Last week, I wrote about American Col. Eleazor Wood, who was killed at the sortie from Fort Erie on Sept. 17, 1814. I mentioned that the fort at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was named after him.
From Civil War Talk.
Fort Wood was completed before the War of 1812 but saw no action since the British never attacked New York City.
Prior to the end of the war, the fortification was given the name Fort Wood in honor of the fallen colonel.
Originally it was simply known as the "Works on Bedloe's Island."
--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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