He was the Superintending Engineer for the erection of the Governors Island Batteries in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. From 1808-1809 he was general supervisor of the defenses of the New England coast.
Promoted to Major, Corps of Engineers on February 23, 1808.
From 1809 to 1812, he was Superintending Engineer of fortifications in the Carolinas Georgia harbors.
In 1812-1813 he was chief engineer and aide-de-camp to Major General Pinckney.
--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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39th Infantry Regiment (War of 1812)-- Part 1: Mainly a Tennessee Regiment
From Wikipedia.
This was the regiment in which Gen. Nathaniel Smith served as a lieutenant during the war.
Regular U.S. Army regiment authorized January 29, 1813. recruited in the east by Col. John Williams of Tennessee and commanded by him. Col. Williams had previously led the Mounted Volunteers of Tennessee from the eastern region of the state.
On December 31, 1813, he was ordered by Major General Thomas Pinckney to join Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. Jackson war,y welcomed the 39th as he was having serious problems with the discipline of his militia and volunteers.
--Brock-Perry
This was the regiment in which Gen. Nathaniel Smith served as a lieutenant during the war.
Regular U.S. Army regiment authorized January 29, 1813. recruited in the east by Col. John Williams of Tennessee and commanded by him. Col. Williams had previously led the Mounted Volunteers of Tennessee from the eastern region of the state.
On December 31, 1813, he was ordered by Major General Thomas Pinckney to join Andrew Jackson in the Creek War. Jackson war,y welcomed the 39th as he was having serious problems with the discipline of his militia and volunteers.
--Brock-Perry
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