Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Washington-Crawford Letters, p. X. 6 Same, p. X.^^ Address of the Officers of the Seventh Virginia Regiment to ColonelWilliam Crawford. We beg leave to take this method of expressing our sense of thewarmest attachment to you, and at the same time our sorrow in the loss ofa commander who has always been influenced by motives that deservedlygain the unfeigned esteem and respect of all those who have the honor ofserving under him. Both officers and soldiers retain the strongest remem-brance of the regard and affection you have ever discovered towards
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . Washington-Crawford Letters, p. X. 6 Same, p. X.^^ Address of the Officers of the Seventh Virginia Regiment to ColonelWilliam Crawford. We beg leave to take this method of expressing our sense of thewarmest attachment to you, and at the same time our sorrow in the loss ofa commander who has always been influenced by motives that deservedlygain the unfeigned esteem and respect of all those who have the honor ofserving under him. Both officers and soldiers retain the strongest remem-brance of the regard and affection you have ever discovered towards them;but as we are all well assured that you have the best interests of yourcountry in view, we should not regret however sensibly we may feel theloss, that you have chosen another field for the display of your militarytalents. Permit us therefore to express our most cordial wish that youmay find a regiment no less attached to you than the Seventh, and thatyour services may ever be productive of benefit to your country and honorto GKN. GEORGK ROGERS CIvARK. From a likeness in Howes Historical Collections of Ohio, Vol. I, page portrait in lyouisville, Ky. Colonel Williain Crawford, 11 fighting the well-disciphned troops of the enemy, but it was inthe backwoods that he had risen superior to his surroundings, andhis miHtary genius had shown with undimmed luster. The mem-bers of Congress as well as Washington, fully realized that fewmen possessed Crawfords experience or knowledge of the wilesand strategy of the red men, who were now unusually bold anddaring. In the fall of 1777, and in the spring of 1778, these foeswere more dangerous and merciless than ever, scalping parties,infesting and terrorizing the entire border. In the spring of 1778,about sixteen miles above Fort Pitt on the Allegheny river. Colo-nel Crawford superintended the erection of a stockade fort, whichby direction of General Mcintosh was called Fort during this year, and from
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