The Battle of Lake Erie began with Perry aboard his flagship Lawrence. In the early stages of the battle, however, LAWRENCE and her crew took most of the enemy's fire. Lawrence was severely damaged and over 80 percent of Perry's crew were killed or wounded by concentrated British gunfire. In an attempt to change defeat to victory, Perry, carrying his battle flag emblazoned with Captain Lawrence's dying words, "Don't Give Up The Ship," transferred from Lawrence to the lightly damaged Niagara in a small boat. He took command of Niagara and sailed her into the British battle line. The British had also taken heavy casualties from the Lawrence' fire. Broadsides from the fresh Niagara compelled their surrender within 15 minutes of Perry's transfer. Immediately following his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, Perry penned the famous words, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours..." in his report to General William Henry Harrison.

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Perry's victory. Ye tars of Columbia, give ear to my story New York : C. Brown, between 1810 and 1830 Description 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 30 x 22 cm.

Jesse Duncan Elliot, 1782-1845: Ye tars of Columbia, give ear to my story


Notes Printed in two columns.

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Ye Tars of Colombia, give ear to my story, Who fought with brave Perry, where cannons did roar;
Your valor has gain'd you an immortal glory, A fame that shall last until time is no more. Colombian tars, are the true sons of Mars, They rake fore and aft, when they fight on the deep;
On the bed of Lake Erie, commanded by Perry, They caus'd many Britons to take their last sleep.
The tenth of September, let us all remember, So long as the globe on her axis rolls round;
Our tars and marines, on Lake Erie was seen, To make the proud flag of Great Britain come down; The van of our fleet, the British to meet, Commanded by Perry, the Lawrence bore down.
Her guns they did roar, with such terrific power, That savages trembled at the dreadful sound.
The Lawrence sustain'd a most dreadful fire, She fought three to one, for two glasses or more;
While Perry undaunted did firmly stand by her, The proud foe on her, heavy broad-sides did pour. Her masts shatter'd, her rigging all tattr'd, Her booms and her yards being all shot away;
And few on deck to manage the wreck, Our hero on board her no longer could stay. In this situation, the pride of our nation, Sure heaven had guarded unhurt all the while;
While many a hero, maintaining his station, Fell close by his side, and was thrown on the pile.
But mark you and wonder, when elements thunder, When death and destruction are stalking all round;
His flag he did carry on board the Niagara, Such valor on record was never yet found.
There is one gallant act of our noble commander, While writing my song, I must notice with pride;
While launch'd in the boat, that carried the standard, A ball whistled through her, just close by his side.
Says Perry, "the rascals intend for to drown us, But push on, my brave boys, you need never fear!"
And with his own coat, he plugg'd up the boat, And through fire and sulphur away, he did steer.
The famed Niagara, now proud of her Perry, Display'd all her banners in gallant array;
And twenty-five guns on her deck she did carry, Which soon put an end to this bloody affray.
The rear of our fleet was brought up complete, The signal was given to break through the line;
While starboard and larboard, and from every quarter, The lamps of Colombia did gloriously shine.
The bold British Lion, roar'd out his last thunder, When Perry attacked him close in the rear;
Colombia's Eagle soon made him crouch under, And roar out for quarter, as soon you will hear.
Oh, had you been there, I vow and declare, Such a sight as you never had seen before;
Six red bloody flags, that no longer could wag, All lay at the feet of our brave Commodore.
Brave Elliot, whose valor must now be recorded, On board the Niagara so well play'd his part;
His gallant assitance to Perry afforded, We'll place him the second on Lake Erie's chart.
In the midst of the battle, when guns they did rattle, The Lawrence a wreck, and the men most all slain;
Away he did steer and brought up the rear, And by this manoeuvre the victory was gain'd.
Oh, had you but seen those noble commanders, Embracing each other when the conflict was o'er:
And viewing all those invincible standards, That never had yielded to any before.
Says Perry,"brave Elliot, come, give me your hand, sir, This day you have gain'd an immortal renown;
So long as Colombia, Lake Erie commands, sir, Let brave Captain Elliot with laurels be crown'd.
Great Britain may boast of her conquering heroes, Her Rodneys, her Nelsons, and all the whole crew;
But none in their glory have told such a story, Nor boasted such feats as Colombians do. The whole British fleet was captured complete, Not one single vessel from us got away;
And prisoners some hundreds, Colombians wondered, To see them all anchor'd and moor'd in our bay.
May heaven still smile on the shades of our heroes, Who fought in that conflict their country to save;
And check the proud spirit of those murdering bravos, Who wish to divide us, and make us all slaves.
Colombians sing, and make the woods ring, We'll toast these brave heroes by sea and by land;
While Britons drink cherry, Colombians, Perry, We'll toast him about with full glass in hand.



