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'''Holdfast Gaines''' (also known by the [[Mohegan]] name '''''Sleeping Bear''''') was a Native American employed by the [[Directory:United States|United States]] [[Army]] during the [[War of 1812]].

Most people have heard about the feat -- or should we say "feet"? -- of the [[Directory:Greece|Greek]] messenger [[Phidippides]], who in just a few hours ran over 25 miles from the battle site of Marathon to [[Directory:Athens, Greece|Athens]], to spit out the word "Nike!", meaning "We conquer!". Legend has it that Phidippides then dropped dead of exhaustion. Problem is, this story is probably just a myth. Its first recorded mention is in [[Plutarch|Plutarch's]] ''Moralia'', written over half a millennium after the Persian Wars. And there, the credit goes to some guy named either Thersippus or Eukles.

Anyway, very few people have heard the very true story of Sleeping Bear of the Mohegan tribe. Better known by his English name, Holdfast Gaines aligned himself with the American military in the early part of the 19th century. General [[Andrew Jackson]] in [[1814]] was preparing to take on the approaching [[Directory:United Kingdom|British]] at [[Directory:New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], but he needed reinforcements. The only known additional soldiers could be mustered by General William Carroll in [[Directory:Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] -- 600 miles away. After surveying a map, Jackson told Gaines that he had only ten days to deliver the emergency message to Nashville, if the [[Directory:Tennessee|Tennessee]] and [[Directory:Kentucky|Kentucky]] troops were to have any chance of reaching New Orleans before [[Christmas]].

Holdfast began his epic run on [[November 7]]. A pure-blooded Mohegan, he ran through the country of the [[Creek]]s, [[Cherokee]]s, [[Choctaw]]s, and [[Chickasaw]]s, running along the [[Tombigbee River]] and then along the [[Natchez Trace]] to Nashville.

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General Carroll was having dinner on the night of [[November 12]] when Holdfast interrupted his meal to put Jackson's message in his hands. Carroll noted the date of the letter, and remarked in astonishment to all around him that Holdfast had journeyed on foot the 600 miles to Nashville in just six days. Holdfast was before the fireplace, fast asleep. Carroll rounded up 3,000 troops and reached New Orleans in enough time to help Jackson defeat the British -- in a battle, most know, that took place after the peace papers were signed near [[Directory:Paris, France|Paris]]. The delivery of that news from Europe was too slow to have stopped the battle.

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 [[Image:Natchez_Trace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Natchez Trace, the trail along which Gaines ran]] Holdfast began his epic run on [[November 7]]. A pure-blooded Mohegan, he ran through the country of the [[Creek]]s, [[Cherokee]]s, [[Choctaw]]s, and [[Chickasaw]]s, running along the [[Tombigbee River]] and then along the [[Natchez Trace]] to Nashville.
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 General Carroll was having dinner on the night of [[November 12]] when Holdfast interrupted his meal to put Jackson's message in his hands. Carroll noted the date of the letter, and remarked in astonishment to all around him that Holdfast had journeyed on foot the 600 miles to Nashville in just six days. Holdfast was before the fireplace, fast asleep. Carroll rounded up 3,000 troops and reached New Orleans in enough time to help Jackson defeat the British -- in a battle, most know, that took place after the peace papers were signed near [[Directory:Paris, France|Paris]]. The delivery of that news from Europe was too slow to have stopped the battle.

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 Anyway, very few people have heard the very true story of Sleeping Bear of the Mohegan tribe. Better known by his English name, Holdfast Gaines aligned himself with the American military in the early part of the 19th century.  General [[Andrew Jackson]] in [[1814]] was preparing to take on the approaching [[Directory:United Kingdom|British]] at [[Directory:New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], but he needed reinforcements. The only known additional soldiers could be mustered by General William Carroll in [[Directory:Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] -- 600 miles away. After surveying a map, Jackson told Gaines that he had only ten days to deliver the emergency message to Nashville, if the [[Directory:Tennessee|Tennessee]] and [[Directory:Kentucky|Kentucky]] troops were to have any chance of reaching New Orleans before [[Christmas]].
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+[[Image:Natchez_Trace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Natchez Trace, the trail along which Gaines ran]] Holdfast began his epic run on [[November 7]]. A pure-blooded Mohegan, he ran through the country of the [[Creek]]s, [[Cherokee]]s, [[Choctaw]]s, and [[Chickasaw]]s, running along the [[Tombigbee River]] and then along the [[Natchez Trace]] to Nashville.
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 General Carroll was having dinner on the night of [[November 12]] when Holdfast interrupted his meal to put Jackson's message in his hands. Carroll noted the date of the letter, and remarked in astonishment to all around him that Holdfast had journeyed on foot the 600 miles to Nashville in just six days. Holdfast was before the fireplace, fast asleep. Carroll rounded up 3,000 troops and reached New Orleans in enough time to help Jackson defeat the British -- in a battle, most know, that took place after the peace papers were signed near [[Directory:Paris, France|Paris]]. The delivery of that news from Europe was too slow to have stopped the battle.