II;
  Borderers, the, misdeeds of, I;
    contempt for Pennsylvanian government;
  Border Wars, the, inevitable, I;
    begun by the Indians;
    struggle for the land, one great cause of;
  Bowman, John, advances against Vincennes, II;
    attacks Chillicothe;
    defeated by the Indians
  Brady, Capt.  Samuel, a noted Indian fighter, II;
    captured and bound to the stake;
    escapes;
    whips the Indians;
  Brant, Joseph, surprises Loughry, II;
    defeats Squire Boon and Floyd
  British, the,
    incite the southern Indians to war against the Americans, I;
    hatred of, inherited by the sons and grandsons of the backwoodsmen;
    their intrigues with the Indians;
    scalp-buying, II;
    begun a war of extermination;
    their complicity in the Indian murders;
    in the Southern States;
    defeated at King’s Mountain;
  Brodhead, Col., in command at Fort Pitt, II;
    burns some Iroquois towns;
    prevents the militia from attacking the Moravians;
  Bryan’s Station, attack on, II;
    danger of procuring water;
    the settlers rally to the relief of
  Buford, Captain, routed by Tarleton, II
  Butler, his party attacked by Cherokees, I
  Cahokia, converted to the American cause, II;
    council at
  Caldwell, Capt., a good commander of irregular troops, II;
    commands Canadian volunteers;
    defeats Crawford at Sandusky;
    wounded;
    invades Kentucky;
    letter from, Appendix;
  California, the winning of, I;
  Calk, William, his journal of Henderson’s journey, II;
  Callahan, Edward, a privileged character, II;
  Cameron, the British agent in the Cherokee country, I;
    attempt to capture him;
    leads his tories and the Cherokees against South Carolina;
    organizes expeditions against the frontier, II;
  Campbell, Arthur, his character, II;
    misses the battle of King’s Mountain;
    his jealousy;
  Campbell, William, his appearance and character, II;
    anecdotes of;
    raises troops to oppose Cornwallis;
    made commander-in-chief;
    encourages his men on the eve of battle;
    begins the assault at King’s Mountain;
    rallies his troops;
    manifesto to his troops;
    death of
  Canada, extension westward of the English race in, I;
  Canadian archives, II, Appendix;
  Carolinas, the, attacked by Indians and tories, I;
  Carpenter, a Cherokee chief, I;
    signs the treaty of the Sycamore Shoals;
  Carter’s Valley, ravaged by the Indians, I;
  Castleman, his escape from death, I;
  Charleston captured by the British, II;
  Cherokees, the, in the barbarous rather than savage state, I;
    divided into the Otari and the Erati;
    their numbers;
    and location;
    not successful fighters;
    their dwellings;
    character;