A history of the United States . vernor of Virginia, immediatelygarrisoned the frontier forts and began raising an army tolead against the Indians. One wing he led in person toFort Pitt, while the other, composed of levies from the west-ern and southwestern loj-^ Dun-portions of the colony, mores War,was placed under the ^^^^command of General AndrewLewis. The latter was to collecthis forces on the Greenbriai-andproceed clown the Kanawha tothe Ohio, where it was agreedthat Dunmore should meet Dunmore got to Fort Pitt,however, he changed his plans,crossed the Ohio, and establishedhimse
A history of the United States . vernor of Virginia, immediatelygarrisoned the frontier forts and began raising an army tolead against the Indians. One wing he led in person toFort Pitt, while the other, composed of levies from the west-ern and southwestern loj-^ Dun-portions of the colony, mores War,was placed under the ^^^^command of General AndrewLewis. The latter was to collecthis forces on the Greenbriai-andproceed clown the Kanawha tothe Ohio, where it was agreedthat Dunmore should meet Dunmore got to Fort Pitt,however, he changed his plans,crossed the Ohio, and establishedhimself in a fortified camp nearthe Indian town of , the great chief of theShawnees, who had under hiscommand about a thousand war-riors, now determined upon abold piece of strategy. He de-cided to intercept General Lewis at the mouth of the Kan-awha, destroy his division, and then return to face Dun-more. Meanwhile General Lewis, with troops from Augusta andBotetourt counties and from the distant Watauga settle-. LoRD Dunmore. 110 The American Revolution ments, was proceeding down the Kanawha. On October 6, they camped on Point Pleasant, the point of land jutting out between the Kanawha and the Ohio, to Point^ °* await news of Dunmore. Four days later they Pleasant, were attacked before daylight by Cornstalk. The October, battle which followed was more hotly contested1774 . than any other Indian battle on record. The numbers engaged were about equal and they fought fromearly morning until nightfall. The Virginians lost seventy-five men killed and one hundred and forty wounded. TheIndians sustained losses only about half as great, butthey finally retired from the conflict sullen and crest-fallen. After the battle Lewis crossed the Ohio and marched tojoin Dunmore. When he reached the camp he found thatDunmore had already made a treaty of peace with the In-dian tribes. Logan alone refused to treat with him. ToLord Dunmores messenger he delivered a speech which is
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