Perry's Victory
This patriotic broadside (poster) was produced by L. Deming of Boston after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's September 10, 1813 victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie. The woodcut illustration shows American sailors boarding a British warship. The poem commemorates Perry, Jessie Elliot and the "Columbian tars" (American sailors) who were the first to capture an entire Royal Navy squadron in battle.

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The most important person to remember in the history of the U.S. Brig NIAGARA is her relief commander during the Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It was Perry who penned the famous report of victory, "We have met the enemy and they are ours..." after the defeat of the British squadron. Perry was born on August 23, 1785, at the Old Perry Homestead in South Kingston, Rhode Island, of "Fighting Quaker parents." His father was in the United States Navy and young Perry soon followed. At the age of 13, Perry entered the Navy as a midshipman, where his first assignment was in the Caribbean under the command of his father aboard the sloop-of-war, GENERAL GREENE.

Perry's subsequent voyages took him to Europe and Africa during the Barbary Wars. In 1805, at the age of 20, Perry became a lieutenant and was given the command of a small schooner. Next, he was called to oversee the construction of a number of gunboats ordered by President Thomas Jefferson. When this job was successfully completed, Perry was given the command of the 14-gun vessel REVENGE and cruised the northern- and mid-Atlantic waters of the Eastern United States.

In January 1811, Perry was ordered to survey a number of Rhode Island harbors. Unfortunately, through faulty piloting and bad weather, REVENGE wrecked on a reef. Perry requested an inactive status and an investigation. The court of inquiry found him blameless for the loss and actually applauded him for his valiant attempts to save public property.

In May 1812, Perry returned to active duty and received a promotion to master-commandant. One month later the United States declared war on Great Britain, citing British policies that infringed on the American trade and freedom of the seas. He was given command of 12 gunboats at Newport and New London. Perry lost interest in the relative inactivity of this post, and, in September 1812, requested duty on the high seas or the Great Lakes.

In February 1813, he was ordered to Commodore Isaac Chauncey's command at Sacket's Harbor, Lake Ontario. Perry reached Chauncey's headquarters on March 3. Because British attacks were expected momentarily, Chauncey kept Perry with him for two weeks. The attacks failed to materialize and Chauncey decided that Perry would be of better use in Erie, Pennsylvania, where a fleet was being constructed to wrest control of Lake Erie from the British who already had a small squadron there. Perry was fully briefed on the situation in Erie and was sent to command the project. He worked well with Noah Brown, the master builder who Commodore Chauncey had hired earlier.

Although facing many adverse conditions, including lack of men and materials, Perry and his men successfully completed six vessels by July 1813. These six were joined by others from Buffalo. Two months later, on September 10, 1813, the American squadron commanded by Perry fought a British squadron commanded by Captain Robert Barclay, RN.

The Battle of Lake Erie began with Perry aboard his flagship LAWRENCE. In the early stages of the battle, however, LAWRENCE and her crew took most of the enemy's fire. LAWRENCE was severely damaged and over 80 percent of Perry's crew were killed or wounded by concentrated British gunfire. In an attempt to change defeat to victory, Perry, carrying his battle flag emblazoned with Captain Lawrence's dying words, "Don't Give Up The Ship," transferred from LAWRENCE to the lightly damaged NIAGARA in a small boat. He took command of NIAGARA and sailed her into the British battle line. The British had also taken heavy casualties from the Lawrence' fire. Broadsides from the fresh NIAGARA compelled their surrender within 15 minutes of Perry's transfer.

Immediately following his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie, Perry penned the famous words, 'We have met the enemy and they are ours..." in his report to General William Henry Harrison.

Perry was the first in history to defeat an entire British squadron and successfully bring back every ship to his base as a prize of war. Perry, at the age of 28, was hailed by the public as a national hero for his victory on Lake Erie. Click HERE to learn more about "Perry Luck".

