Two More War of 1812 Veterans Buried in McHenry County

Earlier this month I wrote about going by the grave and marker of Major Watson at the Linn-Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, Illinois, on a Firebird Cruise.  He is a War of 1812 veteran and also believed to be the only veteran of the American Revolution buried in McHenry County, Illinois.

I  got to wondering if there were any more War of 1812 veterans buried in McHenry County besides Major Watson.

I did a search under War of 1812 veterans buried in McHenry County, Illinois and found that Sandie had created a virtual McHenry County, Illinois, War of 1812 veteran site in the Find-A-Grave site.

She has two men listed:

David Walker Hyde (1795 - 1880)

John Stewart  (1777 - 6 November  1869)

Both are buried in the same cemetery named Hebron Cemetery, also located in Hebron where Major Watson was buried.

Looks Like I'll Have to Check This Cemetery Out in the Future.  --Brock-Perry

I Went By a War of 1812 Veteran's Grave Today

I took the newly refurbished 1985 Firebird out for a cruise today out to Hebron, Illinois, where I went by the Linn-Hebron Cemetery where I knew a War of 1812 veteran named Major Watson was buried.  Major was not his rank, but his first name.

Not only was he a veteran of the War of 1812, but also the American Revolution.  As  such, he is believed to be the only American Revolution soldier buried in McHenry County, Illinois.

There is a historical marker at the cemetery entrance about him.

You can find out more about him by clicking on the Major Watson label below.

--Brock-Perry

A Prisoner of the British-- Part 1

"A Prisoner of the British: The Journal of a Prisoner of War in the War of 1812" by Benjamin Waterhouse.  Friendly Press, 2010, 260 pages.

This is an account originally published in 1816 with the rather long title of "A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, Late a Surgeon on Board an American Privateer Who Was Captured at Sea by the British."  This was an account of the author's experiences.

He was first held at Melville Island, Halifax, then on a prison ship in Chatham, England.

One account I have read had Major Watson, who is buried here in McHenry County and whom I have written about in other entries, both here and in my Cooter's History Blog as he was also a Revolutionary War veteran., being held there.    Click labels to find out his interesting history.

--Brock-Perry

Follow Up on Major Watson, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veteran

I wrote about Major Watson (Major was his first name, not rank) in my Cooter's History Thing Blog and this one a while back after his grave was marked in the Hebron-Linn Cemetery near Hebron, Illinois, and a short distance from where I keep my boat over winter.

Major Watson was unfortunate to be captured in both wars.

Here is mention of him in the War of 1812.

From the May 24, 1813 War of 1812 Blog.

Doctor M'Keehan on Jan. 31 was ordered by General Harrison to meet with the British under a flag of truce.  He was given gold to purchase necessities for captured Americans under British guard.  His group was attacked by Indians and one member killed.  The doctor was scalped and stripped and was then treated badly by the British and sent to Montreal.

When he was returned, he wrote , "I left fourteen American prisoners in gaol.  One was Major Watson, Ogdensburg.

--Brock-Perry

War of 1812 Memorial Day

Depending onm the weather, in the next several days I will be driving to Hebron, Illinois, to pick up my boat.

Within the last month, they have erected a marker by the entrance of the cemetery where Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Major Watson is buried.

Two Wars, One Man.  --Brock=Perry