He  behaved  during  the  wl-ole  action,  in  a  gallant  and  sol-
dierly manner.  Major  Morrison,  of  the  Ohio  volunteers,
also  obtained  a  command  in  the  detachment,  of  whose  me-
ritorious conduct.  Colonel  Miller  always  spoke  with  the
greatest  warmth  of  feeling  ;  his  horse  was  shot  under  him
at  nearly  the  same  time  Colonel  Miller  was  dismounted,
being  at  that  moment  near  together.  Lieutenant  Johnson,
of  the  Michigan  diagoons,  (a  small  number  of  vv^hich  corps,
formed  a  part  of  the  cavalry,)  behaved  in  a  most  gallant
manner — he  had  his  horse  shot  under  him.  At  the  mo-
ment the  charge  was  ordered,  being  near  Colonel  Miller,
he  discovered  one  of  his  men  shrink  from  the  attack,  at
which  he  presented  his  pistol  to  his  breast,  and  was  on
the  point  of  blowing  liim  through,  when  Colonel  Miller
desired  him  not  to  kill  him,  as  he  considered  the  battle
was  going  in  their  favor.  Captain  De  Cant,  and  his  En-
sign M'Comb,  of  the  Michigan  legion,  behaved  in  a  man-
ner, which  would  have  done  honor  to  veterans,  particular-
ly, when  charging  the  Indians  in  their  works,  on  the  river


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flank ;  Captain  De  Cant  was  the  first  man,  who  jumped
the  breast  work  at  that  point,  thereby  encouraging  his
men  to  follow  him.  Captain  Brown,  of  the  Ohio  volun-
teers, who  was  on  the  flank  opposed  to  Tecumseh,  with
his  company,  fought  hard  and  stubborn  !  his  conduct  was
admired  by  Colonel  Miller — as  was  the  conduct  of  all  the
volunteers,  both  officers  and  men  on  that  flank.  Captain
Daniel  Baker,  of  the  first  regiment  U.  S.  Infantry,  had  re-
quested and  obtained  a  command ;  he  was  on  the  flank
opposed  to  the  Indians  under  Tecumseh.  His  gallantry,
and  the  eflect  of  his  experience,  contributed  greatly  to
the  foiling  of  Tecumseh,  in  his  manoeuvreing  to  turn  that
flank  of  the  American  line.  He  was  shot  through  the
thigh,  in  the  warmest  part  of  the  engagement,  out  did
not  quit  his  command,  till  the  enemy  finally  fled,  nor  the
ground  until  the  wounded  were  all  brought  oif.  Lieu-
tenant Eastman,  with  the  six  pounder,  did  good  execution,
and  contributed  greatly  to  the  defeat  of  the  British  troops.
