The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Battle of Moraviantown (Thames)(10/5/1813) - June 26th, 2003

http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/events/moravian.html ^

[snippy_about_it]

Oh that's a great idea and it would come in real handy, too bad. Darn it.

Morning for you, night for me. Good night Gator Navy. It's good to see you.

[GailA]

Yes, one of those old fashion ones with lots of Red, White and Blue.

[SAMWolf]

Good Night Snippy.

Hey! That one I remember!!!

[SAMWolf]

The best kind!

[PhilDragoo]

Our CAR group toured the Harrison home in Vincennes when I was in grade school. We were assured a secret passage existed behind the walls of the upstairs masters suite leading to a hidden stair to the basement. The basement bricks were said to conceal a tunnel to the river. All by way of escape from Indian attack. I saw no direct evidence of these things, but in 150 years, a good deal of plaster, wallpaper and masonry could have been done. One thing puzzled me, and that was that not too many years ago a newcomer from the Eastern megalopolis learned of my Indiana birth and fell upon me with a savage attack on Harrison. I urged him to wipe the foam from his mouth and get over it. Perhaps visit one of the dozen Indian casinos for recreation.

Tecumseh, By Robert Griffing

A court martial later found Procter guilty of being "deficient in energy and judgment" during the campaign. He was suspended from rank and pay, although this sentence was later reduced to public reprimand. Procter left Canada in 1815, his military career in ruins. He died at the age of fifty-nine in 1822 at Bath, England.

In 1800 he was appointed Territorial Governor of the new Indiana Territory. He served in this capacity for 12 years. He was also superintendent of Indian Affairs. Vincennes was chosen as the seat of government since, at that time, it was located in the most central location in the most populated part of the Indiana Territory. In 1801, Harrison bought 300 acres of cleared land in Vincennes along the Wabash River to build his governor's mansion, Grouseland. During his tenure as governor, about 2,500,000 acres of land on the Wabash and White rivers were purchased from the Indians. The Shawnee chief Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa, known as "The Prophet" denounced the treaties and the sale of land. Tecumseh sent forth a call to all the Native American tribes to unite and return to the old ways by resisting European incursions.

I have been in daily expectation of an attack from the British & Indians Since my arrival here on the 12th. I am fearful that they have abandoned the Idea of attempting it altho I know that General Proctor [Henry Procter] declared that he would take this post or perish in the attempt--I am not without apprehensions for Some of my deposits in the rear. I have however taken every Means in my power for their Security--Lower Sandusky [Ohio] Must fall if attacked I have therefore ordered it to be evacuated if the enemy land a force for that purpose which from its position Can be easily ascertained.

[SAMWolf]

Good Evening Phil Dragoo.

Thanks for the followup biographies on Harrison and Procter.

I urged him to wipe the foam from his mouth and get over it. Perhaps visit one of the dozen Indian casinos for recreation.

ROTFL!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi guys! Sorry, I'm late. I had a busy day, today.

Hope everyone is doing OK.

[SAMWolf]

Good Evening, Victoria. Better late than never.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Agreed! How are ya, Sam? Did you have a good day?

[SAMWolf]

It was so so. I've had better days, had some a lot worse too.

[snippy_about_it]

I urged him to wipe the foam from his mouth and get over it. Perhaps visit one of the dozen Indian casinos for recreation.

Phil, my oh my, what I would give to have your way with words. LOL. Thanks for my morning laugh!

[snippy_about_it]

ha ha. I see you liked Phil's statement too. LOL.

[snippy_about_it]

Hello Victoria, wow, it's a little early for that graphic. lol. Glad you finally made it in!