Every home a fort, every man a warrior : stories of the forts and men in the Upper Ohio Valley during the American Revolutionary War

Every home a fort, every man a warrior : stories of the forts and men in the Upper Ohio Valley during the American Revolutionary War

[Weirton, WV] : Published for the author, 2017.

ii, 128 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

977.01 N774 2017

(OCoLC)702643782

Contents: Introduction: An unbroken wilderness -- Captain Samuel Mason: the criminal commander -- The murders at Baker's Tavern -- "Forting-up" -- The "public" forts -- The "family" forts and blockhouses: Hancock County (WV) -- Brooke County (WV) -- Ohio County (WV) -- Marshall County (WV) -- Select forts in Washington, Beaver, and Greene Counties (PA) -- Continental and militia troops (1776-1788) -- The story of John Struthers -- Simon Girty: a man between -- Big John Wetzel's sons -- The Pennsylvania rifle and other weaponry -- Conclusion: a broken wilderness.
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