History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . ^ which was promptly obeyed, and was instrumental ingaining the victory. Here occurred one of those desperate individualconflicts, so characteristic of Indian warfare. Lieutenant Moore, ofSullivan County, had shot one of the Cherokee chiefs, an Indian of 6o History of Tennkssee. gigantic size, but not so as to disable him. They rushed upon eachother, Moore with his hunting knife, the Chief with his a desperate struggle, the Chief was thrown to the ground andkilled, whereupon the Indians retreated. 92. Attack on Fort Watauga
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . ^ which was promptly obeyed, and was instrumental ingaining the victory. Here occurred one of those desperate individualconflicts, so characteristic of Indian warfare. Lieutenant Moore, ofSullivan County, had shot one of the Cherokee chiefs, an Indian of 6o History of Tennkssee. gigantic size, but not so as to disable him. They rushed upon eachother, Moore with his hunting knife, the Chief with his a desperate struggle, the Chief was thrown to the ground andkilled, whereupon the Indians retreated. 92. Attack on Fort Watauga.—The garrison at Fort Wataugaconsisted of about forty men, commanded by Captain James Robertson,with lyieutenant John Sevier second in command. A number of fugi-tives, women and children, had taken refuge in the fort. Horses,cattle, and such valuables as could be moved, had been brought to the. Battle of Fort Watauga. fort for protection. On the day after the battle of Island Flats, July21, 1776, the second division of the Indian force, somewhat more thanthree hundred strong, commanded by Old Abraham of Chilhowee,reached Watauga about sunrise, and immediately^ attacked the were repulsed with severe loss, the amount of which could notbe accurately ascertained, as the Indians bore oif their dead andwounded. After the repulse the Indians rapidly retreated. 93. Incidents of the Battle.—On the morning of July 21st, thewomen, in accordance with the good old pioneer custom, began atdaybreak their daily task of milking the cows. Suddenly the alarm Washington District. 6i was given that the Indians were approaching. A rush was made forthe fort. History has failed to record the details, but we may wellimagine that some of the women attempted to save a few favorite cowsby driving them into the fort. Perhaps this delay gave time for aparty of Indians to approach. We know tha
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