During the development of Michigan, there was a controversy over the border between Ohio, which was already a state, and Michigan. Conflicting surveys, confusion in congress, and political gains caused this border to be changed to above the mouth of…
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This is a biography on General George Armstrong Custer, a union general who was known for his bravery and valor in battle but who ended his life and his career in controversy. Custer served in the American Civil War as…
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The Battle of Beaver Dams was a battle in present-day Thorold, Canada that took place on June 24, 1813, between American troops and British troops with native American allies. The battle was heavily influenced by a woman named Laura Secord…
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The Battle of Lundy’s Lane took place during the War of 1812 in Niagara Falls, ON Canada. The Battle of Lundy’s Lane is widely considered the bloodiest battle during the War of 1812, and the bloodiest battle ever fought in…
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George Rogers Clark’s siege of Fort Sackville was a turning point for the American Revolution. The capture of the fort showed the French that the Americans could siege the British and capture a fort with militia men vs the British…
Comments closedThe War of 1812 may be considered as a win or a loss for the United States. The goal of the war was to capture the British capital of York (modern day Toronto). During this era of war, it was…
Comments closedThe monument and graves of the Battle of Stillman’s Run sits at the surrender site of the Battle of Sitillman’s Run in current Stillman Valley Illinois. This monument was constructed in memory of the soldiers that lost their lives in…
Comments closed“The Indians were prompted to their outbreak by the wrongs committed against them and chafed under unfair treatment. They now will go back to their homes and live peaceably if the whites will treat them fairly, which is very likely,…
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Fort Detroit would prove to be an important location for a series of attacks against the British during the War of 1812. The fort however would be put under the command of a General who would end up surrendering the…
Comments closed“Our ranks scattered, our brave Colonel slain, and most of the other officers mortally wounded, seems sufficient to have unnerved the bravest hero, but even then many heroic deeds of personal valor were enacted and I still occasionally heard the…
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