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  1. Logan the Orator ( c. 1723 – 1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. After his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he became affiliated with the Mingo, a tribe formed from Seneca, Cayuga, Lenape and other remnant peoples.

  2. Logan, or Tahgahjute, was a Mingo chief who sought revenge for the gruesome torture and murder of his family by vengeful Americans on the Ohio River in 1773. A year later Logan led Shawnee and Mingo raiders to the Clinch River settlements in Kentucky, where after some minor successes, they were defeated.

  3. May 8, 2024 · John (or James) Logan, whose Indigenous name was Tah-gah-jute, was the son of Shikellamy, an important Oneida chief. John himself was a war chief of the Mingo peoples.

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  4. Apr 30, 2019 · A band of frontiersmen led by Daniel Greathouse slaughtered a group of Indians, including the family of Logan. Logan was chief of the Mingo Indians, a multi-tribal confederation allied to the Six Nations.

  5. The ramifications of the massacre proved more severe because Mingo leader Logan maintained friendly relationships with Virginian settlers in the region. Chief Logan was away on a hunt, but his wife Mellana, his brother Taylaynee (called John Petty by the Virginian settlers), Taylaynee's son Molnah and their sister Koonay were among those killed ...

  6. Jan 26, 2014 · Although Logan was of the Cayuga nation, after his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he was sometimes referred to as a Mingo. This suggests that Mingo may have been a differentiation of location, not of tribe. This may also suggest that other Mingos were Cayuga as well.

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Logan's_WarLogan's War - Wikipedia

    Logan's War was a 1774 retribution campaign or "mourning war" led by Mingo leader Logan in retaliation for the Yellow Creek massacre. Lord Dunmore's War was a direct result of Logan's campaign.

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