| 7 Captain Stout was not confined to any point - but receiving orders from Genl. Rusk, he raised 72 men in January 1839 and was deputed to continue in constant service for six months, ranging from the Cross Timbrs down to Lake Soda - During this 6 months service, he was active & ["useful" marked out] vigilant but was not able to accomplish much owing to his scanty supply of subsistence ["-This" marked out] and ["his want of --?--" marked out] other hindrances -- McIntire on Choctaw Bayou in Fannin Co. had two sons, 14 and 11 years old killed; Garner & Camp in a few days after in the same Co. were waylaid & killed. A man that same morning was also killed at his residence; Keithley was his name Keithley was from arkansaw, Camp from [sic] Geo. Garner's nativity unknown - The boys were killed 29th Jany - The others were killed 8 or 9 Febry - These were the only murders of that winter & spring in this section. Their deaths went unrevenged; the indians could not be caught & were not retaliated upon - Capt. Stout however, erected several forts, which gave protection to the families - Fort Sherman, Fort Rusk, De Kalb; assisted at English's, Montagues, & at Coffee's station. His force was disbanded in June.-- On the 23rd. July 1839, a few days after the Cherokee fight, Blanketship was killed by the Cherokees near the Sabine -- [----------------------------------------------------------------------] 8 Captain Stout had some difficulty in holding his men together at Fort Sherman. Some ["eight" marked out] of them had been enlisted for three months only; their time expiring, some 7 or 8 of them, resolved to go home. The Capt. forbid it: a difficulty ensued; but the Captain being sustained by Lieut. John M. Watson, and 2 others, the rebellious soldiers were forced to continue their aid 3 months longer. The ring-leader was kept confined for some time until he ["--?ssed himself" marked out] manifested repentance. Capt. Stout acted in this matter under the an [sic] act which said that men enlisted for one tour (which is 3 months) may be compelled to extend their service to two tours (6 months) if the exigencies of the country required it - He had also order from Genl. Dyre to pursue the course he did -- _______________ Capt. Stout in May 1839 brought in the waggons, 5 in number, which Rusk had left on the middle prong of the Trinity called Clear Fork - They had however been much damged by the Indians, who had taken off many of the irons & had abused the woodwork also by chopping it with their hatchets -- |