Author: James BarrPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333477028
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Excerpt from A Correct and Authentic Narrative of the Indian War in Florida: With a Description of Maj. Dade's Massacre, and an Account of the Extreme Suffering, for Want of Provisions, of the Army Having Been Obliged to Eat Horses' and Dogs' Flesh, &C. &C (which he had previously selected, from a large number, ) he was forced to exchange with one of his officers amid the hooting and groaning ofthe troops. A party of marines from the frigate Con stellation, eighty in number, accompanied him as a life guard. L6tb Buried two volunteers, one from Tuscaloosa, the other from Louisiana, and on the following day another from Alabama. We have a great number of sick in the Fort. Among them is one of the men who escaped the massacre of Major Dade's command. His account of the affair is this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.