After his victory in the War of 1812, Perry was promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the new frigate JAVA. Then in 1819, as commander of JOHN ADAMS, Perry was sent to Venezuela on a diplomatic mission. After completing his mission he contracted yellow fever and died at sea near Trinidad on August 23, 1819, his 34th birthday. He was buried at Port of Spain, Trinidad, with full military honors. In 1826, his remains were moved from Trinidad to Newport, Rhode Island, where a monument in his honor was erected by the state.

history
In the tension existing before the Declaration of War in June 1812, Congress authorized the expansion of the army from 7 regular infantry regiments to 25. Recruiting was done by state, each regiment being raised from a single state. The 17th was the second Kentucky regiment, the other being the 7th, raised in 1808.
Kentucky was part of the 8th Military district. The 17th was assigned to the Army of the Northwest, an ad hoc formation delegated the task of liberating the Northwest Territories( including the states of Ohio, Indiana, and the Michigan and Illinois territories) from under British control. The army's first commander, Gen. William Hull, surrendered his forces at Detroit on April 19, 1812, while the 17th regiment was being recruited and organized at Georgetown, Kentucky by Col. Samuel Wells.
The second commander of the Northwest Army, James Winchester. took over and led an expeditionary force north along Hull's trail through Ohio toward Detroit. The command of the army was split between Winchester, in charge of the regular of Federal army, and William Henry Harrison, the Governor of Indiana, commanding the militia. Harrison was also the favorite of Kentucky leaders, and eventually replaced Winchester.
Upon learning of hostile Indians besieging Ft. Wayne, Harrison detached a force of Militia and regulars, including some of the 17th infantry. to it's relief. They were detached with Kentucky and Ohio militia to conduct retributory raids on Potawatomi villages on the Elkhart river, burning crops and towns. Winchester resumed command and continued the march toward Detroit up the Maumee river from Ft. Wayne. Harrison however, received a presidential commission and resumed command of the Northwest Army. The 17th, under Winchester forming the left flank of the advance, preceded to Ft. Defiance, slowly moving toward the armys rendezvous point at the rapids of the Maumee. Rations were short because of the poor roads. Winter clothing failed to arrive untill late in the year, and shoes were in short supply.
Eventually the supply base at the base of the rapids was established by late 1812, to be later known as Ft. Meigs. On January 16th 1813, a council of war at the rapids decided to advance to the River Raisin, to Frenchtown in the Michigan territory. Col. Wells dissented and the 17th remained in camp. When the American Army chased out the Canadian militia and the Indians from Frenchtown, Col Wells was ordered to proceed there and arrived there on the 20th with part of his regiment. Encamped on the right wing of the army, with no defense works except for a rail fence between them and the enemy, the 17th were in an exposed position. Col. Wells protested to Gen. Winchester on the 21st. They were ordered to stay. Ammunition was short, only about 10 rounds per man were available.
Remember the Raisin !!!
January 22 ,1813
On the morning of the 22nd, the British army, with the Canadian militia and the Indians. attacked. Under artillery fire, and sniping from the flanks by Indians, the 17th was forced to withdraw from their position on the north bank of the river Raisin, cross the frozen river and try to reform on the south side. Eventually many broke and ran. Winchester was captured and surrendered his forces. On hearing of the British attack from the returning soldiers, Col. Wells advanced a force northward from the Maumee to cover the retreat. In the aftermath of the battle, the American Prisoners and wounded were left behind in Frenchtown as the British crossed the frozen lake to Ft. Malden. Without restraint, the Indians began to kill the wounded and the prisoners. The River Raisin Massacre, as it was known, led to the later battle cry of Remember to Raisin.
Ft. Meigs
Jan.-July, 1813.
The American Army spent the next several months fortifying it's position on the Maumee, anticipating further British attacks. They built a picketed encampment, supported with blockhouses and artillery batteries, and called it Fort Meigs, after the Ohio governor, Return Meigs.. Preparations began for the upcoming campaign season with the buildup of supplies and a reorganization of the Northwest Army.
British control of Lake Erie ment that all supplies had to be routed though Pittsburgh, down the Ohio river to Cincinnati and then by wagon overland to Ft. Meigs. Overland travel west of Cleveland was impossible due to the swamps and danger of Indian raids. The anticipated British attack begun in late April.1813 as advanced forces began to arrive on the North bank of the Maumee. Gun batteries were positioned and firing began. The Americans sat behind their prepared defences untill the construction of new batteries required sorties. Captains Bradford and Croghan's companies of the 17th were cited for distinguished valor by Gen. Harrison for their assault on the British batteries firing on the American right flank. Capt. Holt's company of the 17th was also cited for service to the American artillery during the siege. The British withdrew, but returned again in July to make another siege attempt with even less success.

