Battle Creek, Michigan

5th, 1813 in the Battle of Thames. Tecumseh was born around the year 1768. He was born into a family with an older brother (Chiksika), an older sister (Tecumpease), and his parents, Methoataske and Puckeshinwa, soon gave birth to another boy (Lalawethika). Tecumseh assisted Chiksika and took part in many raids of Kentucky and Tennessee settlements, and soon, he was an evident Native American chief. Tecumseh and his brother led the base of the Prophetstown settlement. In the Battle of Tippecanoe, the

house, and then could take three more routes to complete their journey and get to Canada for safety: to Greenville, Ohio, then to Sandusky and across Lake Erie to Ontario, Canada; to Fort Wayne, then Adrian, Michigan and then to Canada; and to Cabin Creek, Indiana, to Battle Creek, Michigan and across the Detroit River to Canada. Slaves were often switched from one route to another to confuse slave hunters. Along these routes and with the assistance of the Coffins, more than 2,000 fugitives were

years apart. The Dodge Brothers were raised in a small town in Southwest Michigan named Niles until they moved to Battle Creek and Port Huron before finally moving to Detroit in 1886. The Dodge Brothers just like the Wright Brothers started out in a bicycle shop. ( Bios ).

Puckeshinwa, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, and in 1779 his mother, Methoataske, accompanied those Shawnees who migrated to Missouri, later died. Raised by an older sister, Tecumpease, Tecumseh would play war games with other fellow youths in his tribe. Tecumseh accompanied an older brother, Chiksika, on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1780's. Chiksika had a vision that he would not survive the battle at Buchanan's station he went

Many people have fought for their rights. People have lived to become something in life. One person who achieved something was, Sojourner Truth. She was an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She was born into slavery in the year of 1797 in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. Many people knew her as Isabella Baumfree, but when she escaped slavery in 1826 with her infant daughter Sophia, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She devoted her life to end slavery and at the

Puckeshinwa, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, and in 1779 his mother, Methoataske, accompanied those Shawnees who migrated to Missouri, later died. Raised by an older sister, Tecumpease, Tecumseh would play war games with other fellow youths in his tribe. Tecumseh accompanied an older brother, Chiksika, on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1780’s. Chiksika had a vision that he would not survive the battle at Buchanan’s station he went ahead

the battle would become fierce. Hancock’s men were intimidated of the massive size of the rebel line and began to ignore the commands of their officers. It wasn’t until Custer’s initiative to take matters into his own hands would his words of encouragement and brazen act of heroism motivated the troops to move. The Union line was charging and the Confederates retreated. Custer had ended the Battle of Williamsburg; he was lead the Union to a victory and was able to capture a rebel battle flag

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Close 620000 people died in the Civil War and Vermont’s population was almost half that in 1860. William Yarrington fought in many battles, but most were not documented well. These battles would be like all the rest in the gore and bloody way. The braver that each young man had, been indescribable because their soldiers and friends falling dead in every battle. Through it all he stayed strong and courageous no matter what. William Yarrington was born in 1842 and grew up living the average Vermont

Cavalier in Buckskin, a book about George Armstrong Custer’s life up until his death on June 25, 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn, taught me many things about how Custer lived and acted. It also taught me a lot about Custers personality in battle which made me come to the conclusion that he was a very confident man in what he did and how he fought his battles which in turn possibly could have ended his life because overconfidence can be deadly. Custer was born on December 5, 1839 in New Rumley