An edition of Legends of the Ohio Valley, or, Thrilling incidents of Indian warfare (1881)
Legends of the Ohio valley; or Thrilling incidents of Indian warfare
truth stranger than fiction
By James H. McMechen
Publish Date
1887
Publisher
West Virginia Printing Co.
Language
eng
Pages
109
Description:
Some of the topics covered: -Battle of Point Pleasant -Lord Dunmore’s Treaty with the Indians -Murder of Cornstalk -Siege of Fort Henry (which includes evidence refuting the oft-told tale of Elizabeth Zane saving the fort) -Ambush of Captain Foreman -Moravian Massacre -Colonel William’s Crawford’s Campaign (and his death by torture) -Lewis Wetzel’s Exploits -Captain Samuel Brady’s Remarkable Feats
subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, History, Indian Wars
People: Colonel William Crawford, Lewis Wetzel, Elizabeth Zane
Places: Ohio River Valley
Times: 1760s - 1810s