Me-Shin-Go-Me-Sia

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Me-Shin-Go-Me-Sia was born near the mouth of Josina Creek, in Wabash County, not very far from where the battle [Mississinewa] was fought.  The year of his birth is given as about 1782.  

Many facts about the battle were obtained from Me-Shin-Go-Me-Sia; however there was a difference of opinion as to his actual participation in the battle.

Mississinewa Battlefield

Buried On The Mississinewa

See it on the map at Wikimapia (Grant County, Indiana).

On The Mississinewa

Jim's Photo Of Native American Structures Taken At The Mississinewa Battlefield Site

"According to Indian tradition, the Miamis came to the Mississinewa from the Big Miami near Piqua, Ohio. Its high cliffs alternating from side to side, its winding bed composed of gravel and stone, were favorite haunts of the Miamis.  The beautiful river with its many tributaries afforded easy access to these lands."

"...the Miamis, with some Delawares from the site of the present city of Muncie...assembled in the towns on the Mississinewa... . As they were there for hostile purposes, Harrison resolved to disperse or destroy them. [Source]

Col. Simrall's Letter To Major Speed

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A letter from Colonel James Simrall, Shelbyville, Kentucky, to Major Thomas Speed, Nelson County, Kentucky, dated 17 February 1813, was found at the Indiana Historical Society digital website.

A description from the site: "Simrall describes for Speed his recent journey through the western country, in particular the Mississinewa*River region and those he encountered there."

From the letter:  "...this part of the country* not being laid down in any of the maps."  "...we were informed by our prisoners that Tecumseth, with is party of (600) warriors...was rebuilding the towns...".  "From Fort Greenville...".

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Joseph Paxton's Early 1812 Experiences

The first part of Joseph Paxton's petition to Congress as written in the Congressional edition (Google eBook) (1841):

Joseph Paxton of Campbell County, Kentucky, volunteered his services as trumpeter in Captain F. Keiger's* rifle company of Louisville, Kentucky, and was at the battle of Tippecanoe in the year 1811.  He fired the second gun and was the only musician who sounded a trumpet during that memorable engagement.
*Frederick Geiger

He again volunteered his services as trumpeter in Captain Johnson's troop of light dragoons which belonged to Colonel Simrall's regiment and was in the battle of the Mississinewa, under Colonel Campbell, in the year 1812 [and] again sounded the charge on the morning of the battle.