From "History of Lower Scioto County, Ohio."
"Captain Roop always carried a rifle instead of a sword, and at the battle of Brownstown, where our men were put to flight, Roop, being a stout, athletic man, as well as swift of foot, told his men to seek their safety as quick as possible by flight and that he would keep the Indians at bay with his rifle and tomahawk as long as he could, and if they pressed him to closely he could outrun the swiftest Indian among them.
"In this way he brought all his men off safely. He shot several Indians just as they were on the point of tomahawking some of the men.
"He saved the life of George McDougal by shooting an Indian who was drawing his hatchett to strike the fatal blow."
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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