From the February 12, 2013, U.S. Army Home Page "War of 1812 bicentennial: Fort Meigs" by Egon Hatfield.
I have to wonder if Fort Meigs had anything to do with the former Chicago's Meigs Field?
The current Fort Meigs is a reconstruction located at Perrysburg, Ohio. The orginal was built to protect the western Ohio frontier and ordered by Major General William Henry Harrison, commanding the United States Northwestern Army, on a bluff overlooking the Maumee River rapids. It was not only for protection, but also a staging area for future Canadian invasions.
Construction began February 2, 1813, and was named in honor of Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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