Papers in Illinois History And Transactions volume Yr1907
Papers in Illinois History And Transactions volume Yr1907
Illinois State Historical Society
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The last time I saw Fletcher Webster he was at the head of his regiment marching through the streets of New York, sing- ing "John Brown's Body. " Webster was killed while leading his regi- ment in battle during the Virginia campaign of the civil war. " Responding to a request from the audience for facts regarding the warning of Shabbona, Mr. Henderson stated: "My father, as well as my uncle, had said to me that Shabbona came to the field where the men were working and warned them to go to Ottaw...a just as soon as possible, to save their lives. The noble old chief said that there were sixty armed Indians coming. The son of Shabbona — I will not at- tempt to state his name — had discovered a large body of Indians prowling around in the timber above the settlement, and he at once went to the home of Shabbona and informed his father. On the night of May 19, Shabbona started upon his famous ride, and probably passed through this immediate locality on the 20th. My father pro- tested against leaving his home and his fellow settlers, but Shabbona urged, showing the uselessness of any resistance which the settlement could offer against the large force of armed and infuriated Indians.
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