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This victory settled forever the occupancy of this territory by the white man, and the irreversible fate of the poor Indian, though, as it will appear hereafter, he struggled for this, his favorite region, for twenty years more.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman reflects on the consequences of a significant military victory over Native Americans in Ohio.

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