"Fort Seneca and the War of 1812" Topic
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Tango01  | 06 Oct 2024 4:32 p.m. PST |
"bout the first of July, 1813, a detachment of men, under the command of Gen. Harrison, erected a stockade upon the west bank of the Sandusky river. within the present limits of Pleasant township, in this county to which was given the name of Camp Seneca. It was situated upon a bank, about forty feet above the bed of the river, close to the old army road, and contained within its enclosure about one and one-half acres of ground. It was built nearly in the form of a square, surrounded by pickets of oak timber a foot in thick- ness and twelve feet high. Between this spot and the river are several springs of water, one of which was inside of the pickets. On the east side were two rows of pickets, six feet apart, the space filled with earth. On the south was a single row of pickets. A little beyond this was a deep ravine. between which and …" imgur.com/xsOS9dp
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| TimePortal | 08 Oct 2024 9:57 p.m. PST |
Very nice and larger than settlement forts in the south. These typically were no larger than the distance a musket ball could be effective. |
| Tango01 | 09 Oct 2024 3:59 p.m. PST |
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paints a Napoleonic caricature.