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Brechtel19831 Oct 2016 4:36 a.m. PST

My family and I traveled this past summer into through New York and into Canada and stopped at several War of 1812 battlefields-Sackett's Harbor, Fort Niagara, Chippawa, Lundy's Lane and Fort Erie.

At Fort Niagara I picked up some excellent books on the period:

-The Life and War Remembrances of Captain Mordecai Myers, 13th US Infantry 1812-1815, edited by Neil Yetwin.

-Long Range Guns, Close Quarter Combat: The Third United States Artillery Regiment in the Wa4r of 1812 by Richard Barbuto.

-First Campaign of an ADC: The War of 1812 Memoir of Lieutenant Willian Jenkins Worth, United States Army. edited by Donald Graves.

-Sailors of 1812: Memoirs and Letters of Naval Officers on Lake Ontario, edited by Robert Malcomson.

-Captain George Howard, United States Army: The Chronicles of a Conneticut Yankee on the Northern Frontier in the War of 1812, edited by Gregory Kloten.

All are very interesting and highly recommended. The publications of the Old Fort Niagara Association are always of high quality and definite 'arrows in the quiver' of our collective knowledge.

IronDuke596 Supporting Member of TMP05 Nov 2016 10:17 a.m. PST

"The publications of the Old Fort Niagara Association are always of high quality and definite 'arrows in the quiver' of our collective knowledge."

Yes indeed.

Glenn Pearce10 Nov 2016 9:15 a.m. PST

Hello Brechtel198!

I live in Toronto so I've often visited these sites and seen many a re-enactment at them. Great times with family, friends and our wargame group.

I note you make no mention of seeing Fort George which is just a stones throw away from Chippawa. Were you able to make it there as I've often picked up the odd good book there as well?

Best regards,

Glenn

Brechtel19810 Nov 2016 4:09 p.m. PST

Hi Glenn,

We didn't get to Fort George or Queenston Heights either, though we saw the latter's monument in the distance.

My son and I had a great time at the battlefields and the two forts, and my wife had a good time at Fort Niagara.

Having to accommodate give and take, there were things my wife wanted to see also, which had nothing to do with forts and battlefields.

All of us want to go back, though, so next time to Fort George and Queenston Heights!

Sincerely,
Kevin

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