At the close of the War of 1812, he was assigned to command the Ninth Military District at St. Louis and served until he resigned in 1818. After his military career, he settled in Saline County, Missouri where he died June 25, 1844.
Fort Smith, Arkansas, founded 1817, is named after him. It served as a major U.S. fort during the 1800s and was quite involved with Indian dealings and in the Civil War was occupied by both Confederates and later Union forces.
The town that grew up around it, Fort Smith, is the second largest city in the state of Arkansas.
--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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