 | History of southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870 |  |
S.
Sallings, 39, 40.
Salt Lake Mountain, 48.
Saltville, battle of, 534, 544; valley, 584-587.
Saltworks, branch of railroad, 510.
Sam, a slave, burnt in hand and whipped, 467.
Sandy river expedition, 60-66.
Sayers, Robert, 293.
Schofield, Gen., 551, 554.
Schools for colored children, 548.
Schuyler, Philip, 206.
Scotch-Irish, 117.
Scott, Archibald, 376-379.
Scott, Gen. Winfield, 463; county named for Gen. Scott, 464, 465; officers
of county, 426, 466.
Seal of Virginia, 212.
Secession, conventions, 512, 514; vote of Washington county for delegates,
512.
Settlements on Ohio and Mississippi, claimed by France, 47.
Sevier, Col. John, 243, 244, 348, 360, 398.
Shawnese Indians, contest with Cherokees, 26, 30, 31.
Shawnese, history of, 32, 33; raid on present location of Tazewell, 380.
Sheffey, Daniel, 462, 756; John P., 772.
Shelby, Col. Evan, 150, 229, 247, 263, 279, 289, 294, 295, 672, 673; Col.
Isaac, 150, 153, 155, 274, 298, 380.
Shellabarger, bill, 550.
Sheriffs, refuse to give security for collection of taxes, 375.
Sinclair, Chas., 46.
Sinking Spring church, call to Rev. Chas. Cummings, 139.
Six Nations, 25, 93, 148; other tribes conquered, 24; conquer and overcome
vast territory, 89.
Slavery, beginning in America, 15.
Slemp, Campbell, 765.
Smith, Campbell, hanged, 505, 506; Capt. Francis, 476; Capt. John, 13;
Lewis and Tobias, 477; young Englishman, describes country, 93-97;
General, 452, 459, 473, 474, 756.
Snodgrass, L. H., 787.
S. Carolina, militia of, 236.
Southwest Virginia, early exploration of, 34-54; between Southern and
Northern tribes, 27.
Spain, Queen of, 20.
Spottswood, Alexander, 17, 38, 39.
Spottsylvania, 39.
Stalnaker, Samuel, 46.
Stamp Act, bill for repeal passed, 176.
Stamp duties, imposition of, 163.
State divided into ten congressional districts, 425.
Staunton river, 49.
Steele, Chas W., 781.
Steele, Miss, captured by Indians, 103.
Stephens, Col. succeeds Col. Byrd, 72.
Stoneman, Gen., 541.
Stonewall Jackson Institute, 571-575.
Stragglers and deserters, 529.
Stuart, Capt., at surrender of Fort Loudon, 72; terms of capitulation, 73;
Henry dep. Superintendent of Indian affairs, 220; John, treaty with
Cherokees, 90, 92, 110, 114.
Sullivan county established by North Carolina legislature, 300.
Summers, Geo. W., 493.
Summers, John C., 776.
Superior Court of Laws, 598.
Surveyor's record of Fincastle county, 808-816.
Surveys on Holston and Clinch, 44.
Sussex county, 39.
Sycamore Shoals, army of, 308, 314.
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