Festival re-enacts historic Indiana battle

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MARION, Ind. (AP) — Smoke from campfires wafts among the sycamores lining the banks of the Mississinewa River as the sounds of gunfire, drums and war-whoops echo through the woods.

In a clearing, ragtag bands of settlers and more polished soldiers armed with muskets clash with American Indians. The fighting leaves the ground littered with bodies.

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