From the November 9, 2016, Goshen (Indiana) News "Daughters of 1812 charter local chapter."
A charter ceremony for the Captain John Jackson Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 took place November 5, 2016.
It was organized March 24 by Jo Ann Cummins with 17 charter members and 6 prospectives.
A descendant of Captain John Jackson, Hugh Shanahan spoke. Col. Jackson is his 3rd great grandfather and a member of the Society of the War of 1812 and he spoke on Jackson's history.
--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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