During the War of 1812, Ichabod Crane served on the Northern Frontier and commanded an artillery battery at Fort Pike which he helped construct at Sackets Harbor, New York. He was involved in the capture of Fort York on April 27, 1813, and Fort George at the end of May.
While he was at Fort George, a joint British-Canadian force attacked Sackets Harbor in the Second Battle of Sackets Harbor, but were unsuccessful.
After the war, he continued to serve in the Northern department. In 1820, he was made the commander of Fort Wolcott, Rhode Island. In 1825, he transferred to Fort Monroe in Virginia. He led five companies during the Black Hawk War and also served in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842).
--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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