men were off