Identifier: ohioarchological00ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
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ourths of an inch thick.I addressed the soldiers after breakfast, such as it was, tellingthem that beyond the immediate woods they would come in fullview of the town which they would reach in a few hours. Theygave a cheer and courageously stepped into the water oncemore. They still continued to be waist deep. A canoe with afew inmates was sent forward with instructions to cry outland when they found a dry lodging place. Many of the men * Englishs Northwest. 90 Ohio Arch, and His. Society Publications. were so weak they had to be supported by companions and hadto be literally carried out of the water. Some of them hung totrees and floated on the old logs. Finally dry land was reachedat last.* One of the most remarkable forced marches on record whichhad lasted fourteen days was at an end. Hamilton had had nointimation of the approach, indeed was entirely disarmed by theidea that no troops could reach the Fort through the waterysurroundings, therefore when Clarks soldiers appeared before
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:<;:■• BOWMANS MARCH TO CAHOKIA.--CLARKS MARCH TOHASKA5KIA ANDVINCENNE3- Fort Sackville, Hamilton was as startled and amazed as if hehad received an electric shock. Clarks men had halted on adelightful dry spot of ground of about ten acres. They foundthat the fires which they built had little or no effect upon the menwho were literally water-soaked and cold-benumbed. The weakones had to be walked about and their limbs exercised by thestronger ones. They took what little refreshment they had, and * The strong and the tall got ashore and built fires. Many on reach-ing the shore fell flat on their faces, half in the water, and could comeno farther. It was found the fires did not help the very weak, so everysuch a one was put between two strong men who run him up and downby the arms, and thus made him recover. — Clarks Memoirs. Clarks Conquest of the Northwest. U\ faced the attack upon the Fort. They were in a truly criticalcondition no prospect of retreat presented itself in cas

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