In 1852, he wrote an account of the July 1813 muster in Wilmington:
"Recollection of Wilmington--Battle of Greenfield.
"At one period of the last war with Great Britain, it was assumed a sanguinary and devastating aspect, the British government had given orders to their fleet on our coast to lay waste with fire and sword every available point of our country. Admiral Cockburn, who commanded, and had never distinguished himself in any other service than that of robbing hen roosts, was well-fitted to execute the barbarous mandate.
"Witness his infamous outrage upon the inhabitants of Hampton, with numerous excesses of a kindred nature."
Obviously, Mr. Jones was not a big fan of Cockburn.
--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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