the old Northwest from the Revolution to the Burr Conspiracy. The first part is about the protagonist marching as a drummer boy with George Rogers Clark and the highlight is the capture of Vincennes from Hamilton. There is much information about Hamilton's activities and his reputation among the local backwoodsmen, based on research from original documents. References Sheehan, Bernard W. "'The Famous Hair Buyer General': Henry Hamilton, George Rogers Clark, and the American Indian," Indiana Magazine of History 69 (March 1983): 1–28. External links "Henry Hamilton's Journal", 1778–1779, Indiana Historical Bureau 1734 births 1796 deaths American Revolutionary War prisoners of war held by the United States British military personnel of the French and Indian War British officials in the American Revolution East Yorkshire Regiment officers Governors of Bermuda Governors of Dominica Lieutenant Governors of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791) Indiana in the American Revolution Michigan in the American Revolution British prisoners of war in the American Revolutionary War