Follow Up on Major Watson, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veteran

I wrote about Major Watson (Major was his first name, not rank) in my Cooter's History Thing Blog and this one a while back after his grave was marked in the Hebron-Linn Cemetery near Hebron, Illinois, and a short distance from where I keep my boat over winter.

Major Watson was unfortunate to be captured in both wars.

Here is mention of him in the War of 1812.

From the May 24, 1813 War of 1812 Blog.

Doctor M'Keehan on Jan. 31 was ordered by General Harrison to meet with the British under a flag of truce.  He was given gold to purchase necessities for captured Americans under British guard.  His group was attacked by Indians and one member killed.  The doctor was scalped and stripped and was then treated badly by the British and sent to Montreal.

When he was returned, he wrote , "I left fourteen American prisoners in gaol.  One was Major Watson, Ogdensburg.

--Brock-Perry