Near Vallonia in Jackson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Ambush

October 1812

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 16, 2024

1. Indian Ambush Marker

Inscription. Late in the afternoon, Ranger Robert Sturgeon, returning to Fort Vallonia where he was attached with Captain Biggers' Rangers, was waylaid and shot by Indians a few feet from this Half Mile Branch. Indians, fearing others were close behind, left without scalping him. The firing of guns and the arrival of Sturgeon's horses alarmed the folks at the fort and convinced them that Sturgeon had been killed. Near sunset, Jesse Durham, leader of the citizen's force, called for volunteers to help bring the body to the fort. They included a Mr. Beem, Adam Miller, Thomas Ewing, Joseph Brightson, and a Mr. Carr. The next day Robert Sturgeon was buried on the north side of the now Vallonia Cemetery.

Fort Vallonia Festival – always the third weekend in October.

Erected 2000 by Fort Vallonia Days Association, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1812.

Location. 38° 51.048′ N, 86° 5.293′ W. Marker is near Vallonia, Indiana, in Jackson County. It is on State Road 135 0.2 miles south of North County Road 250 West, on the left

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when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1869 IN-135, Vallonia IN 47281, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Vallonia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Fort Vallonia (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bartholomew Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Col. John Ketcham / Time Capsule (approx. 3.1 miles away); All Veterans Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 3.2 miles away); Jackson County W.W. I Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Sons Of The American Revolution Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vallonia.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 16, 2024

2. Indian Ambush Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 361 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on July 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.