From Wikipedia.
(1785-1845) Served as Chief of Engineering for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Born in Virginia and graduated from West Point in 1803. In 1812, promoted to Lt.Col. and served as chief engineer on the Niagara Frontier Army and later forces defending the Chesapeake Bay. Died Upperville, Virginia.
He had four brothers serving during the War of 1812 and is buried at the Armistead Family Cemetery in Upperville, Fauguier County, Virginia.
I wrote about him as the chief engineer at Fort Washington, defending the nation's capital on the Potomac River.His brother commanded Fort McHenry during the famous attack almost 200 years ago.
His son was Gen. Lewis Addison Armistead, CSA, killed leading his men at Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
--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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