Captain Logan ( 1776 – November 25, 1812), also known as Spemica Lawba ("High Horn"), James Logan, or simply Logan, was a Shawnee warrior who lived in what became, during his lifetime, the U.S. state of Ohio. Although he opposed the expansion of the United States into Shawnee lands, after the Treaty of Greenville (1795), he was one of many Shawnees who sought to preserve Shawnee independence by maintaining peaceful relations with the United States. When the War of 1812 came to Ohio, Logan served as a scout and guide for the Americans. He was killed in a skirmish and buried with military honors by the Americans, becoming "the foremost Indian hero on the American side of that conflict." Logan fought against the United States in the ensuing Northwest Indian War (1786–1795). After the war he lived near the Shawnee town of Wapakoneta, where he worked as a trader. He married a Shawnee woman named Rebecca and had four children. He was not a village chief but he attended the Wapakoneta councils as a war chief. In 1806  he served as an interpreter for Blue Jacket and Tecumseh when they traveled to Chillicothe, capital of the new U.S. state of Ohio, to reassure the governor that Shawnees posed no threat to American settlers.Sugden (1997), p. 136.  Indian agent John Johnson hired Logan to serve as a guide and scout for the American army. On November 22, 1812, he and two Shawnee companions, Captain Johnny (the younger) and Bright Horn, were captured by a mounted party led by Winamac, a Potawatomi war chief.Edmunds (2001), p. 344. After being escorted for several miles, the men tried to escaped , and gunfire was exchanged. Winamec was killed and Logan was hit in the abdomen. He later died from the wounds. His body was taken to Fort Winchester, where he was buried with military honors. General James Winchester reported his death to General William Henry Harrison, and said "More firmness and consummate bravery has seldom appeared in the military theatre."
Captain Logan ( 1776 – November 25, 1812), also known as Spemica Lawba ("High Horn"), James Logan, or simply Logan, was a Shawnee warrior who lived in what became, during his lifetime, the U.S. state of Ohio. Although he opposed the expansion of the United States into Shawnee lands, after the Treaty of Greenville (1795), he was one of many Shawnees who sought to preserve Shawnee independence by maintaining peaceful relations with the United States. When the War of 1812 came to Ohio, Logan served as a scout and guide for the Americans. After he was killed in a skirmish with British-allied Indians, he was buried with military honors by the Americans, becoming "the foremost Indian hero on the American side of that conflict." Logan fought against the United States in the ensuing Northwest Indian War (1786–1795). After the war he lived near the Shawnee town of Wapakoneta, where he worked as a trader. He married a Shawnee woman named Rebecca and had four children. He was not a village chief but he attended the Wapakoneta councils as a war chief. In 1806 , he served as an interpreter for Blue Jacket and Tecumseh when they traveled to Chillicothe, capital of the new U.S. state of Ohio, to reassure the governor that Shawnees posed no threat to American settlers.Sugden (1997), p. 136. General Hull's expedition to Detroit ended with his surrender in August 1812, which left American outposts like Fort Wayne exposed to counterattack. Indian agent John Johnston, stationed in Piqua, Ohio, recruited Logan to go to Fort Wayne and bring twenty-five women and children back to Piqua. Johnston then hired Logan to serve as a guide and scout for the American army. On November 22, 1812, he and two Shawnee companions, Captain Johnny (the younger) and Bright Horn, were captured by a mounted party led by Winamac, a Potawatomi war chief.Edmunds (2001), p. 344. After being escorted for several miles, the men tried to escape , and gunfire was exchanged. Winamec was killed and Logan was hit in the abdomen. He later died from the wounds. His body was taken to Fort Winchester, where he was buried with military honors. General James Winchester reported his death to General William Henry Harrison, and said "More firmness and consummate bravery has seldom appeared in the military theatre."
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