TCHA ID Number	2-29(6)
Purdue ID Number	GWb2f29i6
Title	Joseph Barron, Indian interpreter on the Tippecanoe Battle Ground
Creator	Winter, George, 1810-1876
Description	"Joseph Barron-Indian Interpreter on the Tippecanoe Battle Ground-1840" (title from verso, written in pencil) AMs, 2 p. (written in pencil)
Description Continued	George Winter toured the Battle Ground with Barron in the fall of 1840 and learned much from him. Barron did not participate in the battle, as the interpreters were kept safely on the sidelines. Barron discounted stories that the Prophet's prayers were audible over the din of battle, but the shouted orders of the leading warriors and the rattling of deer hoofs to signal attacks were quite able to be heard. As it was dark when the severest fighting took place, it was the calls of the warriors that announced their locations, or the cessation of those calls that indicated their fall. The Prophet stood outside the fighting, in a cluster of trees on a slight rise, across the swampy prairie. This position gave him an easy escape route via Prophet's Town and the Wabash once the battle turned against the Indians.
Subjects	Barron, Joseph Tippecanoe Battlefield (Battle Ground, Ind.) Tippecanoe, Battle of (Ind. : 1811) Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet
Repository	Tippecanoe County Historical Association
Rights	Images in the George Winter Collection should not be used without written permission from the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. To obtain reproduction rights and prices, contact the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, http://www.tcha.mus.in.us
Date of Original	1840
Extent of Original	2 p. ; 31 cm.
Language	eng
Collection	George Winter Collection
Date Digitized	8/07/2006
Type	text
Format	JP2
Capture Device	Epson Expression 10000XL Photo Scanner
Capture Details	Silverfast 6.4.1 r8c by Lazersoft
Resolution	300 ppi
Color Depth	24 bit
Color Management	Monaco EZcolor using an IT8 target
URI	ark:/34231/c6p26w1v

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