MICHIANA HISTORY PUBLICATIONS
HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS ON:
ILLINOIS-INDIANA-MICHIGAN-OHIO AND SELECTED OTHER STATES
War of 1812
Canada
Graves, Donald E. Where Right and Glory Lead! The Battle of Lundy's Lane, 1814. Robin Brass Studio. Toronto. 1997 (reprinted 1999) 332 pages. Softcover.
On a summer evening in July 1814, within sight of Niagara Falls, 5,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers struggled desperately in a close-range battle that raged on into the dark. By morning more than a third had become casualties. The two armies had fought to the point of exhaustion, and who won has long been a matter of dispute.
Price: $18.95
Le Couteur, John. Merry Hearts Make Light Days. The War of 1812 Journal of Lieutenant John Le Couteur, 104
th Foot. Edited by Donald E. Graves. Carleton University Press. Ottawa, Canada. 1993. Third printing 1994. 308 pages. Softcover.Note: Signed by the editor.
Recounts Le Couteur 's childhood, his experience in the Royal Military College, his garrison service in Jersey,and his wartime experiences in Canada.
Price: $20.00
Documents Relating to the Invasion of the Niagara Peninsula by the United States Army, Commanded by General Jacob Brown, In July and August, 1814. Collected and edited by Brigadier General E. A. Cruikshank, LLD., F.R.S.C. Niagara Historical Society. Niagara on the Lake, Canada. 1920. 99 pages. Softcover.
Reprints of documents transcribed from the letter books formerly the property of major General Jacob Brown, as well as several other sources
Price: $20.00
United States
An account of the final and decisive battle of the War of 1812. Includes brief biographical information on General Andrew Jackson, General John Adair, Colonel Gabriel Slaughter, and Governor Isaac Shelby of Kentucky. Also gives alphabetized rosters of Kentucky soldiers in the battle.
Price: $15.00
Schweitzer, George K. War of 1812 Genealogy. George K. Schweitzer. 1983. 69 pages. Softcover.
Provides a brief background on the war as well as information on researching anyone who may have participated in the war on the side of the United States.
Price: $7.00
Indiana
Woehrmann, Paul. At the Headwaters of the Maumee. A History of the Forts of Fort Wayne. Indiana Historical Society. Indianapolis. 1971. 306 pages. Softcover.
Primarily discusses the forts between the periods of 1795 and 1819. Concentrates of Indian policy, the Indian factory, the Indian Agency, Indian attitude and activity before the War of 1812 and the fort during the War of 1812, including its capture.
Price: $15.00
Ohio
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