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North Country Notes
Clinton County Historical Association North Country Notes Issue #414 Fall, 2014 Henry Atkinson: When the Lion Crouched and the Eagle Soared by Clyde Rabideau, Sn I, like most people in this area, had not heard of ing the same year, they earned their third campaigu Henry Atkinson's role in the history of Plattsburgh. streamer at the Battle of Lundy Lane near Niagara It turns out that he was very well known for serving Falls, when they inflicted heavy casualties against the his country in the Plattsburgh area. British. Atkinson was serving as Adjutant-General under Ma- jor General Wade Hampton during the Battle of Cha- teauguay on October 25,1814. The battle was lost to the British and Wade ignored orders from General James Wilkinson to return to Cornwall. lnstead, he f retreated to Plattsburgh and resigned from the Army. a Colonel Henry Atkinson served as commander of the a thirty-seventh Regiment in Plattsburgh until March 1, :$,'; *'.t. 1815, when a downsizing of the Army took place in the aftermath of the War of 1812. The 6'h, 11'h, 25'h, Brigadier General Henry Atkinson 2'7th, zgth, and 37th regiments were consolidated into Im age courtesy of www.town-of-wheatland.com the 6th Regiment and Colonel Henry Atkinson was given command. The regiment was given the number While on a research trip, I was visiting Fort Atkin- sixbecause Colonel Atkinson was the sixth ranking son in Council Bluffs, Nebraska and picked up a Colonel in the Army at the time. pamphlet that was given to visitors. -
Appendix I War of 1812 Chronology
THE WAR OF 1812 MAGAZINE ISSUE 26 December 2016 Appendix I War of 1812 Chronology Compiled by Ralph Eshelman and Donald Hickey Introduction This War of 1812 Chronology includes all the major events related to the conflict beginning with the 1797 Jay Treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation between the United Kingdom and the United States of America and ending with the United States, Weas and Kickapoos signing of a peace treaty at Fort Harrison, Indiana, June 4, 1816. While the chronology includes items such as treaties, embargos and political events, the focus is on military engagements, both land and sea. It is believed this chronology is the most holistic inventory of War of 1812 military engagements ever assembled into a chronological listing. Don Hickey, in his War of 1812 Chronology, comments that chronologies are marred by errors partly because they draw on faulty sources and because secondary and even primary sources are not always dependable.1 For example, opposing commanders might give different dates for a military action, and occasionally the same commander might even present conflicting data. Jerry Roberts in his book on the British raid on Essex, Connecticut, points out that in a copy of Captain Coot’s report in the Admiralty and Secretariat Papers the date given for the raid is off by one day.2 Similarly, during the bombardment of Fort McHenry a British bomb vessel's log entry date is off by one day.3 Hickey points out that reports compiled by officers at sea or in remote parts of the theaters of war seem to be especially prone to ambiguity and error. -
A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812
Commodore Macdonough Painted by Gilbert Stuart. Reproduced by permission of Messrs. Rodney and Augustus R. Macdonough. A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812 Edited by BYRON N. CLARK Librarian, Vermont Antiquarian Society. H With an Appendix containing names of Volunteers for the defence of Plattsburgh from Vermont towns, a description of the battle from con- temporaneous sources, the official statement of losses, and names of United States officers and soldiers at Burlington, Vermont, as shown on army pay and muster rolls recently brought to light. RESEARCH PUBLICATION COMPANy, Burlington and Boston, 1904, THE SHELDON PRESS, PRINTERS BURLINGTON, VT, • • » / pr PREFACE /6S HE Vermont Antiquarian Society has cour- teously permitted the publication of the inter- esting record kept by William G. Shaw of Burlington, Vt., during his activity as a pen- sion agent, so far as the notes relate to soldiers in the War of 1812. This record has particular value as it includes abstracts of the evidence presented by the claimant. There was no Ver- mont law requiring vital records to be kept by town clerks prior to 1840, hence attempts to learn the families of Vermont soldiers in either the Revolution or the War of 1812 frequently are futile. All who have had occasion to seek genealogical details in Vermont will realize the importance of this pension evidence. The Volunteers whose names are printed are from the towns of Burlington, Colchester, Huntington, Milton, Under- bill, Shelburne, Jericho, and Hinesburgh, and in all, number 189. The contemporaneous accounts of the battle were copied from the newspaper files in the Fletcher Free Library at Bur- lington. -
Document Review and Archaeological Assessment of Selected Areas from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812
