Saturday, January 18, 2020

Massacre At Frenchtown


Picture From The River Raisin Battlefield National Park

Source

"....left wing of the Northwest army, was ordered to Frenchtown, on the River Raisin, where it was understood a large number of British had collected and were committing depredations on the inhabitants of that village."



Monday, January 13, 2020

Ordered Up To Michilmackinac


Title:War of 1812: Miscellaneous Records (Microform:H-1664):



"...and ordered up to Michilimackinac...marched to Point Clair...ordered to MacDonald's Point....officers were quartered at Smith's Inn about one mile from town."

Note: See Transcription at Image 131

Saturday, January 4, 2020