From Wikipedia.
Two went on to fame in the Civil War.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON (Pennsylvania representative)-- Captured at the fall of Detroit.
DAVID FARRAGUT went on to become a famous Civil War admiral, especially with his victories at New Orleans and Mobile Bay.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN GRAVES of Kentucky. Commander. Captured at the River Raisin Massacre.
NATHANIEL G.S. HART of Kentucky, under Graves' command. Captain of Lexington Light Artillery. Killed along with most of his men at the River Raisin Massacre.
WINFIELD SCOTT Commanded forces during War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican War and the Civil War.
ROBERT YOUNG Hawaiian chief (of English and Hawaiian parents). Taken prisoner at Battle of Lake Champlain.
A Civil War Connection. --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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