Show TALES OF THE I 1 I 1 OLD FRONTIER 1 t by ELMO SCOTT SCOTTI WATSON ATSON 0 6 western A union THE VALOR OF YOUNG GEORGE CROGHAN haj WAS wag only twenty one years old when hen he performed his deed oj ol valor and neu the congressional medal of honor although he saved the old northwest for the american flag gag just as a george rogers clark his uncle had bad d done thirty five live eare ears previously the name of maj george croghan appear la in few of 0 our school histories during the war of 1812 croghan wai wag tn in coin command mand of 0 fort Step stephenson benson a log stockade toc kade on the bandusky andusky fc river in ohio commanded the approach to two tiao important basea bases of 1111 supply Ply S f gen lea william henry ormy amy ilia ills force collated d of seven officer sL all boys like himself bime and IGO kentucky riflemen ule ills only artillery wa was 4 a elx six affectionately billed old debby by the soldiers eold lere bela NY tish inva lava led oi 01 lo 10 liar ilar iso abed insisted that mat he could hold ifan I 1 an harrison Har rleon reluctantly antl con aenied to of flowing him iv lu t try august a 1 2 1813 general proctor procter with BOO regulars regu lare and of to indiana appeared before the fort demanded ite its surrender and de darsi clerel that he not be able to prevent an indian massacre if be were compelled to storm the wall Crog crothanel Cro thane lians reply dell delivered vert 1 by a subal tern was wa when this fort shall be taken there will be no one left 0 maw ma acre cre 1 I after pounding away nt at tha 1 rt witti with artillery for a day ard a night a which made mad sad havoc with tha th ramshackle ramn hackle old istock elix cadei proctor ordered up a storming etor ming party the are of crogman Cro ghana a ICen kentucky tucky riflemen tor tore 9 great gape in the redcoats line but they rushed forward brae braie until they reached the dry moat which surrounded the fort hut but Cro croghan glian waa mas pr prepared pared for just ach stich nn an attack old r ty 11 had been beeri mounted in a corner bloat over II looking clar the ditri rud nt at till I 1 moment a masire porthole wan was and th tbt little sir if poured furth a fifth ring fire N t point blank black range ranze nie ditch became a pen storming party backe nud and led after thia this repulse proctor gave up tip the tight ilia ills total low had been nearly wi moat the Ameri american cun were one kill killed ed nod and a ayea |