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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ward, Nancy (search)
form, raven silk hair, flashing black eyes, and a strong personality; and had a powerful influence over the Cherokees, whom she many times restrained from atrocious acts against the white settlers. Her first recorded exploit was the rescue of Jeremiah Jack and William Rankin, two pioneers who had been captured by a hostile band. She next rescued from the stake the wife of William Bean, who was the first settler beyond the Alleghany Mountains. Mrs. Bean was taken prisoner near the fort at Watauga. After securing her liberty Nancy sent her back to her husband with a strong escort. Her greatest service, however, to the whites was the constant warning of outbreaks against them, which she conveyed through the Indian trader, John M. Lea. Owing to this information the whites were always prepared for the assaults of the Indians. It is said she once declared: The white men are our brothers; the same house holds us, the same sky covers all. Had it not been for her friendship the settler
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Watauga commonwealth, the (search)
Watauga commonwealth, the A name applied to the first independent civil government established in North America. In 1768 the Six Nations, by the treaty of Fort Stanwix, agreed to surrender all the lands between the Ohio and Tennessee rivers to the English, and many backwoodsmen began settling beyond the mountains before it was known that the Iroquois Indians had ceded lands to which they had no legal right. What is now eastern Tennessee was then western North Carolina, and this region consisted of a most tempting valley, with the Cumberland River on one side and the Great Smoky Mountains on the other. The first settlers in this region were largely from Virginia. In 1769 the first settlement was made on the banks of the Watauga River, the people believing they were still within the domain of Virginia. Two years later, however, a surveyor discovered that the settlement was really within the limits of North Carolina. This fact led to the organization of a civil government for
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee vessel Blown up by a Torpedo. (search)
to Georgia about three weeks ago under Wheeler. Armstrong has gone home, and his command is now under Col. Dibrell, say 3,500. This cavalry is now in the neighborhood of Kingsport, Tenn., Bluntville, and other places in the upper counties, for the protection of the salt works. They were intended to be sent to Breckinridge and go to Kentucky. Breckinridge is watching the salt works with about 8,000 men, including the cavalry above named. At last accounts the rebel army had passed the Watauga river. Our army, as on former occasions when the enemy has withdrawn, is advancing up the valley, and last night reached Sick Creek. The destruction of the railroad and wagon bridges, necessarily retards our movements., the weather for two weeks has been cold and disagreeable for campaigning, and for two days has been rainy, rendering the roads very muddy. Miscellaneous There has arrived in Baltimore a refugee from Richmond, Mrs. Lucy A. Rice. Mrs. Rice, says the Yankee papers, des
The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
spatch relating to recent military operations in East Tennessee was received at the War Department on Saturday: "Headquarters Army Northern Virginia,"October 1, 1864. "General Echols reports that the passage of the Watauga by the enemy was resisted from noon of the 29th till dark on the 30th ultimo. On the Devault road he was routed by Generals Cosby and Duke and driven in the direction of Jonesboro'.--At Carter's station he was repulsed by General Vaughn. Colonel Diltner is operating against the body advancing up the Sandy river. "R. E. Lee." The Watauga river, mentioned in the above dispatch, has its source in Ashe county, North Carolina, flows northwesterly into Tennessee, and enters the south fork of the Holston in Sullivan county. The Sandy river flows into the Ohio at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Carter's station, the point at which General Vaughn repulsed the enemy, is on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, some ten or fifteen miles from Bristol.
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