In 1777, Cornstalk made a diplomatic visit to Fort Randolph in Virginia (now West Virginia), hoping to learn American intentions. He and three others were imprisoned by the fort's commander. When an American militiaman was killed by Natives in the fort's vicinity, angry soldiers executed Cornstalk and the other prisoners. The militiaman was one in a series of victims of Cornstalk. He previously, along with his warriors, murdered a village of settlers, kidnapping their wives and children in what was known as the Muddy Creek Massacre. He was no voice of moderation. URL upright=.8|Replica of Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The original, built on the site of the Battle of Point Pleasant, was where Cornstalk was executed .
In 1777, Cornstalk made a diplomatic visit to Fort Randolph in Virginia (now West Virginia), hoping to learn American intentions. He and three others were imprisoned by the fort's commander. When an American militiaman was killed by Natives in the fort's vicinity, angry soldiers executed Cornstalk and the other prisoners. His murder enraged Shawnees and deprived them of an important voice of moderation. upright=.8|Replica of Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The original, built on the site of the Battle of Point Pleasant, was where Cornstalk was murdered .
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The militiaman was one in a series of victims of Cornstalk. He previously, along with his warriors, murdered a village of settlers, kidnapping their wives and children in what was known as the Muddy Creek Massacre. He was no
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