Centennial history and handbook of Indiana - the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time (1915) (14760381364)

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Title: Centennial history and handbook of Indiana : the story of the state from its beginning to the close of the civil war, and a general survey of progress to the present time

Year: 1915 (1910s)

Authors: Cottman, George S. (George Streiby), 1857-1941 Hyman, Max R. (Max Robinson), 1859-1927

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Publisher: Indianapolis : M. R. Hyman

Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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owns and fittinglv preserves asa memorial of those who fought and fell there.The ground was jiresented to the State in 1835by General John Tipton, who was a participant CENTENNIAL HISTORY AND HANDBOOK OF INDIANA 61 THE WAR OF 1812 in the battle. An obscure account that has neverfound its way into the histories is to the effectthat on the 21st of November, 1830, the bonesof those killed on the field nineteen years beforewere collected and interred by a large concourseof people with due gravity and respect, the re-mains being put in one large coffin on the hd of Americans of the territory wrung from hervvhich, formed of brass nails, was the inscription, (ieorgc Rogers Clark, and it is an csialjlisRest, Warriors, Rest. General Harrison, who charge in our histories tliat. even (hiring tlie One factor in our ln<han troubles frum theginning was the encouragement offered the <ages by the British in Canada. I-jiglandnever reconciled herself to the occui)ancv bv be-av-ia<lthebyledI)e-

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Views Near the State SokKers Home. Latavette. No. 1—Tippecanoe Battleground. 1 lie .spot .>;ho\vn I^Te i-where the battle raged fiercest on November 7, 1811. No. 2—Prophets Rock, near the 1 ippecanoc Battle-ground, from which point it is said a prophet directed the Indian warriors and witnessed their deteat.No. 3—Old bark wigwam at Tecumseh Trail. No. 4—Old log cabin on ■lecunKch 1 rail. was to have been the leading figure on this occa- riod of i)eace between the iiaiions. the Indians ofsion, was kept away by illness and General John the northwest received their arms and aiiimum-Tipton took his place. tion from our old-time toe and were >ecrell> Apropos to this interment, it is further stated backed up in their hostilities. W ben ilie brew-that after Harrisons troops had buried their dead ing troubles between America and I-Jighuul cul-and withdrawn from the field after the battle,the Indians returned, dug up the bodies andscalped them, leaving them unburied.* *Ind.

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