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Maryland State Archives Adam Goodheart Collection MSA SC 5826 msa_sc5826_3_1-0042 Enlarge and print image (809K) |
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Maryland State Archives Adam Goodheart Collection MSA SC 5826 msa_sc5826_3_1-0042 Enlarge and print image (809K) |
| msa_sc5826_3_l-0042 ©Maryland State Archives - 42 - The Ferry was at his plantation, and nearly opposite a large Indian settlement across the River. On our march down, we passed the point where the Indians had a few days before fought the Georgia Troops, under Captain Jarnigan, Signs were thick, but not an Indian was seen, nor were we fired on by them. Had we struck the Indians they must have used up our small force. Our dress was white cotton and showed conspicuously among the green trees. Each s'oldier making a shining mark, and we were armed, of course, with the old flint lock musket; my double barrel shot-gun was the only percussion cap arm in the command. We went into Camp at the crossing in a dense swamp where we stayed ten days waiting the arrival of the Army that was to march against the hostile Creeks, Here I took my first lesson in the use of bitters before breakfast to keep off chills and fever. At length we left our miserable Camp to join the Column of Troops, under the personal command of Gen. Scott, which descended the left bank of the River, to cut off the hostile Indians from their attempt to cross into Florida and make a junction with the Seminoles. While we made this movement, Gen. Jesup with a large force, inarched into the heart of the Nation to capture the hostile Indians and move them by force from the beautiful and rich cotton country which they inhabited, and which was coveted by the Georgia and Alabama planter, to their new home, West of the Missi- ssippi, in what is now called the Indian Territory. The campaign was very thorough and complete in the accomplishment of its objects and purposes, at a cost of very little bloodshed. Descending the River several days, and intercepting the hostile Indians, who were forced after a slight skirmish to re-cross the River to the Alabama side, General Scott determined to follow them and make a junction with Jesup. |