Sacred to the memory of
Captain James Callaway,
who sacrificed his life in the defense of hiscountry, and who fell in the same battle in whichMcMullin, McDermid and Houchins were killed.
Captain James Callaway,
raised and commanded a company of one hundred Rangers during the War of 1812-14. He is said to have fought the Indians in more than 100 engagements and was finally killed in the last battle of the war. He was shot by an Indian from ambush as he was swimming in Loutre Creek; his body was afterwards recovered by the Rangers and buried on the hillside overlooking Loutre at the mouth of Prairie Fork Creek.
Captain James Callaway,
the man after whom Callaway County was named, was born in Boonesburough, Ky., on Sept. 13th 1783. He was the grandson of Daniel Boone. His mother's maiden name was Jemima Boone. He was a brave and successful Indian fighter and was killed in battle with the Indians on the 7th of March, 1815.
This monument was erected with money raised in voluntary contributions from the citizens of Callaway County by Rev. W. H. Burnham.
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