A Sketch of the Life of General Nathan Towson, United States Army

A Sketch of the Life of General Nathan Towson, United States Army

Author: UNKNOWN. AUTHOR

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-26

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781330420317

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Excerpt from A Sketch of the Life of General Nathan Towson, United States Army In presenting to the public a sketch of the life of one, so intimately connected with our country's honor, we can indulge but a faint hope, that, in these few pages, justice has been done to the subject of this biography. Raised beneath the roof of a Maryland Farmer, he has throughout life given evidences of those kind sensibilities, which adorn a military commander. As a brave and skillful officer, and polite gentleman, the American array has few equals and no superior. A perusal of the following pages cannot fail to produce a conviction that "Towson's Light House" decided the fate of many a hard fought battle; and though fortune has, for a while deprived him of his just reward, yet time will do him justice; and the name of Towson will go down to posterity, as one of the unpretending great men of our country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The War of 1812 in Person

The War of 1812 in Person

Author: John C. Fredriksen

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2010-03-30

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 0786460245

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This work reproduces fifteen War of 1812 manuscripts, including diaries, memoirs, and letters. The accounts provide a range of perspectives on the war's ground conflicts, from officers to enlisted men, volunteers and militia.


Snake Hill

Snake Hill

Author: Susan Pfeiffer

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 1991-01-30

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1459715802

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In 1987, skeletal remains were encountered during excavation just west of Old Fort Erie, in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula. While possession of the land had been bitterly contested in 1814, it remained virtually undeveloped and only in the 1980s, with the construction of permanent homes, did excavations yield evidence of the distant past. An international team of scholars and scientists investigated the remains and identified the individuals’ nationalities for repatriation, where appropriate. The resulting archaeological dig has proven crucial to our understanding of the siege of Fort Erie, and provided new information about military clothing, personal gear, medical science, and other details of the day-to-day life of a soldier living under battlefield conditions during the War of 1812. Snake Hill provides a detailed account of this investigation, documenting an important story of suffering and carnage, and providing the reader with a rare glimpse at life and death during the War of 1812. This book contributes significantly to our understanding of events before, during and after Fort Erie’s 1814 siege.