ALEXANDER J. WILLIAMS-- Captain, 2nd Artillery. Killed in the defense of Fort Erie, Upper Canada. In fierce hand-to-hand fighting, he repulsed four enemy assaults.
HENRY A. HOBART-- 1st Lt., Light Artillery. Killed in the capture of Fort George, Upper Canada, on May 27, 1813, while gallantly leading his company in an attack.
HENRY A. BURCHSTEAD-- 1st Lt., 2nd U.S. Infantry. Killed in Creek Campaign on November 30, 1813, on the Alabama River.
GEORGE RONAN-- Ensign, 1st U.S. Infantry. First West Point graduate to be killed in action in the War of 1812 He was killed at the Fort Dearborn Massacre on August 15, 1812. By earlier entries, we know that an ensign would be the person who graduated last in his class.
--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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