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Indian Hater Colonel John Moredock Remembered in Blood Feud
The lengthy reminiscence recounts Colonel John Moredock, famed for Indian fighting during frontier days. Born to a thrice-widowed mother, he earned a reputation for relentless pursuit and punitive expeditions against Native tribes, including a lethal river raid near the Mississippi. The piece notes his political restraint, refusing governorship to avoid conflicts with duties as Illinois official, and ends with a moralizing set of anecdotes and reflections from period voices.
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