George Meade, who later achieved fame for winning the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War was at Fort Gratiot in 1857. He relieved Lt.Col. James Kearney on the Lakes Survey Mission on the Great Lakes.
Meade completed the survey on Lake Huron.
0--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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