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From (hi ColuiDhija Sun.Indian Reininiscnfes,Eds. »St'X Til tlio spring of 1818, the writer was in Gen. Jackson's army, in Florid*. consisting of near 1,000 men, ;;;duJ;..6 regulars commanded by Gon. Gaines; Georgia malitia commanded by Gen. Glascock; the Tennessee horsemen and friendly Indians under Gen. McIntosh. Major Thomas Woodward and Captain Isaac Brown had a kind of joint command with McIntosh over the Indians.While marching on between St. Marks and Scwannee Town, distance about 100 miles, on Sunday, the 12th day of April, we discovered fresh signs of Indians. Gen. McIntosh, with bis command of Creek Indians, pursued them. The main army, as was our habit, lay down in the grass to rest and await McIntosh’s return. Very soou McIntosh overtook them, and the battle commenced in hearing of us, probably a mile off. We could hear the firing of guus, which continued for some time.Well I remember an express bore from McIntosh. An Indian, on foot, running, crying out, at the top of his voice, 44 Captain Jackson, Captain Jackson! Ashe passed us we pointed to Old Hickory, who eoou dispatched a company of Tennessee mounted men to aid McIntosh. The battle was finished ere they reached him. McIntosh and Woodward soon returned to our camp with his prisoners, consisting of women ami children, and a tcfiitc woman to our surprise.This woman is still living iri or about Ft. Gaines. She was then Miss Stewart, and afterwards married John Dill, of Ft. Gaines, -who died a few years since.For the particulars of her fcapuro by the Indians and re-captured hy McIntosh and Woodward, I refer you to tho enclosed letter, which 1 have just received from (A*n. Woodward, from which, if you think of sufficient interest, please copy in full, or make such extracts as you choose. Since receiving tins letter from Gen. Woodward. 1 have hunted up my dairy, kept during that campaign, aud have made the above extracts. B.Letter fiom Col. Woodward.WlilSBLI.NG, WINN PaKISU, La., * June 1G, 18SS. ]Dear Sir :—Your letter of the 27th ulr. isn«i Wf'h-mm* nn it A
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Thomasville Wire Grass Reporter
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Wed, Nov 10, 1858
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