Thursday, March 26, 2015

Colonel William Russel



Present Day Peoria, Illinois

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"...Colonel Russel himself, one of the heroes of King's Mountain, was leading an expedition of mounted rangers, against the Indians of the Peoria towns, in Illinois."

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Among those listed in the 7th Regiment of Infantry:

William Russel, Colonel
Thornton Posey, Lieutenant-Colonel
Zachariah Taylor, Captain; Major by brevet



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