Andrew Jackson's Hermitage to Host Commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans-- Part 2

The annual wreath-laying ceremony with keynote speaker Robert D. Tuke and the presentation of the colors with the Tennessee National Guard and Tennessee SocietyUnited States Daughters of 1812 will take place at 1 p.m.

Robert Tuke, who was an active duty Marine Corps officer 1969-1973 and recently retired from his law firm Trauger & Tuke as well as serving as an  as an adjunct professor at the Vanderbilt School of Law.  Following the brief program, the wreaths will be laid on the tomb to honor both General Jackson and his wife, Rachel.

At 2:30, there will be an exclusive event for Hermitage members with the Vice President of Collections, featuring New Orleans-related relics from the Hermitage collection.

"This is one of my favorite days at the Hermitage," said Howard J. Kittell, President and CEO of the Andrew Jackson Foundation.  "This event commemorates a crucial victory for our nation in a conflict with Great Britain.  General Andrew Jackson led a ragtag army of U.S. servicemembers, volunteer militia, free blacks, Native Americans, and even a band of pirates to defend New Orleans in an invasion.

"The battle only lasted about 30 minutes but resulted in more than 2,000 British casualties.  Jackson became an American hero, and national pride was at an  all-time high.  We look forwad to commemorating that  victory with a day filled with events that young and old will not only enjoy, but learn from, including an annual wreath-laying ceremony at Jackson's tomb."

Brock-Perry

USD 1812 Holds Annual Wreath-Laying in Arkansas

From the December12, 2021, Hot Springs (ARK.) Sentinel-Record.

Continuing a tradition that began in 2015, members of the Baseline-Meridian Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812, recently laid artificial Christmas wreaths at the graves of Unknown Soldiers buried at the Little Rock National Cemetery (Arkansas).

They were able to lay 150 wreaths and plans are in effect to obtain donations so that all the 3,100 soldiers buried there can have one  in the future.

After five years, USD 1812 has been able to lay wreaths for  approximately 2,800 Unknown Soldiers an they still need another 300 wreaths so every soldier will have one. In addition, the bows and some of the wreaths need replacing.

Forty-one volunteers, on December 3,  laid the 2,800 wreaths.

Volunteers came from the following organizations:

U.S.D. 1812, Daughters of the American Revolution,  Dames of the Court of Honor, Colonial Dames 17th Century, Arkansas National Guard,  Sons of Confederate Veterans Robert C. Newton Camp,  Sons of the American Revolution, General Society War of 1812, United Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of American Colonists.

--Brock-Perry

War of 1812 Grave Marked in Arkansas

From the September 26, 2017, Hot Springs (Ark.) Village Voice "Veteran of the War of 1812 grave marked."

The Baseline-Meridian Chapter United States Daughters of 1812 (USD1812) marked and dedicated another War of 1812 veteran's grave in Arkansas.  He was Jesse McClain and his grave is in Norris Cemetery in Yocana, Polk County.

The USD1812 was assisted by the DeSoto Trace, Sons of the American Revolution.

The USD1812 has identified approximately 750 War of 1812 veterans buried in Arkansas so far and less than 200 have been marked as veterans of the War of 1812.

More grave markings are planned for the remainder of this year.

--Brock-Perry

Philip Crecelius-- Part 3: Many Descendants Attended Ceremony

From the June 8, 2016, Clarion (Indiana) News "Daughters Dedicate Pvt. Crecelius' grave."

The dedication took place in the Mt. Eden Cemetery, Eckerly, Indiana.  This was the Daughters of the War of 1812 local unit's 13th grave dedication.

As I mentioned yesterday, Philip Creclius had 17 children and a lot of his descendants were able to attend the ceremony.

One of them was David Myers, his great-great grandson who is a member of the Alabama Society of the War of 1812.  Nine other direct descendants were also in attendance.  Two of them are active in the Johnathan Jennings Chapter Daughters of the War of 1812: Evelyn Jackson and Edith Key.

--Brock-Perry

War of 1812 Scioto Valley Volunteers

From the Scioto Valley Volunteers Chapter, Portsmouth, Ohio Society of the Daughters of 1812 site.

This is a fairly new chapter, having been established in 2013.

On March 24, 1803, the Ohio general Assembly authorized the creation of Scioto County.  After the War of 1812, the counties of Lawrence, Pike and Jackson were formed from Scioto County in 1815 and 1816.

The people of Scioto Valley, Ohio, are primarily descendants of men who fought in Lord Dunsmore's War and the American Revolution.  Indians were a constant treat and when the U.S. declared war on Britain in 1812, county men flocked to the colors.  Two companies were formed, one under the command of Captain David Roop and the other under Captain John Lucas.

They were involved in 2 or 3 severe skirmishes.

--Brock-Perry

U.S. Daughters of 1812, Scioto Valley Volunteers Holds Ceremony

From the October 22, 2015, Community Commons "Memorial Monument dedicated.

On October 3, the U.S. Daughters of 1812, Scioto Valley Volunteers (SVV) Chapter had a dedication ceremony in Portsmouth, Ohio's Tracy Park of a memorial monument in memory of War of 1812 veterans.

They also had a salute to a War of 1812 flag and a brief history of Scioto County in the war.  The monument was donated by Flowers Monument Company of Lucasville.

--Brock-Perry

The Maryland 1814 Cannons in Patterson Park-- Part 2

The Society of the Daughters of the War of 1812 in the United States determined they should be placed at new sites to help Baltimore commemorate War of 1812 military sites from the Battle of Baltimore in 1814.

Two main sites selected were Riverside Park,(site of Fort Look-out in South Baltimore); Battery Babcock Monument (McComas Street, South Baltimore) and the best-known-- Patterson Park which was established in 1825 upon the grounds of the main land defenses for Baltimore in 1814, known then as Hampstead or Laudenslayer's Hill.

--Brock-Perry