Ft. Stephenson, Ohio
July,1813
Turning from Ft. Meigs , at the urging of the Indians, the British forces moved the attack to Ft. Stephenson on the Sandusky river. Commanded by Major Croghan, newly promoted, and Lt. Shipp of the 17th, The fort was only lightly defended and had only one 6-pounder gun. Still, by judicious use of grapeshot and a lack of spirit among the British assault party, Croghan was able to defend his post. This, despite disobedience to orders to abandon the fort, made Croghan a hero and he was breveted to Lt. Colonel.

Niagara Campaign
Summer 1814
Following Perrys Victory on Lake Erie, the British retreated back to Canada and eventual defeat at the river Thames. The 17th was sent back to occupy Detroit with the bulk of the Northwest Army. With a reduced need for men, Capt. Chunn's company of the 17th was detached with another company of the 19th infantry for operations on the Niagara frontier. Arriving in Buffalo, Chunn's company was assigned to the training camp at Flint Hill, commanded by Gen. Winfield Scott to prepare for the invasion of Canada. On their way there, they were diverted to a raid on Dover, Canada on May 14. There they were employed to burn food stores and public property.
The main invasion began on July 2nd with the attack and capture of Ft. Erie from the British. Assigned to Gen. Ripley's ,brigade, Capt. Chunn's company was attached to the 21st infantry along with Lt. Riddle's company of the 19th infantry. Together they were participants in the battle of Lundy's Lane on July 25th, attacking the British center, taking the crest of the hill and the artillery positions.
Withdrawing to Ft. Erie, they remained for the siege of the fort by the British. The remainder of the 17th arrived at Ft. Erie from Detroit on October 6th onboard the Brig Niagara. Capt. Chunn was cited for bravery and brevetted to Major for his defense of the American fortifications on Snake Hill during the British assault of August.
Following the abandonment of Ft. Erie by the Americans in the fall of 1814, the 17th regiment was taken into winter quarters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They were here when the war ended in December. The regiment was disbanded during the post-war reductions, and the remnant was taken into the 3rd infantry.
Other Campaigns.
While in Detroit in the summer on 1814, a portion of the 17th was detached to an expedition conducted by the Navy and Army to recapture Ft. Mackinaw. While able to cut off supplies to the British on the upper Great Lakes, the campaign soon became hindered by the loss of ships to Canadian raiding parties. Trying to repeat the British landing on Mackinaw Island also met with defeat. With these setbacks, the American force retired to Detroit where it remained for most of the war, conducting occasional raids into Canada.