American Battlefield Protection Program Grant 2287-16-009: Document Review and Archaeological Assessment Document Review and Archaeological Assessment of Selected Areas from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Plattsburgh, New York PREPARED FOR: The City of Plattsburgh, NY, 12901 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS OF GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH: American Battlefield Protection Program Heritage Preservation Services National Park Service 1849 C Street NW (NC330) Washington, DC 20240 (Grant 2287-16-009) PREPARED BY: 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, VT 05491 802.475.2022 • [email protected] • www.lcmm.org BY: Cherilyn A. Gilligan Christopher R. Sabick Patricia N. Reid 2019 1 American Battlefield Protection Program Grant 2287-16-009: Document Review and Archaeological Assessment Abstract As part of a regional collaboration between the City of Plattsburgh, New York, and the towns of Plattsburgh and Peru, New York, the Maritime Research Institute (MRI) at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) has been chosen to investigate six historical Revolutionary War and War of 1812 sites: Valcour Island, Crab Island, Fort Brown, Fort Moreau, Fort Scott, and Plattsburgh Bay. These sites will require varying degrees of evaluation based upon the scope of the overall heritage tourism plan for the greater Plattsburgh area. The MRI’s role in this collaboration is to conduct a document review for each of the six historic sites as well as an archaeological assessment for Fort Brown and Valcour Island. The archaeological assessments will utilize KOCOA analysis outlined in the Battlefield Survey Manual of the American Battlefield Protection Program provided by the National Park Service. This deliverable fulfills Tasks 1 and 3 of the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Grant 2887-16-009. -
Battle of Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814
History of the War of 1812 – Battle of Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814 (Referenced to National Education Standards) Objectives: Students will be able to cite the basic facts relating to the land and water battles at Plattsburgh, New York on September 11, 1814 and be able to place the location and events into the chronological framework of the War of 1812. Time: 3 to 5 class periods, depending on extension activities. Skills: Reading, chronological thinking, map-making. Content Areas: Language Arts – Vocabulary, Language Arts- Reading, Social Studies – Geography, Social Studies - United States history. Materials: - Poster board - Colored markers/crayons - Pencils - Copies of reading materials Standards: NCHS History Standards K-4 Historical Thinking Standards 1A: Identify the temporal structure of an historical narrative or story. 1F: Create timelines. 5A: Identify problems and dilemmas confronting people in historical stories, myths, legends, and fables, and in the history of their school, community, state, nation, and the world. 5B: Analyze the interests, values, and points of view of those involved in the dilemma or problem situation . K-4 Historical Content Standards 4D: The student understands events that celebrate and exemplify fundamental values and principles of American democracy. 4E: The student understands national symbols through which American values and principles are expressed. 5-12 Historical Thinking Standards 1A: Identify the temporal structure of an historical narrative or story. 1B: Interpret data presented in time lines and create time lines. 5-12 History Content Standards Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) 1A: The student understands the international background and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine. -
The Battle of Plattsburg Flag 1814
The Battle of Plattsburg Flag 1814 Veteran Exempts Flag The Veteran Exempts, commanded by a Captain Melvin L. Woolsey, was a local New York militia company, formed in July of 1812, which was made up of veterans of the American Revolution who were otherwise exempt from military service because of their age. Many of the settlers in upstate New York (and Ohio) were veterans of the Revolutionary War and had been paid by grants of lands on the frontiers. By forming militia units they enabled the younger militia men to go off to war while they stayed to protect the local settlements. Like the Home Guard in Britain during the Second World War, they did provide a valuable reserve in a time of crisis. This Veteran Exempts flag may have been used at the Battle of Plattsburgh in upper New York. The Battle, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final British invasion attempt of the northern United States during the War of 1812. Fought shortly before the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, the American victory denied the British leverage to demand exclusive control over the Great Lakes and any territorial gains against the New England states. Little other information is available on the activities of the Veterans Exempts during the War of 1812. The Veterans Exempt flag was described in the Plattsburgh Republican, July 31, 1812, as having "...a black ground with 13 stars for the Union of White, wrought in silver. That in the centre of the Flag there he a Death's Head, with cross bones under, intimating what must soon, according to the course of nature, be their promiscuous fate, and the immediate one of any enemy who shall venture to contend with them. -
