” Sherman went on to explain there were a great many troops already organized and ready to service from the northwestern states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan whose service had been refused by the War Department. Sherman believed that the conversation was fruitful. Secretary Cameron ...
seasoned force of 1,000 menroutedthe 2,000 warriors gathered for a final confrontation near Fort Miami on theMaumee River. This victory enabled Wayne to negotiate theTreaty of Greenville(August 1795), by which the Indians ceded most of Ohio and large sections ofIndiana,Illinois, andMichigan. ...
Fort Wayne, city, seat (1824) of Allen county, northeastern Indiana, U.S., at the confluence of the St. Marys and St. Joseph rivers where they form the Maumee River, 121 miles (195 km) northeast of Indianapolis. The waters, spanned by 21 bridges, divide