Last Survivor of the Battle of Fort Stephenson-- Part 3: Participated in Black Hawk War and the Civil War.

After the battle, William Gaines returned to Fort Seneca until after the news of Perry's victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.  They marched past Fort Stephenson, got into boats and crossed over into Canada.

They landed at Colonel Elliot's wharf and from there went to Fort Malden, then to Sand Beach and on October 5, fought at the Battle of the Thames.

Gaines remained with the Army after the war and participated in the Black Hawk War.

During the Civil War, he was in charge of the quartermaster's store at the Madison Barracks in New York.

--Brock-Perry

Fort Pike, Sackets Harbor-- Part 3: Portions Still Remain

Fort Pike later became Madison Barracks.

Any vessel trying to enter Sackets Harbor's inner harbor would be caught in a crossfire between Forts Pike and Tompkins.

General Zebulon Pike launched his forces from here for his attack on York (now Toronto).  The Americans captured York, but General Pike was killed by debris from the exploding magazine.

Portions of Fort Pike's earthworks still remain.

--Brock-Perry

Fort Pike, Sackets Harbor, New York-- Part 1: Now Called Madison Barracks

From Wikipedia.

Ichabod Crane was stationed at this fort guarding Sackets Harbor, New York, on Lake Ontario.  During the War of 1812, it was the site of a major naval base and shipbuilding center in the warship race on the lake between it and the British base at Kingston, Upper Canada.

Ichabod Crane commanded a battery at the fort as well as had a hand in its construction.  It was while here that he met Washinton Irving, who used his name in his famous book "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

In Wikipedia, the fort is referred to as Madison Barracks, a military base built on the site starting in 1815.

The barracks were constructed to house 600 soldiers and named for President James Madison.

--Brock-Perry