Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . h-coat, and returnedimmediately to the camp ; and without any delay demanded to speakto the commander, saying that he had something important tocommunicate. He was admitted, and when he had told all that he had seen andheard, the Colonel bestowed on him the commission of lieutenant ofthe Virginia corps, which had been vacant by the death of one ofhis unfortunate comrades a few nights back, and ordered him to beready with a picket gua
Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desperate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others .. . h-coat, and returnedimmediately to the camp ; and without any delay demanded to speakto the commander, saying that he had something important tocommunicate. He was admitted, and when he had told all that he had seen andheard, the Colonel bestowed on him the commission of lieutenant ofthe Virginia corps, which had been vacant by the death of one ofhis unfortunate comrades a few nights back, and ordered him to beready with a picket guard, to march an hour earlier than usual tothe fatal outpost, there to place a hat and coat on the branches,and then lie in ambush for the intruders. The following evening, according to the orders given by ColonelSt. Clair, a detachment of forty riflemen, with Lieutenant Morgan attheir head, marched from the camp at half-past seven in the eveningtoward the appointed spot, and having arranged the hat and coatso as to have the appearance of a soldier standing on guard, theystole silently away and bid themselves among tlie bushes. 246 THE RIFLEMAN OP
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