Fort Loudoun Day 14 May 2022
In this year of 2022, we are covering 1758. The Virginia Regiment is still staffing and building Fort Loudoun. Lt Charles Smith, the...
Raven - Wronged or Wrong or all #!!@#@?
Raven, a Cherokee leading warrior, held some scalps. He cut two scalps in half to get 4 out of two. That way he could get a bounty paid...
Captain Waggener has a problem officer
Court of Inquiry, 4–8 May 1758 Court of Inquiry [Winchester, c.4–8 May 1758] The Reasons given by Capt. Robt McKenzie and Ensign Woodford...
Little Carpenter gets around
Always amazing how the Indians covered vast distances often quickly. Like a motorcycle gang swooping in to dominate from afar. Little...
Cherokee Warriors, Politics and White Traders
The Cherokee are needed as allies for the Forbes Expedition. But the preparation for the Expedition is taking too long. The Cherokee are...
Was there a Faire in 1758?
Winchester has a fair every year. The fair is called the Apple Blossom Festival. Ever since Saturday, May 3, 1924, this town, until...
Fort Upper Tract and Fort Seybert MASSACRE!
This was no school shooting. Still, it was just as horrific. Horrific also because of the silence that followed. Just mute lifeless...
Future President Harrisons from ancestors of Fort Harrison, Dayton Virginia
The future American Presidents Harrison and his grandson Benjamin Harrsion come from the family in this area. This blog is still not...
Shenandoah University and Fort Harrison, Dayton Virginia
Shenandoah University originated here. Dayton VA, just a short way southwest of Harrisonburg VA, is the area Shenandoah University got...
The tally of Cherokee and Catawba allies in Winchester VA
Just under 700 Indian allies trekked to Fort Loudoun Winchester Virginia by 12 April 1758. Christopher Gist of the 1st Virginia Regiment...
