Armistead T. Mason

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Capes Charles And Henry

The British Navy vessels were between Cape Charles and Cape Henry (September 1814?):

1814 Partial Map Showing Capes Charles And Henry (LOC)

"...than the sails were again hoisted; and the ships steering under the influence of a leading wind, between the Capes Charles and Henry, stood in gallant style up the Chesapeake. [Source]

Crany On Map

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Stood Towards America

Sign From Museum At Fortress Monroe, Virginia

Heading Towards Chesapeake Bay:

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The Tenth Military District

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Carried Cotton From South Carolina

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Left Hampton Roads

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Brigadier General Robert Porterfield

Death of General Porterfield (of the 7th Militia in the War of 1812?) in Augusta County, Virginia:

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General Porterfield's Memorial at FindAGrave and Wikitree.

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse (Chesapeake Bay In Virginia)

"[In the Revolutionary War] the transports with the land forces were sent up the James to circumvent the British and help to make possible the surrender of Yorktown. The British ships found this a rendezvous in the trying war of 1812, and here took place, just off Old Point Comfort, the famous Merrimac and Monitor engagement... ." [Source]

"A party of Royal Marines landed at Old Point Comfort... ." [Signage at Museum at Fortress Monroe]

February 1813 British Flotilla

Displayed At Fortress Monroe

Craney Island

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Thomas Lawson

"Thomas Lawson was born in Virginia...and upon the completion of his medical studies in 1809 sought an appointment as surgeon's mate in the navy...".

"Two years at sea however caused him to turn his eyes to land service, and he resigned from the navy January 12th, 1811, and on the 8th of the following month was appointed garrison surgeon's mate in the Army and was promoted to be surgeon of the 6th infantry May 21, 1813, in which position he rendered most distinguished service during the War of 1812...".

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Craney Island

Craney Island in an excerpted newspaper article printed in the Alexandria Gazette, Commercial and Political, Volume 13, Number 3985, 28 June 1813:

Also see a June 29, 1813 account.  

More war news.

Cross-posted at the Detour Through History blog.

Gilmer Letter Regarding The British In Hampton

Source - Library Of Virginia Online

Excerpts from the Educator Resource for Francis Walker Gilmer Letter (same link as above):

"Letter, Francis Walker Gilmer, Montevideo, Buckingham County, to William Wirt, Richmond, 8 July 1813. Personal Papers Collection, Accession 18763. Library of Virginia."

"Gilmer’s outrage at the conduct of the British forces at Hampton under British Admiral Sir Alexander Cockburn is one of the most controversial episodes of the war. After defeating elements of Virginia militia, British forces entered the city on June 25, 1813. During the withdrawal the next day, troops destroyed and looted property, murdered citizens, and raped several women. Cockburn and other officers blamed Canadian Chasseurs (French deserters recruited by the English) for the mayhem. Whatever the truth, the incident provoked deep outrage throughout America. “Remember Hampton” became a rallying cry for American troops, including those under Jackson at New Orleans."

Lewis G. De Russy (Officer And Graduate Of West Point)

There's a short biography of Lewis G. De Russy here that included the following:

" He was the oldest West Point graduate to serve as an officer in the Confederate Army, and he had three Confederate forts named after him. (He also had a brother and a nephew who were generals in the Union Army, and between the three of them there were five Fort DeRussys.)"

This blog post has a photo of De Russy here.

Major General Bennett Riley

A better version of Riley's portrait here.

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She And Her Husband Deserted To The British Squadron

From the Digital collections online at Virginia Memory, Library of Virginia:

"...he was well acquainted with Betty a female slave the property of Polly Hudnall, that according to his firm belief and the common belief and report of the neighborhood she deserted to the British squadron then lying in the Potomac in the month of November last, in company with her husband Charles...".  June 12, 1815

Categorized under " Citizens Claims of Property Lost to British Army"

Caulk's Field (Across The River From Baltimore)

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A new map of Virginia with Maryland, Delaware...
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C.
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Quin Heironymous

United States Registers o... the U.S. Army, 1798-1914  029-030, 1815 May-1821 Jun, D-H:

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Quin's sister, Julia, wrote about his service:

Important War Of 1812 Orders

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"You will on receipt of this turn over this boat dispatch to sailing master Richard Cox...on a survey of the waters of the Chesapeake...".