Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812

by Collins, Gilbert

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5/1/2006

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There have been guidebooks to military sites before, but no other book has covered the War of 1812 in its entirety. This well-illustrated updated edition covers more than 400 historic sites of the War of 1812, both well-known and obscure, in both Canada and the United States. The author has used old pen and ink drawings from the last century to give a 'then and now' feel to the book. Curious to know what is at the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights? Besides giving readers a detailed history of the events that occurred at the sites, the author describes what they have to offer visitors today, be it a historical plaque, historic house, or major interpretative centre. This book is a handy tool for both travellers and historians. It remains the only book on the market offering a comprehensive guide to nearly all of the sites in our last war with the United States.

List of Maps

(2)

Preface

(2)

Preface to the Second Edition

(2)

Introduction

(1)

Note on Maps

(1)

Note on Text

(1)

Symbol Key

(1)

Acknowledgements

(3)

List of Illustrations

(3)

Chapter 1: Windsor—Detroit

(7)

Hull's Landing, Windsor, Ontario

Hull's Headquarters, Windsor, Ontario

Colonel James Baby, Windsor, Ontario

The Capture of Detroit, Windsor, Ontario

Fort Detroit, Detroit, Michigan

War of 1812 Dead, Detroit, Michigan

General Macomb Statue, Detroit, Michigan

Alexander Macomb, Mount Clemens, Michigan

Chapter 2: Detroit River

(11)

Fort Malden, Amherstburg, Ontario

Amherstburg Navy Yard, Amherstburg, Ontario

The Provincial Marine, Amherstburg, Ontario

Project Detroit, Amherstburg, Ontario

Gordon House, Amherstburg, Ontario

Pro Patria, Royal Navy, Amherstburg, Ontario

Park House, Amherstburg, Ontario

Major John Richardson, Amherstburg, Ontario

Lieutenant Colonel William Caldwell, Amherstburg, Ontario

Colonel Matthew Elliot, Amherstburg, Ontario

Skirmishes at the Canard River, Ontario

Battle of Brownstown, Gibraltar, Michigan

Battle of Maguaga, Trenton, Michigan

Landing Place of Americans, Amherstburg, Ontario

Chapter 3: Maumee Valley

(12)

Fort Defiance, Defiance, Ohio

Fort Winchester, Defiance, Ohio

Hull Trail

Fort McArthur, Kenton, Ohio

Fort McArthur Cemetery, Kenton, Ohio

Fort Necessity, Hancock County, Ohio

Eagle Creek Crossing, Findlay, Ohio

Blanchard Creek Crossing, Findlay, Ohio

Fort Findlay, Findlay, Ohio

Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, Ohio

Fort Amanda, Wapakoneta, Ohio

Fort Stephenson, Fremont, Ohio

First Battle in Ohio, Crystal Rock, Ohio

Fort Ball, Tiffin, Ohio

Fort Seneca, Fort Seneca, Ohio

"Tecumseh" Outdoor Drama, Chillicothe, Ohio

Perry's Victory Monument, Lake Erie

Battle of the River Raisin, Monroe, Michigan

Chapter 4: Indiana—Illinois

(12)

Fort Shelby, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Battle at Rock Island Rapids, Rock Island, Illinois

Fort Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois

Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Illinois

Fort Madison, Fort Madison, Iowa

Fort Clark, Peoria, Illinois

Fort Massac, Metropolis, Illinois

Pigeon Roost State Memorial, Underwood, Indiana

Fort Vallonia, Vallonia, Indiana

Mississinewa Battlefield, Marion, Indiana

Tippecanoe Battlefield, Lafayette, Indiana

Prophet's Town, Lafayette, Indiana

Old Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Chapter 5: Lake Erie

(12)

Battle of Malcolm's Mills, Oakland, Ontario

Captain John Brant, Oshwekan, Ontario

The Six Nations, Oshwekan, Ontario

Grand River Naval Depot, Port Maitland, Ontario

Skirmish at Nanticoke, Nanticoke, Ontario

Brock's Embarkation, Port Dover, Ontario

Campbell's Raid, Port Dover, Ontario

Fort Norfolk, Turkey Point, Ontario

Backhouse Mill, Port Rowan, Ontario

Long Point Settlement, Long Point, Ontario

Long Point Portage, Long Point, Ontario

Presque Isle Naval Base, Erie, Pennsylvania

Brig Niagara, Erie, Pennsylvania

Oliver Hazard Perry Statue, Cleveland, Ohio

Fort Huntington, Cleveland, Ohio

Chapter 6: The Thames Valley

(7)

