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He was captured by the Shawnee when he was a child, adopted into the tribe and later escaped. He had quite a political/military life defending homesteads in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and more, I am sure. At some point later in his life, he actually actively sides with the US against the Shawnee.

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