Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . 7, to which the antic little fourteen-year-old drum-mer, before referred to, belonged, there was an enormouslytall sergeant, from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, whostood fully six feet two inches in his stockings; strong, ath- 3oo ENCOURAGING THE ADVANCE. letic, reliable and the personification of good dissimilar in size, they were much alike in creat-ing mirth, and consequently were great favorites with thesoldiers.* Clark, knowing this, mounted the little drum-. THE DRUMM
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . 7, to which the antic little fourteen-year-old drum-mer, before referred to, belonged, there was an enormouslytall sergeant, from the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, whostood fully six feet two inches in his stockings; strong, ath- 3oo ENCOURAGING THE ADVANCE. letic, reliable and the personification of good dissimilar in size, they were much alike in creat-ing mirth, and consequently were great favorites with thesoldiers.* Clark, knowing this, mounted the little drum-. THE DRUMMER BOY AND THE BIG SERGEANT. mer on the shoulders of the stalwart sergeant, and gave or-ders to him to advance into the half-frozen water. He didso, the little drummer beating the charge from his loftvperch, while Clark, with sword in hand, followed them, giv-ing the command, forward march! as he threw aside thefloating ice. Elated and amused with the scene, the menpromptly obeyed, holding their rifles above their heads. * The tall sergeant is believed to have been Henry Dewit, who, it is said, re-mained about Vincennes after the war, where General Clark saw him in hundred and sixteen acres of land were allotted him in Clarks Grant for hisservices, viz.: Two hundred acres in tract No. 121 and sixteen acres in tract It is to be regretted that no trace of the antic little drummer has beenfound after the events here related. ENCOURAGING THE ADVANCE. 301 and, in spite of all obstacles, reached the high land beyondthem safely, taking care to have the boats try to
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