Identifier: indianhistoryfor00drak (find matches)
Title: Indian history for young folks
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Dowd, Francis Joseph, 1876-
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Wars
Publisher: New York London : Harper & Brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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SON IN 1814. strong, and they so com-pletely surrounded the littlestockade that no one couldleave it unobserved. Thefoe, feeling sure of their prey by famine, if in no other way, were dancing around the doomed people with demoniac joy, and conducting themselves as would a cat sure of a mouse. The messenger had made his escape by enveloping himself in the skin of a hog, with the head and legs attached, and in the darkness of night. WAR WITH THE CREEK NATION. while imitating its gait and grunt, and apparently rooting, was allowed tomake his way unmolested through the hostile camp. When out of theirreach he cast off his disguise, and with desperate speed made for Jack-sons camp on the Coosa, which he reached on the following morning.By a rapid march Jackson succeeded in enveloping the besieging force,and at the battle of Talladega inflicted upon them a severe defeat, andrescued the friendly Indians, who were in a famished condition. -^-R - v, v - . -iascr^s. \ \\> ^ *\\ ~^ - ~~ ™V ^
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BATTI.E OF TALLADEGA. Humbled by defeat, the Creeks at the Hillabee Towns sent a messsigrto Jackson asking for peace. While awaiting the return of their mes-senger, they were attacked by a detachment under General Novembei. 18White, who was acting independently of Jackson, and whowas unacquainted with this overture, and a large number of unresistingIndians were massacred in cold blood. Naturally supposing this to beJacksons answer to their prayer for peace, they thenceforth fought withdesperation, neither asking nor accepting quarter. 300 INDIAN HISTORY FOR YOUNG FOLKS. The true story of Captain Sam Dales canoe fight with the Indians is as thrilling as any incident of fiction. It would be thought fabulous had it not been witnessed by his men on the shore, who, having November 12. no canoe, could render him no assistance. In the fall of 1813,Dale was engaged with a few followers in driving the small bands ofmarauding savages from the frontiers. At Randons Landing they espieda large can

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