Recommended Reading
The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest. Alec R. Gilpin. Michigan State University Press, 1958. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. Donald R. Hickly University of Illinois Press. 1990 Ft. Meigs on the War of 1812. Ohio Historical Society, 1975 The Battle of Lundy's Lane on the Niagara in 1814. Donald E. Graves. The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co. of America, Baltimore Md.,1993. While Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie 1814. Joseph Whitehorne, N. & A. Publishing Co. Baltimore Md., 1992 Remember the Raisin - Massacre Rendezvous of Kentucky Volunteers, August 15, 1812, ordered to relieve General Hull at Detroit. Kentuckians took Frenchtown (Monroe) on Raisin River January 18, 1813. Four days later enemy attacked -- killed, massacred, wounded, or captured all but 30. Of 1050 men not half reached home. Kentucky counties named for officers: Allen, Ballard, Graves, Hart, Hickman, Edmonson, McCracken, Meade, and Simpson. During the War of 1812, the British wanted the Indians between the Ohio River and the border of Upper Canada to serve as a buffer against American encroachments. Tecumseh participated in most of the British campaigns. In January 1813, U.S. forces occupied a vulnerable position on the River Raisin, and were attacked by combined British and Indian forces. Losses on the American side, mostly captured, were as high as 800, but thirty-three of the wounded prisoners were killed by the Indians. Rumors quickly exaggerated the numbers killed, and the new battle cry for the U.S. troops became "Remember the Raisin." At the battle of the Thames, William Henry Harrison led an army of five thousand and defeated the remaining British and Indian forces in western Ontario, killing Tecumseh in the midst of the fighting (shown here). 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This book contains an abstract of wills from 1780 to 1842, as well as an index of wills by county. A Complete Index to the Names of Persons, Places and Subjects Mentioned in Littell's Laws of Kentucky by W. T. Smith. I know what you’re thinking - laws? Huh? This volume contains an index of all of the individuals who are mentioned in early Kentucky statutes. There are more than 5,000 people included! Kentucky Court and Other Records, Volumes I and II by Mrs. William Breckenridge Ardery. These two volumes cover a time period from 1725 through 1875, and include a wide range of records - everything from Bible records to marriage records, church minutes, tombstone inscriptions, inventories of Revolutionary soldiers, and much more. Kentucky in the War of 1812 by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. This book contains a detailed account of the War of 1812 with reference to Kentucky soldiers. It includes biographical notes and service records. Kentucky Marriage Records. This book contains a list of every marriage published in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society since 1903 except for those published G. Glenn Clift in Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 (also found on this CD). Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865 by G. Glenn Clift. This volume contains marriage notices from The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854 by G. Glenn Clift. This volume contains extracts for 5,000 obituary notices from six Kentucky newspapers. Kentucky Pension Roll for 1835 by the Secretary of War, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. This is an excerpt from the U.S. Pension Roll of 1835, and contains a thorough list of approximately 2,500 pensioners who resided in Kentucky. Kentucky Soldiers of the War of 1812 by the Kentucky Adjutant-General's Office. This volume consists of a list of names and service records of approximately 20,000 soldiers and officers, both regular and militia who served in the War of 1812. Remember the Raisin by G. Glenn Clift. This volume, in addition to having a great title, is regarded as one of the richest collections of Kentucky War of 1812 source material ever published. For those of you wondering what a Raisin has to do with Kentucky, the title refers to the Battle on River Raisin. Revolutionary Soldiers in Kentucky: Also a Roster of the Virginia Navy by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry. Just as the title says, it's a list of all of the Kentucky men who served in the Revolutionary War. A list of Capt. Cave Johnson's s Company, 112 - 1786
Source: Draper Manuscripts owned by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: 1MM164

Cave Johnson Capt.
Jeremiah Craig Lieu nt
John H. Craig Ens n
John Miles
John Mitchel
Michael Stucker ?
David Mitchel
John Stucker
Samuel Holcum
George More
Samuel More
Reuben Searcy
Cyrus McCrackin
Charles Creal
John Beck
Edward Holeman
George Holeman
Richard Rowe ?
William Steel
Robert Steel
John Duke ?
Joseph Delany
Josiah Elam
John Lang
John McClain
Benj n Guthrey
Humphrey Marshall
David Du ...?
Edward Holeman
Bartlett Lewis
David Wilcocke
William Craig
John Whitaker
Tho s Whitaker
John Forest ?
Leonard Young
Jacob Lile ?
Samuel Berry
Joseph Allen
John Craig
Elijah Craig
John Wilcocks
James Dean
Abraham Dale
George Dale
Robert Dale
Joseph Collins
William Lewis
John Arnete
James Arnete
John Taylor
William Powel
James Howard
James Dattenline?
Big Mark Whitaker
ch Mark Whitaker
James Benthew ? (Benthal?)
Dudly Mitchum
John Mitchel
Benj n Utterback
Francis W. Lea
William Scott
Thomas Scott
Samuel Scott
James Dougherty
Thomas Bell
Richard Taylor
John Vaughn
Homer Hightra
Richard Cave
John Bledsoe
Benj n Bledsoe
Benj n Taylor
Joseph Jones
John Jones
Frank Johnes
Michael Clifford
Charles Waterman
Henry Shoush
Joseph Rinkson ?
Elijah Creed ?
James Rucker
Jeremiah Mottin ?
Richard Donavan ?
Colawvner Darvin or Donavin
William Walker
Edward Cavens
John Jones
James Jones
Henry Chandler
Robert Cavens
Thomas McNeal
Jonathan McNeal
James Trimble
James Garrard ?
William White
James Richey
Ephraim January
John Kincaid
David Kincaid
John Todd
Tilman Cham....? [Thomas Champ ?]
Samuel Woodfork
Jonathan Grey
John Williams
John Williams jr
William Sizenby
Hugh Cothern
Henry Anderson
Bartlett Cecaw ?
Nicholas Holeman
Thos Morfet
Thomas Jones
A list of Capt. Cave Johnsons Company 112 1786