This chronological narrative was compiled
by Mr. Clyde Bunch,
of Jessamine County, Kentucky,
and provided to the Logan's Fort Foundation,
which accepts full responsibility for authenticity.

(Enquoted text is the original journal entry.)

February 7, 1778 - Daniel Boone was captured at Blue Licks, while making salt, with a party of thirty men. Later that same year Boone would be tried for treason. The charges against Boone were made by Col. Richard Callaway and supported by Benjamin Logan. The court-martial was held a Logan's Fort.

April 19, 1778 - Daniel Trabue arrives at Boonesborough, after lingering their a few day to rest, he travels on to Logan's Fort. "In about one week we went on to Logan's fort about Forty miles through the woods without any road. We found the way very well. When we Got their we found some more of our company and their was Great Joy. The People in this fort lived much better then at Boonsborough fort. They had plenty Milk and Butter and some Bread. I was very much pleased and Delighed with the people and our fair too."

June 20, 1778 - Daniel Boone arrives at Boonesborough after makeing his escape for the Indians at Chilliocothe. It took four day for him to make the trip.

July 13, 1778 - Daniel Trabue became quartermaster sergeant of Logan's Fort. In a twelve week span he recorded supplies, ether bought or acquired by hunting. 84 bushels of corn, 724 pounds of pork, 2,779 pounds of tame beef, and 2,820 pounds of buffalo beef.

September 7, 1778 - Boonesborough comes under siege for ten days. Benjamin Logan, shortly afterwards receives word and makes preparations to defend his fort. It was during this alert that Benjamin Logan had his arm broken by buckshot, while out looking for cattle and Indian signs, near the Big Lick. Note: Dainel Trabue says; "thier were only about 25 men at Logan's Fort at this time."

February 24, 1779 - George Rogers Clark retakes the fort at Vincennes, Ill.

April 19, 1779 - Gov. Henry Hamilton, the "scalp buyer", arrives at Logan's Fort. He had been taken prisoner at Illinois and was in route through Kentucky to Virginia. Hamilton describes the fort and aria around Logan's Fort.

"It is an oblong square formed by houses making a double street, at the angles were stockaded bastions. The situation is romantic among wooded hills. A stream of fine water passes at the foot of the hills which turns a small grist mill. They had been frequently alarmed & harassed by the Indians. Captain Logan, the person commanding here had his arm broken by a buckshot in a skirmish with them. The people here were not exceedingly well disposed to us and we were accosted by the females especially in pretty coarse terms. But the Captain and his wife were very civil and tractable."

Hamiltion gives a good description of the area at this time, on his way from Logan's Fort to Col. William Whitley's.

"The difficulty of marching through such country as this is not readily imagined by a European. The Canes grow very close togather, to the height of 25 feet and from the thickness of a quill to that of one's waist. (misprint, must have meant to write wrist.) As they are very strong and supple the rider much be constantly on watch to guard his face from them as they fly back with great force. The leaves and young shoots are a fodder horses are exceedingly fond of and are eternally turning right & left to take a bit. The soil where they grow is rich and deep so you plod thro in a narrow track like a cowpath, while the musketoes are not idle."

October 13, 1779 - Virginia Land Commissions, William Fleming, Edmond Lyne and John Barber, open their office at Logan's Fort.

October 20, 1779 - Benjamin Logan, receives settlement and preemption from commissioners.

"Benj. Logan this day claimed a right to a settlement preemption to a Track of Land Known by the name of St. Asaph Lying on the Waters of Dicks River by raising Corn & settling the said Land in the year 1775 Satisfactory proof being made to the Court they are of the Opinion that the said Logan has a right to a settlement of 400 Acres including the said settlement & a preemption of 1000 0Acres Adjoining & that a Certificate issues for the same."

March 20, 1780 - On a return trip to Logan's Fort, Col. William Fleming writes about the previous winter in his journal. The winter of 1779 became known as "The hard winter" to the settlers.

"The effects of the severe winter was now sensibly felt, the earth for so long a time being covered with snow and the water entirely froze, the Cane almost all killed, the Hogs that were in the Country suffered greatly, being frozen to death, in their b--s, the deer likewise not being able to get either water or food, were found dead in great numbers, tirkies dropt dead off their roosts and even the Buffalos died starved to death, in vast increase of people, near three thousand that came into this County with the prodigious losses they had in their cattle and horses, on their
Journey, and the severity of the winter after they got here killing such numbers."

December 11, 1802 - General Benjamin Logan, of Shelby County, died Saturday evening, of a stroke of apoplexy.