There are three different accounts in history of the Cannon Massacre, the last known Indian attack in Wabash County, IL. This book ties the three accounts together with the record of famed Shawnee Chief Tecumseh (Tech-kum-thai). Tecumseh's influence was felt along the Wabash River for more than a decade. On at least two occasions he visited Vincennes, Indiana, to meet with then-Territorial Governor, Gen. William Henry Harrison. Harrison was later elected President of the United States, but his term lasted for only 36 days before his death from pneumonia. "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too," was a...
There are three different accounts in history of the Cannon Massacre, the last known Indian attack in Wabash County, IL. This book ties the three acco...
