 Several years later, according to Dr. Craig, Washington encountered a Native American chief who remembered seeing him at the Battle of the Monongahela. By this time, Washington had retired from the military and was a farmer with a family and two adopted children. That chief told Washington that he had ordered his men to shoot at him but were stunned when none of their bullets hit their target. Because of this, the chief was convinced that a great spirit was protecting Washington and told him,