In 1842, Zadock Woods and two of his sons, joined a force from Fayette County recruited by Captain Nicholas M. Dawson to fight with Matthew Caldwell's forces at Salada Creek. On September 18, Zadock Woods was killed in a skirmish that became known as the Dawson Massacre.
His son Henry managed a daring escape, but son Norman was severely wounded. He was captured and died at Perote Prison in Mexico.
Zadock Woods was buried in a mass grave by Salada Creek, but his body was dug up and reinterred 6 years later at Monument Hill.
--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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