Identifier: illustratedhisto6072good (find matches)
Title: An illustrated history of the state of Indiana : being a full and authentic civil and political history of the state from its first exploration down to 1875 ; including an account of the commercial, agricultural, and educational growth of Indiana ; with historical and descriptive sketches of the cities, towns and villages ... together with biographical sketches and portraits of the prominent men of the past and present, and a history of each county separately
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Goodrich, De Witt C Tuttle, Charles R. (Charles Richard), b. 1848
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Publisher: Indianapolis : Richard S. Peale & Co.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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-. f See complete account of this massacre in History of Scott County.
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166 HISTORY OF INDIANA. lower blockhouse. * * * The guns had begun to fire prettysmartly from both sides. I directed the buckets to be gotready, and water brought from the well, and the fire extin-guished immediately, as it was perceivable at that time; but,from debility, or some other cause, the men were very slow inexecuting my orders. The word Fire! appeared to throw thewhole of them into confusion, and by the time they had gotthe water and broken open the door, the fire had, unfortu-nately, communicated to a quantity of whisky, * * * and,in spite of every exertion we could make use of, in less than amoment it ascended to the roof, and baffled every effort wecould make to extinguish it. As that blockhouse adjoined thebarracks that make part of the fortifications, most of the menimmediately gave themselves up for lost, and I had thegreatest difficulty in getting my orders executed. And, sir,what from the raging of the fire—the yelling and howlingof several hundred Indians—the cr

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