41st Regiment of Foot - War Of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell
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N 41° 34.390 W 083° 37.610
17T E 280994 N 4605719
This marker can be found at Fort Miamis, Side Cut Metropark.
Waymark Code: WMM5X3
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2014
Views: 5
The inscription from each side of the mark is the following:
41st Regiment of Foot-
War of 1812
Near this site, in the War of 1812, stood the British encampment during the First Siege of Fort Meigs from May 1-9, 1813. This marker honors members of the 41st Regiment of Foot who died during the engagement. Killed in action on May 5,1813 were Private James Barkley, Richard Booth, William Carpmail, Samuel Cartedge, John Cox, Benjamin Dorman, John Dyer, Edward Graves, and Patrick Russell. Private Edward Billing died of wounds from battle May 6 and Private John Chamberlane expired May 20.
Fort Meigs Association
Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area
41st Regiment of Foot MLHG
The Ohio Historical Society
20132 63-48
Private Patrick Russell
At this site on May 5, 1813, American prisoners of war, captured in the engagement now known as “Dudley’s Defeat”, were exposed to an escalating level of physical violence by American Indian forces allied to Great Britain. The violence reached a level of deadly force as the prisoners were shot, tomahawked, and scalped. Private Russell, of the 41st Regiment of Foot, attempted to intervene in the attack against the unarmed prisoners, but was shot and killed. Following the attack, approximately 40 Americans and Patrick Russell lay dead. For attempting to restrain the actions of the others against unarmed prisoners, Russell made the supreme sacrifice.
Fort Meigs Association
Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area
41st Regiment of Foot MLHG
The Ohio Historical Society
20132 63-48
Marker Number: 83-48
County: Lucas
Significance of Location: Event
Bicentenial Mark: no
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
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