Chapter I: A Prologue: The Governor’s Envoy

II. The Story of the Campaign.

III. Fort Necessity and Its Hero.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Site of Fort Necessity Frontispiece
The Route Through the Alleghanies Page 26
“Lowdermilk’s Map of Fort Necessity” " 32
“Washington’s Rock,” " 34
Grape Shot Found Near Fort Necessity " 40
Spark’s Map of Fort Necessity " 42
Lewis’s Map of Fort Necessity " 48
“Frontier Forts” Map " 50
Views of Remains of Fort Necessity " 52
Diagrams of Fort Necessity " 54

The outline of the Southern embankment is in the fore-ground.
The hill is locally known as Mount Washington; the brick mansion
stands on the old National road and was known as Sampey’s
Tavern. From this hill the French first attacked the little
Virginian army under Washington in the fort.]

COLONEL WASHINGTON.