Major Samuel McColloch, in charge of Fort Van Metre, went on a reconnaissance mission with his brother John. They encountered Native Americans, and Major McColloch was fatally shot while John managed to escape and return to the fort. The next morning, the fort's party found Major McColloch's mutilated remains. The Native Americans had disemboweled Major McColloch, hung his entrails from a tree branch, and consumed his heart in the belief that doing so would make them braver and stronger. (https://tinyurl.com/bvch9ydx) (https://shorturl.ac/7b36w) (https://shorturl.ac/7b371)