April 12, 2024
Col. Wm. Crawford-Expedition Against Sandusky 1782-Rare-Ohio History-1873
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Butterfield, C.W. : An Historical Account of the Expedition Against Sandusky Under Colonel William Crawford in 1782 -With Biographical Sketches , Personal Reminiscences , and Descriptions of Interesting LocalitiesIncluding Also Details of the Disatrous Retreat , the Barbarities of the Savages and the Awful Death of Crawford by Torture.Cincinnati, OH Robert Clarke & Co. 1873. 1st edit.Tall 8vo in green cloth boards [9.5" x 6.5'] 403 pgs. Frontis. portrait of Gen Irvine steel engraved.This rare and important volume is the primary single resource for the account of Col. Crawford's ill fated expedition against the Wyandot Indians along the Upper Sandusky river.William Crawford knew and fought for George Washington in the Revolutionary War. He was a participant in the French/Indian Wars and involved in Lord Dunmore's War. He had been retired and appointed Justice of the Peace at his home in western Pennsylvania when he was called up to lead the Expedition against the tribes for their depredations against settlers in Ohio. The Wyandots were backed by British forces in Detroit who found out about the plan, and sent reinforcements. After marching across Ohio he found himself surrounded by the Indians and was captured. He was tortured and burned to death. There is a lot of interesting information here and the descriptions of his march reads
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