Battle Of Calabee Creek

"We return to the Georgia troops. Having his force increased to about seventeen hundred men and with his four hundred Indians, General Floyd moved into the Calabee Valley...".

"...[the Native Americans] suddenly sprang from their lair in the undergrowth of the creek and made a furious assault about daylight. A charge soon drove them into the recesses of the swamp with severe loss. But the cautious Floyd was effectually checked and his campaign brought to a premature close."  [Source]

The Provincial Marine

From Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15:

Lay In The Black Swamp

General Area Of The Black Swamp In Ohio (Source - LOC)

This rain in January, 1813, was very general, especially in the valley of the Mississippi, for our troops in the northwest under General Harrison at this time, lay in the Black Swamp, some twenty miles beyond Lower Sandusky, where, from the nature of the ground, it was with difficulty that the troops could find dry ground to stand on, much less to sleep on at night. The hardships endured by these men during that winter campaign were such as not only to try men's souls, but to try their mortal bodies also, for many of these brave men died on their way home, and many of them died a lingering death after they reached home, while many of them are still living, and have obtained a bounty land warrant, calling for eighty acres of land, which was obtained under a law passed September 28, 1850, and well they all deserved it, and much more had they got it. [Source]

A Naval Eyewitness

Battle Of New Orleans Site

Source

"In strong contrast to Alison, *Admiral Codrington, an eyewitness, states the true reason of the British failure...".

*Memoir of the life of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington. ... v.1. Codrington, Edward, Sir, 1770-1851.

Nathan Chappell, Aged Soldier

Collections - State Historical Society Of Wisconsin, 1880, 1881, 1882

Nathan Chappel's memorial at FindAGrave (details are a bit off; the date of death listed is January 12, 1880, and age listed as 92).

Nathan Chappel

Event Type Death

Event Date 1880

Event Place Springfield, Walworth, Wisconsin

Gender Male

Age 96

Birth Year (Estimated) 1784

The Seat Of War In Louisiana And West Florida

Historical memoir of the war in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814-15...[General map of the seat of war in Louisiana and West Florida (excerpt)]:

Attempt On Blackhoof's Life

"During the War of 1813 Blackhoof, the celebrated Shawnee chieftain who was then living at Wapakoneta, paid a visit to the fort [McArthur] which was then under command of General Tupper. It was in January, 1813, and the chief was talking with some of the officers while seated by the fire one cold night, when suddenly someone pressed a gun close to the rough wall of the cabin and fired through a hole between the logs striking Blackhoof in the cheek. In the excitement that followed the would-be assassin escaped and was never captured, though strenuous efforts were made to find him. It was at first thought that Blackhoof was dead, as he fell from his seat, but he finally recovered from the severe wound. If prompt action had not been taken to denounce the deed and try to find the cowardly person who did the act, no doubt a general war between the Indians and soldiers would have been precipitated." [Source]

Grave Site Of Blackhoof Near Wapakoneta, Ohio