An historical account of the expedition against Sandusky under Col. William Crawford in 1782; with biographical sketches, personal reminiscences, and descriptions of interesting localities; including, also, details of the disastrous retreat, the barbariti

CHAPTER I.—War upon the Western Border of Pennsylvania and Virginia. 1777—1781, I CHAPTER II.—Brigadier-General William Irvine in Command at Fort Pitt—Affairs in the Western Department. October, 1781 — April, 1782, 16 CHAPTER III.—An Expedition Projected in Western Pennsylvania against Sandusky. April 4—May 7, 17S2, . . . . 49 CHAPTER IV.—Rendezvousing and Organization of the Sandusky Expedition. 15-24^1 May, 1782, 62 CHAPTER V.—Biographical Sketch of William Crawford. 1732— 1782, 81 CHAPTER VI.—Sketches of the Officers under Crawford, . . 121 CHAPTER VII.—March of the Army from Mingo Bottom to Sandusky. 25th May—4th June, 1782, 136 CHAPTER VIII.—Preparations by the Enemy to Repel the Americans, 157 CHAPTER IX.—Sketch of Simon Girty, the White Savage, . . 182 CHAPTER X.—Battle of Sandusky—June 4, 1782, . . . .202 CHAPTER XL—Retreat of the American Army. June 5-6, 1782, 214 CHAPTER XII.—Battle of Olentangy—Return of the Americans. June 6-14, 1782, 233 CHAPTER XIII.—Alarm of the Border—Determined Spirit of the Bordermen, ........... 258 CHAPTER XIV.—Personal Incidents and Sketches, . . .281 CHAPTER XV.—Stragglers Captured by the Savages, . . .311 CHAPTER XVI.—Captives in the Wilderness—Indian Barbarities, 327 CHAPTER XVII.—James Paull—His Escape from Death—His Subsequent Career, -. 362 CHAPTER XVIIL—Dr. John Knight's Escape through the Ohio Wilderness. 13th June—4th July, 1782, 369 CHAPTER XIX.—A Race for Life—Escape of John Slover from Mac-a-Chack, . 375 CHAPTER XX.—Awful Death of Crawford by Torture, nth June, 1782, 379