401 Spring2008 I{Orth Countryr Notes
Clinton County Historical Association lssue #401 Spring2008 I{orth Countryr Notes ,lulian O. Davidson, Marine Artist Joy A. Demarse, Ph. D On June 21, 1912, the Platts- paint the historic naval battle at be the best painting of this impor- burgh Sentinel reported that the Plattsburgh reflects not only an tant American naval bat- Honorable Smith M. Weed had acknowledgement of Davidson's tle" (Beman 45). invited "the Tercentenary Com- artistic skill but also Davidson's Was Julian Davidson's depic- mission and the rest of its distin- Plattsburgh connection: the artist tion of the naval battle at Platts- guished party" to his house on was a nephew of the Honorable burgh influenced by his visits to July 6 to view the Battle of Smith M. Weed. Davidson's his parents'family home? Did the Plattsburgh. The painting to mother, Harriet Standish David- reminiscences of his grandmother, which the Honorable Mr. Weed son, and Weeci's u'rfe, Caroline "Events of a Few Eventful Days in referred also rvas knou'n as the Standish \\ eed. were sisters. 1814" (Davidson 17-88) about the Battle o.f Lake Champlain and Julian Dar.idson's mother. Har- September 1 1 battle spark his cu- had been commrssioned by'Weed riet Standish Dar.rdson, was the riosity? Did the descriotions of in 188-l lrom American marine daughter of the Honorable Mat- Lake Champlain from his aunts' artist Julian Oliver Davidson. thew Miles Standish and Catherine writings spur his imagination? No It uould not have been un- Phebe Miiler Standish. Davidson's one knows. -
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U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft) (Not Subd Geog) U.S. 30 U.S. Bicycle Route System (May Subd Geog) [TL686.L (Manufacture)] USE United States Highway 30 UF USBRS (U.S. Bicycle Route System) [UG1242.R4 (Military aeronautics)] U.S. 31 BT Bicycle trails—United States UF Lockheed U-2 (Airplane) USE United States Highway 31 U.S.-Canada Border Region BT Lockheed aircraft U.S. 40 USE Canadian-American Border Region Reconnaissance aircraft USE United States Highway 40 U.S. Capitol (Washington, D.C.) U-2 (Training plane) U.S. 41 USE United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) USE Polikarpov U-2 (Training plane) USE United States Highway 41 U.S. Capitol Complex (Washington, D.C.) U-2 Incident, 1960 U.S. 44 USE United States Capitol Complex (Washington, BT Military intelligence USE United States Highway 44 D.C.) Military reconnaissance U.S. 50 U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building (Punta Gorda, Fla.) U-Bahn-Station Kröpcke (Hannover, Germany) USE United States Highway 50 UF Cleveland Post Office Building (Punta Gorda, USE U-Bahnhof Kröpcke (Hannover, Germany) U.S. 51 Fla.) U-Bahnhof Kröpcke (Hannover, Germany) USE United States Highway 51 BT Post office buildings—Florida UF Kröpcke, U-Bahnhof (Hannover, Germany) U.S. 52 U.S. Coast Guard Light Station (Jupiter Inlet, Fla.) Station Kröpcke (Hannover, Germany) USE United States Highway 52 USE Jupiter Inlet Light (Fla.) U-Bahn-Station Kröpcke (Hannover, Germany) U.S. 54 U.S. Consulate Terrorist Attack, Banghāzī, Libya, 2012 BT Subway stations—Germany USE United States Highway 54 USE Benghazi Consulate Attack, Banghāzī, Libya, U-Bahnhof Lohring (Bochum, Germany) U.S. -
Finding Cantonment Saranac: the Es Arch for Col
Northeast Historical Archaeology Volume 44 Special Issue: War of 1812 Article 9 2015 Finding Cantonment Saranac: The eS arch for Col. Zebulon Pike’s 1812-1813 Winter Cantonment in Plattsburgh, New York Timothy J. Abel Follow this and additional works at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Abel, Timothy J. (2015) "Finding Cantonment Saranac: The eS arch for Col. Zebulon Pike’s 1812-1813 Winter Cantonment in Plattsburgh, New York," Northeast Historical Archaeology: Vol. 44 44, Article 9. Available at: https://orb.binghamton.edu/neha/vol44/iss1/9 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). It has been accepted for inclusion in Northeast Historical Archaeology by an authorized editor of The Open Repository @ Binghamton (The ORB). For more information, please contact [email protected]. Northeast Historical Archaeology/Vol. 44, 2015 147 Finding Cantonment Saranac: The Search for Col. Zebulon Pike’s 1812-1813 Winter Cantonment in Plattsburgh, New York Timothy J. Abel From 2011 to 2013, archaeologists, students and volunteers conducted survey and excavation of the Zagreb site, near Plattsburgh, NY, in an effort to associate it with the enigmatic Cantonment Saranac— Col. Zebulon Pike’s winter cantonment of 1812–1813. Missing for over a century, local historians had tried unsuccessfully to establish its location based on archival descriptions. Until 2011, archaeological evidence from the site was entirely lacking. Using metal detection, the current project has successfully linked the historical to the actual, providing a unique glimpse into events of the early War of 1812 period in the Champlain Valley. -
