The figures of the cabins and corn destroyed are probably exaggerated.

All the Tennessee historians, down to Phelan, are hopelessly in the dark over this campaign.

Haywood actually duplicates it (pp.

63 and 99) recounting it first as occurring in '79, and then with widely changed incidents as happening in '8l--making two expeditions.

When he falls into such a tremendous initial error, it is not to be wondered at that the details he gives are very untrustworthy.