Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . 292 BOWMAN S ACCOUNT OF THE MARCH. have ever seen the distance given in any authentic or reli-able statement. Clarks army marched but three miles the first dav, andit is understood remained a day or two on the high groundabout two miles from the ferry, where the first camp wasmade, making final arrangements for the bold advanceagainst Vincennes. They were certainlv moving on the a good march of about nine hours, savs Bowmansjournal, the road very bad with mud and water. Therewas als
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . 292 BOWMAN S ACCOUNT OF THE MARCH. have ever seen the distance given in any authentic or reli-able statement. Clarks army marched but three miles the first dav, andit is understood remained a day or two on the high groundabout two miles from the ferry, where the first camp wasmade, making final arrangements for the bold advanceagainst Vincennes. They were certainlv moving on the a good march of about nine hours, savs Bowmansjournal, the road very bad with mud and water. Therewas also a cold drizzling rain part of the time, and whatthat meant in February, in the way of discomfort, can bereadily imagined. The camp was formed in squares, withbaggage in the center, each company forming one squarewith guards selected from that company. Marched earlyon the 8th, continues Bowman, through the waterswhich we now began to meet in those large and level plainswhere, from the flatness of the country, it rests a consider-able time before it drains off. Notwithstanding whichour men were in
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