On August 30th

On August 30, 1813, Red Stick warriors overran Fort Mims, killing an estimated 250–500 people. The record dates it to 1813-08-30. Ground with a documented war record gives the file real substance; this entry is part of it. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Old Cahawba Archaeological Park'. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.

On August 30, 1813, Red Stick Creek warriors overran Fort Mims — its gates reportedly left open — and killed several hundred settlers, militia and enslaved people sheltering inside, one of the deadliest attacks on American settlers in history. The massacre ignited the Creek War, brought Andrew Jackson to Alabama, and ended with the Creeks losing some 20 million acres.

The August 30, 1856 battle is documented. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The detail is preserved in 'Osawatomie'. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting reports their context.

During the August 30, 2014 investigation a participant reported a cat-like touch; she also acknowledged possible instrument malfunction. Reports in the file date to 2014-08-30. Institutions that held suffering rarely shed their reputations, and First Ward Schoolhouse in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin held its share. Witnesses report it; the record leaves it there. Sources including 'First Ward School