the dominant strain in the blood of the backwoodsmen, I;
    a mixed people;
    their religious antipathies;
    a bold and hardy race;
    backbone of the order-loving element;
    staunch patriots;
  Seminoles, the, their bloody wars with the Spaniards, I;
    an offshoot of the Creeks;
  Senecas, the, the largest of the Six Nations, I;
  Sevier, John, plays a chief part in the history of Tennessee, I;
    reaches the Watauga;
    his ancestry and education;
    his appearance and influence;
    a member of the Watauga civil government;
    builds a fort;
    in Lord Dunmore’s war;
    notifies the Fincastle men of the Indian advance;
    falls in love and marries during the siege of the Watauga fort;
    value of Gilmore’s Life of;
    attempted murder of, II;
    leader of the whole district;
    his home and hospitality;
    “Nolichucky Jack,”;
    patrols the border;
    raises his rifle-rangers;
    leads the right wing at the battle of King’s Mountain;
    rallies his men;
    the best Indian fighter on the border;
    influence over his followers;
    secret of his success;
    campaigns against the Cherokees;
    defeats the Indians;
    issues an address to the Otari chiefs;
    expedition against the Erati;
    ravages their country;
    services in the Revolutionary war;
  Sevier, Valentine, stumbles upon the Indians and escapes, I;
  Shawnees, the location of, I;
    closely united to the Delawares and Wyandots;
    under Cornstalk meet the McAfee’s;
    declare war;
    discriminate between Virginians and Pennsylvanians;
    defy Conolly;
    defeated by backwoodsmen;
    their town Muskingum burned;
    give hostages to Lord Dunmore;
    declare for neutrality;
    give the war belt to the Cherokees
  Shelby, Evan, a captain in Lewis’ army, I;
    joins Lewis before the battle of the Great Kanawha;
    transfers the command to his son Isaac;
    his estate, II;
    surprises the Chickamaugas
  Shelby, Isaac, serves under his father, I;
    a prominent figure on the border;
    commands at the battle of the Great Kanawha;
    his letter with account of the battle of the Great Kanawha;
    county lieutenant, II;
    lends his credit to the state;
    crosses the mountains;
    carries on a guerilla warfare;
    rides to Sevier’s;
    gathers his troops;
    proposes Campbell as commander;
    addresses the troops;
    commands the left centre at King’s Mountain;
    in the thick of the fight;
  Sherrill, Kate, escapes from the Indians;
    marries Sevier;
  Six Nations, the, surrender lands to the English, I;
    took no part in Lord Dunmore’s war;
    send the white belt of peace to the northwestern tribes, II;
  Slover, his curious history, II;