The man who built the original Fort Scammell in Portland Harbor.
From Wikipedia.
(1783-1851)
American lawyer, author, statesman and soldier.
He was the son of Secretary or War and major general Henry Dearborn and named for his father's friend Alexander Scammell (American revolution, died at Yorktown).
In 1808 he oversaw the construction of Fort Preble and Fort Scammell in Portland, Maine.
During the War of 1812, he commanded volunteers in the Boston Harbor defensive works.
He later replaced his father as as Collector at the Port of Boston and served in that capacity from 1813-1829. promoted to brigadier general in the Massachusetts Militia in 1817.
--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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