A story of the avenging of Fort Granville, August and September, 1756, also known as the “Let’s Get Even” Expedition. Presented as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series produced for the Sunbury Daily Item, with the above number published on June 13, 1987.
Panel 1 – To avenge the destruction of Fort Granville, Colonial troops would raid the Indian town of Kittanning. Lt. Col. John Armstrong assembled 300 men from six frontier forts. Some of the captains were James Hamilton, Edward Nord, Hugh mercer and James Potter. On August 30, 1756, they left Fort Shirley and followed the Kittanning Path…
Panel 2 – …which crossed Huntingdon, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, and Armstrong Counties. After a week, they reached Eckenrode Mill, Cambria County and Armstrong sent out scouts to reconnoiter.
Panel 3 – The next day, the scouts reported clear trails ahead, so Armstrong ordered his men to ride non-stop the last 50 miles to Kittanning.
Panel 4 -Before dawn on September 8, Armstrong’s scouts discovered some Indians asleep, several miles southeast of Kittanning. “If we attack these Indians we might alert the town….”
Panel 5 – “Lieutenant Hogg, take a dozen men and watch these Indians, then kill them at dawn.”
Panel 6 – The main body of troops moved through the darkness. At daybreak, the captains led their companies on a charge at the lower section of Kittanning.
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An explanation of the series “Pennsylvania Profiles” appeared in the Sunbury Daily Item, May 10 1985:
For the stories behind… forgotten but fascinating facts, you’ll want to read “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly feature with vivid illustrations… in this newspaper…. Pennsylvania Profiles delves into the nooks and crannies of the Keystone State’s hectic heritage. [It] is researched, written and illustrated by Patrick M. Reynolds of Willow Street, a town in southern Lancaster County. He is a graduate of Pratt institute, Brooklyn, New York, and Syracuse University, New York. His features are available in books. Reynolds is a Vietnam War veteran and an Army reserve Infantry officer.
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