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19th, they took up the march towards the Fort, and waded fifteen
miles through snow two or three feet deep, and came about 1
P.M. to the swamp, which by reason of the intense cold was frozen,
so that they could march without breaking through, and our forces
meeting Indians at the edge of the swamp, began the attack at once
and pursued them furiously and without much regard to orders, even
to the sides of the Fort. 44
Mosely's and Davenport's companies led
the van.
The fortification was strong and bravely defended, but nothing
could resist the intrepid assaults of our forces, and after heavy losses
and several hours' fighting, the Indians were either driven out or
killed, the immense fortress and its huts and stores destroyed
(foolishly it seemed to some at that time) , and in the evening our
weary troops were forced to march back through the snow, carrying
their wounded, to head quarters, whence they had marched in the
morning. The suffering was incredible ; and I believe that if the
whole history of that 19th day of December, 1675, were known, no
braver day would stand in our country's annals for heroic daring and
suffering. Six of the captains were killed—Davenport, Gardner,
Johnson and Lt. Upham (mortally wounded) of Massachusetts ;
Capts. Gallop, Siely and Marshall of Connecticut. Further account
of the Massachusetts officers is referred to future articles of the
series.
The following list of " Wounded and Slayne " in Capt. Mosely's
company, is in the Archives, vol. 68 :
f John Farmer, Boston
„ 6men
J
1
Richard Barnam, "
Jerre Stockes,
Wm Bourle, 45 blayne
Charlestown
Edmund Chamberlain, Maulden
Richard Updick, Narragansett
9 Wounded \ Lieut. Perez Savage Boston
men are John Brandon
"
on 6 Jan'ry, John Sherman, Watertown.
at Rhode Island James Updick, Boston,
with 5 Soulclg
to attend
{ James Chadwick, Maiden,
John Fuller, Dedham.
the
John Shepheard, Charlestown.
wounded men Rich d Addams of Sudbury,
there [ Jacob Cool e, Charlestown.
Samuel Fosdick. )
Thomas Weales.
James Dighenton. (Dichetto) j>To attend 46
Joseph Low.
Joshua Silverwoocl. J
44 This Fort was upon a sort of island or rising ground containing about 5 or 6 acres in
the midst of the swamp. The place was situated in what is now South Kingston, R. I. For
description of the Fort and the tight, see Hubbard's Narrative, and Church, &c.
45 Doubtless means Wm Burt. „ .
« Daniel Weld, chirurgeon, is credited £10; is probably the Dr. Wells referred to in