Chief Cornstalk
Person
Biography
Also known as Hokoleskwa, Chief Cornstalk was a tribal leader of the Shawnee Tribe of Native Americans. In 1759 Cornstalk and his migratory tribe arrived in Kerr's Creek, where they confronted and killed a number of Scotts-Irish settlers, captured others, and destroyed settlements. Cornstalk was killed in 1777 in a conflict involving soldiers at Point Pleasant. James Hull was tried in Rockbridge County for his murder.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cornstalk, 1926-10-28, 1935-02
File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
This file consists of three articles written on Chief Cornstalk, and his involvement in violent raids that occured in Rockbridge County, as well as his death at the hands of a soldier, Jacob Hull, in 1777 in Point Pleasant. Cornstalk led battles during Pontiac's Raid.
Dates:
1926-10-28; 1935-02
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