Dear Family and Friends "On Friday, July 3, 1778 about 2:00 P.M. some three hundred and seventy five men marched out of Forty Fort, Luzerne County PA to the fife and drum's "St. Patrick's Day in the Morning" to meet the British and Indians. It is reported that they were the first to carry the "stars and stripes", our new national flag, into battle." In that small army of valiant men were Captain Obadiah Gore, his sons Samuel, Daniel, Asa, George, Silas, their sisters' husbands, Timothy Pierce and John Murphy. Only 171 men survived the battle. Gone were Asa, George, Silas, Timothy and John. Daniel barely escaped with his life. Samuel (my 5th Great Grandfather) escaped to the swamp and was within a couple of feet of an Indian and was almost discovered. Obadiah was in the fort helping to protect the women. He was instrumental in negotiating the surrender. After the battle the survivors WALKED to Connecticut leaving their dead family members where they were slain. Many more died along the way. The following year, Samuel went on to help defeat the Indians and British in the area with Sullivan's Expedition. On this busy Holiday weekend, please take a moment to reflect on the supreme sacrifices our ancestors made so that we can have this great Country that we enjoy today. In our busy lives we seldom take the time to appreciate those who came before us and the dangerous lives they lived or even how precarious our own existence is! If you want to read more about the Wyoming Massacre...check out this great site where I quoted the above opening remarks. http://members.xoom.com/reader/wyoming.htm If you want to read Samuel's account of the Battle or his brother Obadiah Jr.s account, email me and I will send it to you. Have a safe and Happy 4th of July Celebration. God Bless America! Mike Wennin Come Visit the Cameron County Genealogy Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacamero