The lives of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P Morton . manding a parley. It was granted for the next day, and Har-rison, having first led his men to an eminence commanding aview of the town a mile away on a hill, went into camp forthe night. The camp w\as arranged with special caution. Harrisonknew the treachery of his foes too well to depend upon theirprofessions of desire for treaty. Every soldier was commandedto keep his accoutrements on him and his arms near were posted with most vigilant orders— orders hardlynecessary, for they knew their lives depended on their watch-fulness. And
The lives of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P Morton . manding a parley. It was granted for the next day, and Har-rison, having first led his men to an eminence commanding aview of the town a mile away on a hill, went into camp forthe night. The camp w\as arranged with special caution. Harrisonknew the treachery of his foes too well to depend upon theirprofessions of desire for treaty. Every soldier was commandedto keep his accoutrements on him and his arms near were posted with most vigilant orders— orders hardlynecessary, for they knew their lives depended on their watch-fulness. And all night the soldiers slept lightly and wereready for a moments warning. Shortly before 4 oclock on the morning of the 7th, Harrisonwas sitting by his camp fire. The sentries were on duty,careful for their own lives and those of their comrades. Sud-denly, one of them saw the form of a red man in the darknessnear him in the grass, and fired. The report rang over thecamp. Harrison sprang from his tent, the soldiers were on BENJAMIN HARRISON. 31. BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL HARRISON, NORTH BEND. OHIO. their feet, their commander was in the lead, and the fight wasnow going on. The roar of musketry, the yells of savages,the groans of wounded and dying, and the voice of the com-mander were all mingled together. It was difficult, however, to fight a foe who fought inirregular ranks, in the dark. Many of the brave men fell, butthose who remained fought on until daylight. Then a cavalrycharge drove the Indians from the field, completely ended the famous battle of Tippecanoe, which gainedfor Mr. Harrison that stirring sobriquet. It virtually endedthe Indian hostility until the breaking out of the war withEngland. Harrison was thanked in the Presidents message,and bv the legislatures of Kentucky and Indiana. 32 THE LIFE OF At the beginning of the War of 1812, Mr. Harrison wasappointed brigadier-general, and assigned to the command ofthe Northwest frontier. The letter from the Se
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