There is a monument surrounded by a white fence in Fort Jennings, Ohio, on State Route 189, marking the spot where 600 Kentucky volunteers prepared to served their country and supposedly built Fort Jennings' blockhouse.
The 2nd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Militia, commanded by Colonel William Jennings was formed for service on September 1, 1812, in Frankfort, Kentucky. By the middle of September they were encamped at St. Mary's, Ohio, when General Harrison ordered them forward on September 14.
The regiment advanced thirty miles and saw signs of Indian presence. Spies informed them that the enemy was at Fort Defiance.
They halted on the banks of the Auglaize River and began a blockhouse which Harrison had directed to be at least 25 feet across in the lower story. The fort was also to have "breastworks of logs" and encompass roughly an acre. It was completed in October 1812.
--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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