Monday, February 11, 2019
Alexander J. Williams-- Part 9: The Soldiers' Monument at Forest Lawn Cemetery
"...in commemoration of the several officers of the United States Army who were engaged in the War of 1812; also of a celebrated Indian chief (Red Jacket), and to mark the spot where the remains of over one thousand persons, which were removed from the city, lie buried.
"Near the monument *and seen in the foreground (of the line drawing of the monument) on the right is a tomb of brick, bearing a recumbent slab of marble, over the grave if Captain Williams, who lost his life at Fort Erie.
"The inscription on it is historical and briefly biographical."
--Brock-Perry
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