George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)
“ It perhaps does not come with good grace from a Canadian to give any credit to the Fenians, who without any ground of complaint against us invade our country, and cause the loss of valuable lives among us, but as a truthful narrator of facts, I must give them credit on the only ground on which they can claim it. ”
George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)
“ They have been called plunderers, robbers and marauders, yet, no matter how unwilling we may be to admit it, the positive fact remains, that they stole but few valuables, that they destroyed, comparatively speaking, little or nothing, and that they committed no outrages on the inhabitants, but treated every one with unvarying courtesy. ”
George T. Denison, History of the Fenian raid on Fort Erie with an account of the Battle of Ridgeway… (1866)
“ The Black Creek, rising to the south-west of Stevensville, runs in a general north-easterly direction, and empties itself into the Niagara River, about eight miles from Fort Erie, at the village which takes its name from the stream. It is very sluggish, running through a marsh for a portion of its course, and for two or three miles from its mouth appears quite deep and unfordable. ”
