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Clinch commanded a company in the 3rd U.S. Infantry.
When he was appointed 1st lieutenant in 1808, it was with this regiment.
Clinch County, Georgia, on the Florida border, was named after him. Homerville is its county seat.
Refuge Plantation was one of the largest plantations in the South. There is a marker for it on USD-15, 5/10 mile north of the Satilla River. It was one of the largest rice plantations in the South and originally a crown grant of 500 acres given to George McIntosh and then passed on to his son John. Duncal Clinch acquired it when he married John's daughter.
--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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