Skirmish at McCrae's House, Chatham, Ontario

Skirmish at the Forks, Chatham, Ontario

Salute Gun, Chatham, Ontario

Battle of the Thames, Thamesville, Ontario

Fairfield on the Thames, Fairfield, Ontario

Battle of the Longwoods, Wardsville, Ontario

Ebenezer Allan, Delaware, Ontario

Chapter 7: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

(14)

Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Point Mississauga Lighthouse, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Fort Mississauga, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Battle of Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Brock's Bastion, Fort George, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Navy Hall, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Butler's Barracks, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Action at Butler's Farm, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara Historical Museum, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

McFarland House, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Capture of Fort Niagara, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Field House, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Brown's Point, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

British Landing, Youngstown, New York

The "Salt Battery," Youngstown, New York

Foxpoint Battery, Youngstown, New York

Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York

Chapter 8: Queenston, Ontario

108

(18)

Vrooman's Battery, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Laura Ingersoll Secord, Queenston, Ontario

Laura Secord House, Queenston, Ontario

Laura Secord Monument, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Major John Richardson, Queenston, Ontario

Fort Drummond, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Fort Riall, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, Queenston Heights, Ontario

The Coloured Corps, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Battle of Queenston Heights, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Brock's Monument, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Brock's Monument Plaque, Queenston Heights, Ontario

Queenston Heights Battlefield Tour (Five Stops), Queenston Heights, Ontario

Brock's Cenotaph, Queenston, Ontario

Monument to Alfred, Queenston, Ontario

Indians at Queenston Heights, Queenston, Ontario

"Sheaffe's Path to Victory," Queenston, Ontario

Five-Mile Meadow, Lewiston, New York

Battle of Queenston Heights, Lewiston, New York

Fort Gray, Lewiston, New York

Cold Springs, Lockport, New York

Chapter 9: Niagara Falls, Ontario

126

(12)

Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Battle of Lundy's Lane

Battle of Lundy's Lane Plaque

General Gordon Drummond

Unknown Soldiers

Captain Abraham Hull

Laura Secord Grave

Lundy's Lane Historical Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Battle Ground Hotel Museum, Niagara Falls, Ontario

William Lundy House, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Bridgewater Mills, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Fort Schlosser, Niagara Falls, New York

Raid on Fort Schlosser, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Fort Chippawa, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Founding of Chippawa, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Battle of Chippawa, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Chapter 10: Fort Erie and Buffalo

138

(12)

Frenchman's Creek, Niagara Parkway, Ontario

Old Fort Erie, Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie, Fort Erie, Ontario

Pro Patria Monument, Fort Erie, Ontario

The Caledonia and the Detroit, Fort Erie, Ontario

Capture of the Somers and the Ohio, Fort Erie, Ontario

Capture of the Somers and the Ohio, Crystal Beach, Ontario

Ernest Cruickshank Home, Fort Erie, Ontario

Burning of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Fort Tompkins, Buffalo, New York

Oliver Hazard Perry Statue, Buffalo, New York

Battle of Black Rock, Buffalo, New York

Old Navy Yard, Buffalo, New York

St. John House, Buffalo, New York

Lovejoy House, Buffalo, New York

Flint Hill, Buffalo, New York

Unknown Soldiers, Buffalo, New York

War of 1812 Cemetery, Williamsville, New York

U.S. Barracks, Cheektowaga, New York

Chapter 11: West Niagara

150

(9)

Engagement at the Forty, Grimsby, Ontario

Colonel Robert Nelles, Grimsby, Ontario

Nelles—Fitch House, Grimsby, Ontario

The Stone Shop, Grimsby, Ontario

Ball's Grist Mill, Vineland, Ontario

Runchey's Tavern, Jordan, Ontario

Decou House, Decew Falls, Ontario

Battle of Beaver Dams, Thorold, Ontario

Battle of Beaver Dams, Actual Site

Laura Secord, Battle of Beaverdams Park, Thorold, Ontario

William Hamilton Merritt, St. Catharines, Ontario

The Burning of St. David's, St. David's, Ontario

Battle of Cook's Mills, Welland, Ontario

Chapter 12: Hamilton and Vicinity

159

(12)

