It need only be said that when Shelby's men rode gayly home again, John Appleman was not in their company.

But Chris'mas scooped the Sheriff, The egg-nogs gethered him in; And Shelby's boy Leviticus Was, New Year's, tight as sin; And along in March the Golyers Got so drunk that a fresh-biled owl Would 'a' looked 'long-side o' them two young men, Like a sober temperance fowl.

She was Mr. Shelby's head cook, and a very good one too, she was.

He was a pretty, merry little fellow, the son of a slave called Eliza, who was Mrs. Shelby's maid.

'Tell him how sorry I am he is not at home to say good-bye.' Master George was Mr. and Mrs. Shelby's son.

'He is in that shed,' said a little fellow who was holding George Shelby's horse.

Almost immediately afterwards two men of Shelby's company, one being no less a person than Robertson himself and the other Valentine, a brother of John Sevier, also stumbled upon the advancing Indians; being very wary and active men, they both escaped, and reached camp almost as soon as the other.

Shelby's letter.

Shelby's MS. autobiography, in Durrett's Library at Louisville.

Other forts were Evan Shelby's, John Shelby's, Campbell's, the Wommack Fort, etc. 27.

Other forts were Evan Shelby's, John Shelby's, Campbell's, the Wommack Fort, etc. 27.

Ramsey gives a story about Isaac Shelby rallying the whites to victory, and later writers of course follow and embellish this; but Shelby's MS. autobiography (see copy in Col. Durrett's library at Louisville) not only makes no mention of the battle, but states that Shelby was at this time in Kentucky; he came back in August or September, and so was hundreds of miles from the place when the battle occurred.

The credit of the State being low, Isaac Shelby furnished on his own responsibility the goods and provisions needed by the Virginians and Holston people in coming to an agreement with the Otari, or upper Cherokees [ Footnote: Shelby's MS. autobiography, copy in Col. Durrett's library.

Shelby's account of the Musgrove affair is especially erroneous.

While thus employed he received Shelby's request, and, for answer, at first sent word that he could not change his plans; but on receiving a second and more urgent message he agreed to come as desired.

No sooner had Ferguson returned from his charge on Campbell than he found Shelby's men swarming up to the attack on the other side.

Shelby's share of these, for his services as colonel throughout '80 and '81, was sold by him for "six yards of middling broadcloth" [Footnote: Shelby's MS. autobiography.

Shelby's share of these, for his services as colonel throughout '80 and '81, was sold by him for "six yards of middling broadcloth" [Footnote: Shelby's MS. autobiography.

Against these memories of old men it is safe to set Shelby's explicit testimony, in a letter written six days after the battle (see Virginia Argus, Oct. 26, 1810), to the good-conduct of the "gallant commander" (Campbell).

3d, on the testimony of one of Shelby's brothers, who said he saw him in the rear.

On the other hand, forty officers and soldiers of Campbell's, Sevier's, and Shelby's regiments, headed by General Rutledge, swore that they had seen Campbell valiantly leading throughout the whole battle, and foremost at the surrender.

This positive testimony conclusively settles the matter; it outweighs that of Shelby's brother, the only affirmative witness on the other side.

Among them were a large number of Shelby's men, under the command of Major Joseph Martin.

Shelby's Vacillation.

Blount, the Governor of the Southwestern Territory, acted as vigorously and patriotically as St. Clair and Wayne, and his conduct showed in marked contrast to Shelby's.