From the May 20, 2022, Monroe News.
The Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield Living History Encampment and Demonstrations were held Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm on the grounds of the Visitor Center, 333 N. Dixie Highway.
Admission was free.
This year is the 210th anniversary of Captain Herbert Lacroix's Company of Michigan Volunteers.
"At the start of the War of 1812, Michigan was defended by small garrisons of U.S. troops, backed up by the 1st & 2nd Michigan Militia Regiments and the Legionary Corps of Michigan Volunteers. These forces were soon joined by General Hull's army of U.S. Regulars and Ohio militia volunteers.
At the River Raisin, Hubert Lacroix was elected captain of an 80-man company. Mustered into service on May 18, 1812, Lacroix's company became a part of the Legionary Corps and were assigned to guard the settlement, escort the mails and help build Hull's Road to Detroit.
Lacroix's men participated in Hull's opening campaign of the War of 1912, guiding the army and participating in the Battles of Brownstown and Monguagon. The surrender of General Hull at Detroit on August 16, 1812, ended Lacroix's Company's official term of service, although members continued to serve in an ad hoc manner through the Battles of the River Raisin in January of the following year.
--Brock-Perry
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