Battle of Plattsburgh Poster Contest.1
Battle of Plattsburgh Poster Contest NYSATA Region 5 has partnered with the 1814 Commemoration Inc. for the 2021 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Poster Contest. The contest started in 1998 and has taken place each year, with the exception of 2020. Eligibility ● Student is currently enrolled in 5th grade in Clinton or Essex counties. Prizes ● 1st Place $100.00 and poster will be used to make the annual souvenir "button". ● 2nd Place $ 75.00 ● 3rd Place $ 50.00 ● 4th Place $ 25.00 ● The winners will be announced before the end of the school year and the prizes will be awarded at a Press Conference that will be held by the office of the Mayor of Plattsburgh. ● The four winners will be invited to ride in the annual commemoration parade as special guests. Poster instructions ● Please submit the entry online form by July 1, 2021. Entry form: Battle of Plattsburgh Poster Contest ● The words "The Battle of Plattsburgh" and student name should NOT be included in the poster. The winning poster will be made into a button, and “Battle of Plattsburgh” along with the artist’s name will be printed. ● On the back of the artwork, please include ○ Student name ○ School and grade ○ Date ○ Medium ○ Art teacher name and contact information ● 1814 Commemoration Inc. would like to keep the winning posters. However, if the artist would like a copy of the artwork it will be provided. All winning posters will be kept in historical archives and be part of an annual exhibit that will take place during the Commemoration. ○ The posters can be picked up or dropped off at a specified location in Plattsburgh TBD. -
Washington City, 1800-1830 Cynthia Diane Earman Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School Fall 11-12-1992 Boardinghouses, Parties and the Creation of a Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830 Cynthia Diane Earman Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Earman, Cynthia Diane, "Boardinghouses, Parties and the Creation of a Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830" (1992). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 8222. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/8222 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BOARDINGHOUSES, PARTIES AND THE CREATION OF A POLITICAL SOCIETY: WASHINGTON CITY, 1800-1830 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in The Department of History by Cynthia Diane Earman A.B., Goucher College, 1989 December 1992 MANUSCRIPT THESES Unpublished theses submitted for the Master's and Doctor's Degrees and deposited in the Louisiana State University Libraries are available for inspection. Use of any thesis is limited by the rights of the author. Bibliographical references may be noted, but passages may not be copied unless the author has given permission. Credit must be given in subsequent written or published work. A library which borrows this thesis for use by its clientele is expected to make sure that the borrower is aware of the above restrictions. -
Reluctant Warriors and the Federalist Resurgence in New York, 1808-1815
Syracuse University SURFACE The Courier Libraries Spring 1979 Reluctant Warriors and the Federalist Resurgence in New York, 1808-1815 Harvey Strum Follow this and additional works at: https://surface.syr.edu/libassoc Part of the American Studies Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Strum, Harvey. "Reluctant Warriors and the Federalist Resurgence in New York, 1808-1815." The Courier 16.1 (1979): 3-21. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Libraries at SURFACE. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Courier by an authorized administrator of SURFACE. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ISSN 0011-0418 .J () 1\ . ~ 1. 1 ~ . (. 1, I. ~ \ 1·: ~ •• Fn III d. \t' nt' ('( I 'l. 'It() \' i i \. THE COURIER SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATES Volume XVI, Number 1 Spring 1979 Table ofContents Spring 1979 Page Reluctant Warriors and the Federalist Resurgence in New York, 1808-1815. by Harvey Strum 3 The Decline of the Written Word by William Safire 22 News of the Library and Library Associates 27 Reluctant Warriors and the Federalist Resurgence in New York, 1808-1815 by Harvey Strum I After the election of Thomas Jefferson as president in 1800, the majority of New Yorkers identified with the principles of the Republican Party - republicanism, equalitarianism, nationalism, and Anglophobia. They accepted the Republican Party image of the Federalists, represented by Stephen Van Rensselaer, as the party of aristocrats, elitists, Anglophiles and Tories. By 1801 the Federalist Party had lost control of the state Senate, Assembly, governor's office and the New York congressional delegation.