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In March 1812, Colonel John Miller was ordered to raise a 

 regiment of infantry in Ohio. He sent his subaltern officers 

 into different parts of the state to enlist soldiers; this was early 

 in May. In July, these recruits rendezvoused at Chillicothe, 

 but, they amounted to only one hundred and forty men. These 

 troops were placed under the command of captain Angus Lewis 

 Langham, lieutenant George W. Jackson and ensign John E. 

 Morgan, and were ordered off to the frontiers. They marched 

 to Piqua, where leaving ensign Morgan, with about forty pri- 

 vates, to guard that place, and erect suitable works of defence, 

 Captain Langham joined Winchester at Defiance. 



Just about this time, Fort Wayne was attacked by the Indi- 

 ans, and Colonel John Johnston, the Indian agent, at Piqua 

 having lost a brother, in the attack on that fort, was induced 

 to ask for the force, which ensign Morgan commanded, to be 

 stationed at the agency house. These men, under Morgan 

 erected two block houses, at Piqua. Johnston in the meantime 

 was engaged in holding councils with the Indians, in order to 

 prevent their joining the common enemy. 



GENERAL TUPPER's EXPEDITION. 



In July 1812, General Edward W. Tupper, of Gallia county, 

 had raised about one thousand men, for six months duty. They 

 were mostly volunteers and infantry, but they were accom- 

 panied by Woraeldorf's troop of cavalry, of Gallia county. 

 This force was mostly raised i'n what are now Gallia, Law- 

 rence and Jackson counties. 



They marched under the orders of General Winchester through 

 Chillicothe and Urbana and on to the Maumee river. Hav- 

 ing reached the Maumee in August, we believe, of that year, 

 an Indian or two, had been discovered, about their camp. Gen- 

 eral Winchester ordered Tupper to follow the enemy, and dis- 

 cover his camp, if one was near. For this purpose, Tupper 

 ordered out, a small party to reconoitre the country. This 

 party pursued the Indians some six miles or more, and return- 

 ed without Ending any enemy. Winchester was offended, and 



