Zebulon Pike's 1813 Winter Encampment at Plattsburgh, NY

From the Feb. 21, 2013, Oswego County (NY) Today "Fascinating Tales of Bravery Will Highlight Oswego County 1812 Symposium.? //// News on the April 6-7, 2013 Symposium. //// Dr. Tim Abel will speak about Col. Zebulon Pike's brutal winter encampment of the 15th Regiment at Plattsburgh. He will also go into detail about the latest archaeological investigation at the site. //// After the 1812 campaign along Lake Champlain failed, General Henry Dearborn's 1st Brigade of 2,000 men under Col. Pike went into winter quarters at Plattsburgh for three months. Over 200 died of exposure in early spring 1813 when the troops marched out in three feet of snow and traveled 175 miles to Sachets Harbor to participate in the 1813 Niagara Offensive. //// That summer, the British occupied the Plattsburgh encampment and burned it to the ground where the site sat for two centuries, hidden in a wooded area near the Plattsburgh Air Force base. In 2011, Dr. Abel confirmed its location. //// Always Good to Find Lost History Like That. --Brock-Perry