Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . The 5th of February was fixed upon as the day of de-parture of the land forces, and great preparations weremade for the occasion by the now thoroughly aroused in-habitants, for the very best of their young men had volun-teered to go on the campaign. The whole population turned out to see them off, manyfrom curiosity, but many relatives were there—fathers andmothers, sisters and lovers, with anxious hearts to bid adieuto dear ones they might not see again. The occasion was a most interesting
Conquest of the country northwest of the river Ohio, 1778-1783 : and, life of Gen George Rogers Clark . The 5th of February was fixed upon as the day of de-parture of the land forces, and great preparations weremade for the occasion by the now thoroughly aroused in-habitants, for the very best of their young men had volun-teered to go on the campaign. The whole population turned out to see them off, manyfrom curiosity, but many relatives were there—fathers andmothers, sisters and lovers, with anxious hearts to bid adieuto dear ones they might not see again. The occasion was a most interesting one, not only because of its then sur-roundings, butfar more becauseresults followedfrom this cam-paign whichchanged theboundaries of na-tions, and madean impress uponcomin g Gibaultwas there, to ab-solve the troops and address them in the glowing wordsthe occasion naturally inspired. The hour of departure arrived, the order forwardmarch! was given, and the gallant little army passed outof Kaskaskia, on its important mission, followed by theacclamations and good wishes of the FATHER GIBAULT BLESSING CLARK S TROOPS. 288 ROUTE FROM KASKASKIA TO VINCENNES. This was on the afternoon of the ^th of February, 1779,and at 3 oclock the party crossed the Kaskaskia riverabout a mile north of the town, at Crelys ferry, the sameat which Clarks invading forces crossed on the night ofthe preceding fourth of Jul}, when Kaskaskia was capturedfrom the British. There was a well-defined trail from thispoint to Vincennes, and thence on to Ouiatenon and De-troit. Governor Reynolds said of this trail, in iS^o, that kiitwas the Appian Way of Illinois in ancient times, and it isyet visible in many places between Kaskaskia and Vin-cennes. From the ferry the trail at first led north ornortheast, and probably passed through, or near, wherethe following towns are now situated: Sparta, Coulters-ville, Oakdale, Nashville, Walnut Hill, Salem, Maysville,and Lawrenceville to Vincennes. Th
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