Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Disposition Of British Soldiers Of The 41st



The website, British 41st Regiment Of Foot Deserters And/Or Settlers In North America, asserted the following:

" Many of the men were captured in the War of 1812 and the Americans actively offered bounties to these men to desert."

See the list of deserters included on the site.

See the history of the 41st here and more here.

A soldier from the 41st mentioned in British Graves Near Fort Stephenson.



Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Spirit Of Vincennes


Jim's Photo Of Historic Vincennes, Indiana

From the Spirit Of Vincennes website:

"The region around and now occupied by the city of Vincennes played a pivotal role in the development of the western frontier of the United States."

The site also contains several articles, including "Vincennes gets a fort" and "Harrison answers critics."

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Maine In The War of 1812

Found on the Maine In The War of 1812 site is an 1815 document signed by Perez Loring and J. B. Walbach (among lot of other good items).

More documents involving Perez Loring were found on the (pay to view) Fold3 site.