Stoney Creek Battlefield, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Lion Monument, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Battlefield House, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Old Meeting House Site, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Billy Green Monument, Stoney Creek, Ontario

Hamilton—Scourge Memorial, Hamilton, Ontario

Burlington Heights, Hamilton, Ontario

Sir John Harvey, Harvey Park, Hamilton, Ontario

The Burlington Races, Harvey Park, Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton Military Museum, Dundum Park, Hamilton, Ontario

Darnley Grist Mill, Greensville, Ontario

Union Mill, Ancaster, Ontario

Ancaster Assizes, Ancaster, Ontario

1812 Barracks, Ancaster, Ontario

Old Stone Hotel, Ancaster, Ontario

Chapter 13: Toronto and Vicinity

171

(8)

The Battle of York, Fort York, Toronto, Ontario

The Second Invasion of York, Coronation Park, Toronto, Ontario

Fort York, Toronto, Ontario

Explosion of the Grand Magazine, Fort York, Toronto, Ontario

Landing Place of the Americans, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Ontario

Grenadier Pond, High Park, Toronto, Ontario

Twin Lion Monument, Exhibition Grounds, Toronto, Ontario

Sir Gordon Drummond, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario

HMS St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Ontario

Defence of York, Victoria Square, Toronto, Ontario

Jabez Lynde House, Whitby, Ontario

Chapter 14: East End of Lake Ontario

179

(18)

The Escape of the Royal George, Bath, Ontario

Gananoque, Ontario

Raid on Gananoque, Gananoque, Ontario

Colonel Joel Stone, Gananoque, Ontario

Fort Haldimand, Carleton Island, New York

1812 Barracks, Cape Vincent, New York

Brown Mansion, Brownville, New York

Sackers Harbor Battlefield, Sackets Harbor, New York

1812 Monument, Sackets Harbor, New York

Sacker Mansion, Sackers Harbor, New York

Fort Virginia, Sackers Harbor, New York

Blockhouse Site, Sackets Harbor, New York

Fort Chauncey, Sackers Harbor, New York

Woolsey House, Sackers Harbor, New York

Sackets Harbor Military Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, New York

Samuel Guthrie House, Sackets Harbor, New York

Fort Volunteer, Sackers Harbor, New York

Carrying of the Cable, Sackets Harbor, New York

Bartlett's Point, Clayton, New York

Action at French Creek, Clayton, New York

Action at Cranberry Creek, Alexandria Bay, New York

War of 1812, Henderson Harbor, New York

Battle of Sandy Creek, Sandy Creek, New York

Carrying of the Cable, Sandy Creek, New York

Hospital, Sandy Creek, New York

Fort Ontario (Oswego), Oswego, New York

Chapter 15: Kingston

197

(8)

Chauncey's Attack on Kingston Harbour, Kingston, Ontario

Point Frederick Buildings, Kingston, Ontario

Sir James Lucas Yeo, Kingston, Ontario

The Stone Frigate, Kingston, Ontario

Kingston Navy Yard, Kingston, Ontario

Point Frederick, Kingston, Ontario

Rush–Bagot Agreement

Pro Patria 1812-1814

Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario

Chapter 16: The St. Lawrence Valley

205

(23)

Brown's Bay Wreck, Mallorytown, Ontario

Bridge Island, Mallorytown, Ontrio

Forsyth's Raid, Brockville, Ontario

Brock Monument, Brockville, Ontario

Raid on Ogdensburg, Ogdensburg, New York

Capture of Ogdensburg, Prescott, Ontario

Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario

Stockade Barracks, Prescott, Ontario

The Julia and the Earl of Moira, Morristown, New York

Crysler's Farm Battlefield Park, Morrisburg, Ontario

John Crysler Grave, Crysler, Ontario

Brigadier General Ernest Cruickshank, Ottawa, Ontario

Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

Skirmish at Hoople's Creek, Hoople's Creek, Ontario

Submerged Communities, Cornwall, Ontario

Glengarry Fencibles, Cornwall, Ontario

The Reverend John Strachan, Cornwall, Ontario

"Fraserfield," Williamstown, Ontario

Funeral of General Covington, Fort Covington, New York

Winter Quarters, Fort Covington, New York

Fort Covington, Fort Covington, New York

Mann Homestead, Westville Center, New York

Arsenal Green, Malone, New York

Foote Tavern, Malone, New York

Harison House, Malone, New York

Fort Hickory, Chateauguay, New York

Coteau-du-Lac Blockhouse, Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

De Salaberry Statue, Valleyfield, Quebec

Battle of the Chateauguay, Ormstown, Quebec

Chapter 17: Richelieu River—Lake Champlain

228

(15)

