From the December 17, 2015, CNW Ohio "Kiwanians participate in wreath-laying project."
The Kiwanis Club of Find placed wreaths on the graves of 16 War of 1812 soldiers at Fort McArthur Cemetery in Hardin County on Saturday.
It is part of the 2015 Wreaths Across America project.
Fort McArthur was constructed to support General William Hull's failed campaign to recapture Detroit in the early part of the war. It was later garrisoned to protect the military road.
During the winter of 1812-1813, General Tupper commanded a force of about 1,000 men at the fort. The soldiers whose graves were decorated likely died of exposure during this time.
A penny was left on each gravestone, a tradition that began during the Vietnam War. A penny means that the grave has been visited.
--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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