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As Anthony Wayne marched up the Maumee River to Kekionga, Fort Wayne, Indiana, he left a garrison under Major Thomas Hunt, with Major Thomas Cushing second in command, and 200 to 300 remaining men, many of them sick or recovering from wounds received during the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Life in the Great Black Swamp was hard, and representatives of the local Indian Nations were frequent visitors. The nearest garrison, Fort Wayne, stood at the headwaters of the Maumee River. The conflict with the Indian Confederation ended with the signing of the Treaty of Greeneville in 1795. The post remained staffed through 1796, when the remaining troop of dragoons was ordered to a garrison in Georgia, and it continued to serve as a relay station for military mail between Fort Washington, Cincinnati, and Fort Detroit until regular mail delivery service was established.
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Defiance, Ohio · United States