De Salaberry Monument, Chambly, Quebec

De Salaberry Manor House, Chambly, Quebec

1814 Barracks, Chambly, Quebec

Ile-aux-Noix, Richelieu River, Quebec

Battle of the Lacolle Mill, Lacolle, Quebec

Skirmish at Odeltown, Odeltown, Quebec

Judge Moore's House, Champlain, New York

Dewey's Tavern, Champlain, New York

Hubbell House, Chazy, New York

Prevost's Headquarters, Chazy, New York

Sampson's Tavern, Ingraham, New York

Farnsworth Tavern, Beekmantown, New York

Ira Howe House, Beekmantown, New York

Skirmish at Beekmantown, Beekmantown, New York

Battery Park, Burlington, Vermont

Macdonough Shipyard, Vergennes, Vermont

Macdonough Boulder, Vergennes, Vermont

Lake Champlain Fleet Monument, Vergennes, Vermont

Site of Fort Cassin, Otter Creek, Vermont

Chapter 18: Plattsburg, New York

243

(12)

Battle of Plattsburg Monument

Battle of Plattsburg Interpretive Center

Halsey's Corners

Brisbane's Headquarters

Colonel Thomas Miller House

Robinson's Headquarters

Defence of Saranac River

Kent–Delord House

Skirmish at the Dead Creek Bridge

British Hospital

Sir George Prevost's Headquarters

General Macomb's Headquarters

Fort Brown

Fort Moreau and Fort Scott

British Battery

Riverside Cemetery

Crab Island

De Rottenburg's Headquarters

Fort Izard, Cumberland Head, New York

Sheldon–Hagar Farm

Heritage Trail Monument

Macdonough Farm, Cumberland Head, New York Treble Anchor

Pike's Cantonment

Skirmish Site, Morrisonville, New York

Anchor from the Confiance

Chapter 19: Northern Ontario

255

(9)

Raid on Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Fort St. Joseph, St. Joseph Island, Ontario

Capture of the Tigress and the Scorpion, Thessalon, Ontario

Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, Michigan

British Landing, Mackinac Island, Michigan

British Cannon, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Battlefield of 1814, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Fort Holmes, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Chapter 20: Georgian Bay and Vicinity

264

(13)

Penetang Road, Midland, Ontario

Nine-Mile Portage, Barrie, Ontario

Willow Creek Depot, Minesing, Ontario

Glengarry Landing, Edenvale, Ontario

Anchor at Holland Landing, Anchor Park, Ontario

The Tigress and the Scorpion, Penetanguishene, Ontario

The Nancy, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Nancy Island Historic Site, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Unknown Soldier, Nancy Island, Ontario

Schooner Town, Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene, Ontario

Captain James Keating, Discovery Harbour, Ontario

Remains of Tecumseth, Discovery Harbour, Ontario

Schooners the Bee and the Tecumseth, Dicovery Harbour, Ontario

Discovery of the General Hunter, Southampton, Ontario

"Tiger" Dunlop, Goderich, Ontario

Chapter 21: Washington, D.C., and Vicinity

277

(10)

Barney's Position, Bladensburg, Maryland

The Duelling Grounds, Bladensburg, Maryland

The United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.

The White House, Washington, D.C.

Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.

National Museum of History and Technology, Washington, D.C.

Decatur House, Washington, D.C.

