It is quiet now, but this place soce knew the sound of drums, marching feet, and shouted orders William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, two men who later became President, were here. Tecumseh, a great Indian leader, stopped on the river directly . . . — — Map (db m226434) HM
You will commence the necessary arrangements for erecting a stockade-work with a blockhouse and accommodations for the garrison, including a small store and a small magazine or powder house, which should be made of brick. The . . . — — Map (db m226360) HM
The Shawnee Indians have come. They passed by the garrison, which is three miles above Vincennes, on Sunday last, in eighty canoes. They were all painted in the most terrific manner. They were stopped at the garrison by me, for a . . . — — Map (db m226373) HM
Twenty Dollars Reward
Deserted from the garrison of Fort Knox, Indiana Territory, on the 12th instant:
John Rierly
a private soldier in Captain Thornton Posey's company, Seventh Regiment, United States Infantry. He is . . . — — Map (db m226376) HM
In my last [letter] I informed you of Captain Posey having killed Lieutenant Jennings.… He said that Lieutenant Jennings had come into his room, that some altercation had taken placed between them, that he had insisted upon the . . . — — Map (db m226378) HM
Near this spot, lie the remains of United States Soldiers who served at
Fort Knox between 1803 and 1813. Some of these men died of wounds
received at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. After a painful
journey back, the sight of the flag . . . — — Map (db m226379) HM WM
Captain Zachary Taylor has been placed in command of the garrison near this. To all the qualities which are esteemed for an amicable man, he appears to unite those which form a good officer. In the short time he has been a commander, . . . — — Map (db m226422) HM
It is quiet now, but this place soce knew the sound of drums, marching feet, and shouted orders William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, two men who later became President, were here. Tecumseh, a great Indian leader, stopped on the river directly . . . — — Map (db m226434) HM
The troops have left Vincennes. It is a sad sight to see them depart, a great many fine young men. A number of volunteers from Ohio and Kentucky, some very young, left their studies at college to go on this campaign. … What a changing . . . — — Map (db m226425) HM
On the 16th instant, a boat loaded with the brave fellows who were wounded in the action of the 7th arrived at this place from Fort Harrison, and on the 17th another from the same place – On Sunday last the Governor arrived with the . . . — — Map (db m226427) HM
A number of soldiers have died of their wounds since their return. Funerals often, sometimes two a day. Very solemn is the sight and sound, for the coffins are followed by soldiers, with their arms reversed, marching to the tune of . . . — — Map (db m226431) HM
Men of Courage, Patriotism and Enterprise who are desirous of serving their country in the honorable capacity of Soldiers in this important crisis of our national affairs, are informed that the subscriber has established a . . . — — Map (db m226432) HM
You are authorized to remove the garrison [of Fort Knox] to such place near the town as shall be deemed expedient. – Secretary of War William Eustis to Acting Governor John Gibson, December 7, 1812
I have succeeded so . . . — — Map (db m226433) HM
