He was later interned at the infamous Dartmoor Prison and was there at the Massacre of American prisoners on April 6, 1815.
Who wrote it? Benjamin Waterhouse, a pioneer physician, would have been 59 at this time. Probably too old for the rigors of life aboard a ship.
There are some who think the author might be Henry Torey, 21, from Massachusetts
--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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