INDIAN SUMMER
The Siege and Fall of Fort Loudoun
Joe D. Guy

There are some stories that could only be written by actual historical events, and the fall of Fort Loudoun is no exception. Built in the heart of the Cherokee Indian Nation by the British Colony of South Carolina and garrisoned from 1756-1760, the fort was quickly isolated when British-Cherokee relations began to break down in 1759. After a strange yet lengthy siege, the surrender agreement was broken by both sides. What resulted was the attack and capture of the garrison and the death of nearly all its officers at the hands of their former Cherokee allies.