In June 2012, the Ohio State University forensic anthropology team, using ground-penetrating radar was unsuccessful in its attempts to locate the exact site of the fort. The question remains, was the blockhouse situated where the monument is or perhaps it is where the Memorial Hall stands today.
Construction of Memorial Hall was to honor the centennial of the War of 1812 and completed in 1916. It fell into disrepair over the years, but was preserved in 2012 in preparation for the war's bicentennial.
August 19-21 Fort Jennings held its annual Fort fest to honor the centennial of the building.
--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.
Showing posts with label 2nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Militia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Militia. Show all posts
Monday, September 12, 2016
Fort Jennings in Ohio-- Part 4: Where Is the Fort?
Besides protecting and escorting supplies, the 2nd Regiment of Kentucky Volunteer Militia, provided the garrison troops, produced cartridges for the muskets and built rafts and pirogues for the transportation of supplies on the Auglaize River.
The fort was located on the west branch of the river where the village of Fort Jennings stands today. The Fort Jennings Historical Society is trying to determine the exact spot where the fort stood.
About a dozen soldiers are believed to have been buried there.
--Brock-Perry
The fort was located on the west branch of the river where the village of Fort Jennings stands today. The Fort Jennings Historical Society is trying to determine the exact spot where the fort stood.
About a dozen soldiers are believed to have been buried there.
--Brock-Perry
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Fort Jennings in Ohio-- Part 3: "Unpleassant, Uninteresting" Life at the Fort
The men of the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Militia camped in tents during the fort's construction.
On October 1, U.S. General William Henry Harrison and several regiments numbering 3,000 men spent a night at the new fort, still under construction, while advancing to assist General Winchester at Fort Defiance. In mid-October, William Jennings and his regiment, now under Winchester's command, completed the fort.
It was named in honor of Colonel William Jennings. A major role of the fort was to serve as a supply center. Life at the fort on garrison duty was routine and monotonous.
One member of the regiment wrote: "We had the same unpleasant, uninteresting round of escorting convoys and provisions etc. in advance of us."
--Brock-Perry
On October 1, U.S. General William Henry Harrison and several regiments numbering 3,000 men spent a night at the new fort, still under construction, while advancing to assist General Winchester at Fort Defiance. In mid-October, William Jennings and his regiment, now under Winchester's command, completed the fort.
It was named in honor of Colonel William Jennings. A major role of the fort was to serve as a supply center. Life at the fort on garrison duty was routine and monotonous.
One member of the regiment wrote: "We had the same unpleasant, uninteresting round of escorting convoys and provisions etc. in advance of us."
--Brock-Perry
Fort Jennings in Ohio-- Part 2: Built by 2nd Regiment Kentucky Militia
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
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
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