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Saturday, March 30, 2019
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Colonel Gideon Morgan
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"The character of Colonel Morgan is unimpeached." [Source]
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Lennox Militia In Upper Canada
From Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15:
Lennox Militia pay list from the Canadian Archives: War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microform: t-10383 (Image 100):
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Headquartered At Put-in-Bay
Perry established his headquarters at Put-in-Bay, an indentation on the northern coast of South Bass Island, which lies some twenty miles north west of the present city of Sandusky, Ohio. Here he was in excellent position to watch the movements of the British fleet, which had retired to its headquarters at Amherstburg, some thirty miles northwestward of Put-in-Bay. He was also convenient to Harrison, who was at Seneca-town, thirty-five miles to the southward. [Source]
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Admiration For Andrew Jackson
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"But, for no part of his [Andrew Jackson's] conduct do I consider him more entitled to praise, than for his steadiness in resisting the recommendation of Governor Blount, in the campaign of 1813, who advised him to discharge a part of his force, quit the country he had subdued, and to retire for security to the settlements."
"The Governor hesitated with regard to the exertions of power, and feared reproach in enforcing orders, which, when given, had been altogether neglected, or disobeyed."
I admire the manly reply of General Jackson! I admire...the firm language of truth to say to the Governor--'If you would preserve your reputation, you must take a determined course, regardless of the applause or censure of the populace and of the forebodings of that dastardly and designing crew, who, at a time like this, continually clamour in your ears. The very wretches who now beset you with evil council, will be the first, should the measure which they recommend, eventuate in disaster, to call down implications on your head, and load you with reproaches. Your country is in danger; apply its resources to its defence....'".
"This was indeed the language of a patriotic heart...". [Source]
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
James Tilton
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"[James Tilton] had arrived at a time of life which would justly entitle him to retirement and rest from the onerous duties of a laborious profession when in 1812, 'war's loud alarms' again aroused his interest in military medicine...".
"...his selection as...Surgeon General when that office was established by the army staff organization act of March 13, 1813."
"In this work he elaborated his objections to large and overcrowded general hospitals and accentuated the desirability of distributing the sick in small regimental hospitals"
Sunday, March 10, 2019
The Forgotten Army
The Forgotten Army: Fencible Regiments of Great Britain 1793 - 1816, Fencible Regiments in British North America, By Ron McGuigan:
Regiments of Fencible Infantry 1803-1816
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Activity of the Michigan Fencibles:
"The Michigan fencibles, who manned the gun, behaved with great courage, coolness, and regularity; as to the serjeant of artillery, too much cannot be said of him for the sate of the day and our successes were to be attributed in a measure to his courage and well managed firing."
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Friday, March 8, 2019
Residual Bad Feelings
The war of 1812 was due in great part to the bad feeling that had remained in the South and Wesit, particularly Kentucky, since the Indian wars. This feeling was intensified by the massacre of Frenchtown, or Raisin River, in January, 1813, when several hundred Kentuckian prisoners were killed by the Indian allies of General Proctor. [Source]
