In an 1816 letter from a U.S. general said that two boats were sent to salvage whatever they could and then set fire to whatever remained.
What was left after that was eventually covered by sand and forgotten.
The oak hull is in good shape.
--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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