In the year of 1813, at the time of the War of 1812, there were a lot of battles in Maryland, maybe we should say raids as many were surprise attacks. There were a lot of civilians killed and property destroyed. The Men and women on the following list were at these battles and raids and they all give statements on what happen to them and what they saw. There are about 30, names on this list, and as many of the statements are over a page long I was unable to put them here. I will however list the battle or raid beside each name. There are a lot of names in these statements that didn’t make this list. If you see a ancestor or a name of interests you can write to me and I will be glad to send their statement.
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Note. This information comes from Military Affairs Vol. 1, 1789-1819, pages 339-381, which is housed at the Library of Congress.
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1. William Sears---Chesapeake Bay.
2. Frisby Henderson---Frenchtown.
3. Cordela Penington---Frenchtown.
4. Delia Penington---Frenchtown.
5. John Stavely---Fredericktown & Georgetown.
6. Jacob Gibson---Chesapeake Bay.
7. Death of Segourney, told by Captain Charles Morris.
8. Midshipman H. M. M’Clinock.
9. John Tubervill, Major of the 111th. Regiment Virginia Militia.
10. Thos. S. Singleton---Town of Ocracock.
11. Wm. T. Killpatrick---Town of Havre de Grace.
12. James Wood---Town of Havre de Grace.
13. Roxana Moore---Town of Havre de Grace.
14. Richard Mansfield---Town of Havre de Grace.
15. Joseph Robert---River Raisins.
16. John M’Donnell River Raisins.
17. Antoine Bouland---Rive Raisins.
18. Louis Bernard---River Raisins.
19. Alexis Labadie---River Raisins.
20. Aaron Thomas and Wife Agnes Thomas---River Rouge.
21. Ensign Isaac L. Baker---Frenchtown.
22. Medard Labbardie---River Raisins.
23. Gustavus M. Bower---Frenchtown.
24. John Todd M. D.---Frenchtown.
25. John Dawson---Frenchtown.
26. Thomas Polland---Frenchtown.
27. Albert Ammerman---Frenchtown.
28. Ashton Garrett---Frenchtown.
29. Charles Bradford---Frenchtown. & River Raisins.
A return of the Americans Prisoners who were Tomahawked by the Indians subsequent to the battle at Frenchtown, January 22, 1813.
1. Pascal Hickman, captain, 1st Kentucky vol. rifle, January 22, 1813, Frenchtown
2. Jas. E. Blythe, private, Hart’s regiment, 5th, Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Frenchtown.
3. Charles Gerles, private, Hart’s regiment, 5th, Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Sandy Creek.
4. Thos. S. Crow, private, Seabee’s regiment, 1st
Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Three miles from Frenchtown.
5. Daniel Darnell, private, Williams regiment, 5th, Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Between Sandy Creek and Frenchtown.
6. Thomas Ward, private, Redding’s regiment, 1st., Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Between Sandy Creek and Frenchtown.
7. William Butler, private, Sanghorne’s regiment, 1st., Kentucky vol. infant, January 22, 1813, Between Sandy Creek and Frenchtown.
8. Henry Downy, private, Edward’s regiment, 17th., United States Infantry, January 24, 1813, Near Brownstown.
9. John P. Sidney, sergeant, Martin’s regiment, 15th., Kentucky vol. infant, January 26, 1813, River Rouge.
Note. In addition to the above number, I saw two others tomahawked at Sandy creek myself, that the prisoners, now in the hospital in Sandwich, saw, say fifteen or eighteen others, treated in the same manner. Two men tell me they saw one who had the appearance of having been burned to death. Those men who saw Henry Downy and William Butler killed, tell me that the Indians left them without scalping.
Isaac L. Baker.
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