From a "Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron region of Ohio."
CAPTAIN ROOP'S COMPANY
There were 47 men in Captain Roop's Company, among whom were seven members of the Noel family into which the captain afterwards married.
"The same David Roop, although slovenly in his dress, fond of whiskey, and not strong for discipline among his privates, was a man of marked bravery and very popular.
"he was court-martialed several times during the Detroit campaign for various breaches of good conduct and discipline, but the members of his company persisted in reelecting him and the authorities of the regular army had to succumb.
"Captain Roop returned home after the surrender and married a daughter of Peter Noel on Pond Creek, five miles west of Portsmouth (Ohio)."
--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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