Old Fort Washington, Fort Washington, Maryland

Chapter 22: Baltimore and North Point

287

(16)

Methodist Meeting House, North Point, Maryland

Battle Acre, North Point, Maryland

Battlefield of North Point, North Point, Maryland

General Ross Wounding Site, North Point, Maryland

Rodgers Bastion, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland

Star-Spangled Banner Memorial, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland

Frigate Constellation, Baltimore, Maryland

"Flag House," Baltimore, Maryland

Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland

George Armistead Monument, Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland

General Samuel Smith Monument, Federal Hill, Baltimore, Maryland

Battle of Baltimore Monument, Calvert and Fayette Streets, Baltimore, Maryland

Francis Scott Key, Lanvale Street and Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Maryland

Wells and McComas Monument, Gay and Asquith Streets, Baltimore, Maryland

Western Burying Ground, Fayette and Greene Streets, Baltimore, Maryland

George Armistead Statue, Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland

Fort McHenry National Historic Site, Baltimore, Maryland

Chapter 23: Tidewater

303

(13)

Commodore Thomas Macdonough, Macdonough, Delaware

1814 Battery, Delaware City, Delaware

Commodore Jacob Jones, Smyrna, Delaware

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, Delaware

Raid on Havre de Grace, Maryland

The "Potato Battery," Havre de Grace, Maryland

Rodgers Tavern, Perryville, Maryland

The Principio Company, Principio, Maryland

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Kent Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Raid on St. Michaels, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

Cannonball House, St. Michaels, Maryland

Christ Episcopal Church, St. Michaels, Maryland

Cannonball House, Lewes, Delaware

Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes, Delaware

Point Lookout, Scotland, Maryland

Battle of the Ice Mound, Taylor's Island, Maryland

Fort Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia

Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Norfolk, Virginia

Battle of Craney Island, Norfolk, Virginia

Attack on Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

Chapter 24: Eastern Seaboard of the United States

316

(17)

Fort George, Castine, Maine

Fort Madison, Castine, Maine

Walking Tour of Castine, Maine

Fort George Barrack, Castine, Maine

Paymaster's Office, Castine, Maine

Hooke's Barn, Castine, Maine

Hawes Hall, Castine, Maine

Fort Furieuse, Castine, Maine

Customs House, Castine, Maine

Whitney House, Castine, Maine

British Headquarters, Castine, Maine

Fort Edgecomb, Wiscasset, Maine

Fort Constitution, New Castle, New Hampshire

Fort McClary, Kittery, Maine

Derby Wharf and Salem Privateers, Salem, Massachusetts

Funeral of James Lawrence, Salem, Massachusetts

Fort Lee, Salem, Massachusetts

Fort Pickering, Salem, Massachusetts

Old Powder House, Marblehead, Massachusetts

Fort Sewall, Marblehead, Massachusetts

USS Constitution, Boston, Massachusetts

Bombardment of Stonington, Stonington, Connecticut

Castle Clinton, New York City, New York

Fort Wood, Liberty Island, New York City, New York

The Frigate United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stephen Decatur, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cantonment Greenbush, Greenbush, New York

Henry's Gun Factory, Belfast, Pennsylvania

Chapter 25: East Coast of Canada

333

(14)

Temiscouata Portage, Cabano, Quebec

The Grand Falls, Grand Falls, New Brunswick

March of the 104th Regiment, Fredericton, New Brunswick

St. Andrews Blockhouse, St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Carleton Martello Tower, St. John, New Brunswick

Blowing Up of the Teazer, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia

Grave of General Robert Ross, Halifax, Nova Scotia

St. Paul's Church Memorials, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Prince of Wales Martello Tower, Halifax, Nova Scotia

York Redoubt, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Shannon and the Chesapeake, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Long Gun from HMS Shannon, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Naval Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Liverpool Privateers, Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Blockhouse Site, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Fort O'Brian, Machiasport, Maine

Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine

Chapter 26: Southern States

347

(7)

The Natchez Trace, Colbert's Ferry, Alabama

Old Pentagon Barracks, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Fort Conde, Mobile, Alabama

Attack on Fort Bowyer, Gulf Shores, Alabama

Fort Mims Massacre, Stockton, Alabama

Fort Jackson, Wetumpka, Alabama

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama

Fort Gadsen, Sumatra, Florida

Chapter 27: New Orleans

354

(4)

Chalmette National Historical Park, New Orleans, Louisiana

Chapter 28: Other 1812 Sites

358

(4)

Fort Morris (Fort Defiance), Midway, Georgia

Fort Jackson, Savannah, Georgia

Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina

Fort Astoria, Astoria, Oregon

Chapter 29: Belgium

362

(1)

Treaty of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Appendices

363

(8)

A. Chronology of the War of 1812

B. Naval Actions at Sea during the War of 1812

C. The Naval War

Photograph and Illustration Credits

371

(1)

Bibliography

372

(8)

Index

380

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