 Some militia men believed they would have fared better had they been led by General Joseph Bartholomew, who was away from home.A force of Indiana Rangers from Washington County, Indiana under Captain Henry Dawalt intercepted the Pigeon Roost raiders at Sand Creek (in modern Bartholomew County, Indiana).One of the rangers, John Zink, was shot and later died, but the war party was able to escape with only a few casualties.