Project Gutenberg 2012-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 86 Helm, Linai T. (Linai Taliaferro) 1838 Helm, Linai Taliaferro Gordon, Nelly Kinzie 12013045 The Fort Dearborn Massacre Written in 1814 by Lieutenant Linai T. Helm, One of the Survivors, with Letters and Narratives of Contemporary Interest E-text prepared by sp1nd, Richard J. Shiffer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Fort Dearborn Massacre" by Linai T. Helm is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The narrative recounts the tragic events surrounding the massacre at Fort Dearborn on August 15, 1812, highlighting the experiences of one of the few survivors, Lieutenant Helm, as he reflects on the battle and the subsequent chaos. The book provides first-hand insights into the military strategies, the relationship between American forces and the Native tribes, and the heart-wrenching aftermath of the attack. The opening of the narrative establishes the context of the massacre, introducing Lieutenant Helm and the tense atmosphere surrounding Fort Dearborn prior to the event. It details a series of warnings about potential hostilities from local Indian tribes, as well as the decisions made by Captain Heald regarding evacuation and the distribution of supplies. As tensions rise, the narrative foreshadows the impending disaster with critical accounts of Helm's observations and the feelings of dread among the garrison. Helm’s letter expresses his concerns about the leadership decisions that jeopardized their safety, setting the stage for the harrowing recounting of the massacre that follows. Through a mix of personal narrative and historical reflection, Helm's account aims to provide both a record of events and an enduring tribute to the lives lost that day. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41663/41663-h/images/cover.jpg en Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812 Massacre survivors -- Illinois -- Chicago E300 Text Browsing: History - American 194456 194235 2024-09-17T12:46:41.394263 2023-09-18T07:41:18.818319 text/html text/html 197350 2012-12-19T14:16:53 text/html 345853 2012-12-19T14:20:05 text/html application/zip 348010 2024-09-17T12:46:46.230244 application/epub+zip 348399 2024-09-17T12:46:42.776213 application/epub+zip 92759 2024-09-17T12:46:42.035226 application/epub+zip 422319 2024-09-17T12:46:48.989239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394910 2024-09-17T12:46:45.591227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140190 2022-09-19T05:33:01.307707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161746 161560 2024-09-17T12:46:40.860248 2023-09-18T07:41:18.269330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161494 2012-12-19T14:11:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60339 2012-12-19T14:11:03 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 161501 2012-12-19T14:11:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60338 2012-12-19T14:11:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20167 2024-09-17T12:46:49.154185 application/rdf+xml 20704 2024-09-17T12:46:42.114258 image/jpeg 2936 2024-09-17T12:46:42.075216 image/jpeg 351537 2024-09-17T12:46:41.425231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog