Sixty of his soldiers were so ill that they were unable to march and had to be carried in wagons.

It was intended that the sick should take the place of the men now in Forts Bedford and Ligonier, and thus help to guard the rear.

The road was found to be in frightful condition.

The spring freshets had cut it up; deep gullies crossed the path; and the bridges over the streams had been in most cases washed away.

As the little army advanced, panic-stricken settlers by the way told stories of the destruction of homes and the slaughter of friends.