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Morgan's Station: The Last Indian Raid in Kentucky
S A T U R D A Y, April 6, 1793
On Monday evening last, Morgan's Station on Slate Creek, was taken and burnt by a party of thirty-five Indians; Two of the inhabitants were killed and nineteen taken prisoner; they were pursued, and within about thirty miles the whole of the prisoners were found tomahawked and scalped, one of which (a woman) was found alive and in her senses, after being tomahawked and two scalps taken off.-we have the above information from the husband of the unfortunate woman.
The above is the actual article printed after the attack. Only Robert Craig's, a fraught husband and grieving father, description of events came from desperation. Not all the prisoners were killed during the Indian's escape from Morgan's Station, and their pursuit did not end within about thirty miles of the attack. Negotiations won back several of the enslaved over the following years. But then it is also true some were never heard from or seen again. Open up the book, step back in time, become a frontiersman or woman, and see Eastern Kentucky as you have never seen it before in a true American story about the struggle for Western expansion on the Kentucky frontier, Morgan's Station.
On Monday evening last, Morgan's Station on Slate Creek, was taken and burnt by a party of thirty-five Indians; Two of the inhabitants were killed and nineteen taken prisoner; they were pursued, and within about thirty miles the whole of the prisoners were found tomahawked and scalped, one of which (a woman) was found alive and in her senses, after being tomahawked and two scalps taken off.-we have the above information from the husband of the unfortunate woman.
The above is the actual article printed after the attack. Only Robert Craig's, a fraught husband and grieving father, description of events came from desperation. Not all the prisoners were killed during the Indian's escape from Morgan's Station, and their pursuit did not end within about thirty miles of the attack. Negotiations won back several of the enslaved over the following years. But then it is also true some were never heard from or seen again. Open up the book, step back in time, become a frontiersman or woman, and see Eastern Kentucky as you have never seen it before in a true American story about the struggle for Western expansion on the Kentucky frontier, Morgan's Station.
240 pages, Paperback
Published June 16, 2021
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Charles Jay Bishop II
9 books2 followersCharles Jay Bishop II (Chuck) is an indie writer and author of the novel Morgan's Station (The Last Indian Raid in Kentucky), the subsequent Short Stories series A James Wade Tale, and most recently, Sins of Leadership. Having dabbled in songwriting, poetry, and fantasy writing from a young age, Morgan's Station is his first solo foray into the Historical Fiction genre. Bishop has lived on-site for over a decade, learning about the region's history and walking the characters' paths. He lives and writes out of the Morgan's Station home in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, where he spends his time gardening, hunting, being in the woods, and eating (too much) in the company of good friends.
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December 5, 2022
How many Indian raids did Kentucky have?
I would want to know more about the goals the Indians had in attacking the different stations across central Kentucky
I would want to know more about the goals the Indians had in attacking the different stations across central Kentucky
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