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HARRISON, William Henry (1833-1901), President. Autograph letter signed ("W.H. Harrison") to William Woodbridge, Columbus, 1 February 1820. 2 pages, 4to, seal tear, integral autograph address panel, repair to central fold and margin.
HARRISON RECALLS THE BATTLE FOR DETROIT. An excellent letter recalling one of his greatest military victories. "...I am really much astonished that the Judge should have referred to me for evidence of the loss he sustained in his forces...Upon my passing Detroit in pursuit of the enemy I was there about half an hour. Genl. McArthur was left there in Command with his Brigade & upon my return he continued in Command...at the end of which Genl. [Lewis] Cass with his Brigade succeeded him...Now it is very extraordinary that the depredations complained of took place the few days that I was there. I certainly recollect nothing of it. But...I should have immediately referred it to the Commanding Officer of the Post...Why did not Mr May apply one of the Brigadiers who commanded alternately & who ought to be supposed to know what happened within the immediate sphere of their commands much better than the Commanding General could."
In the war of 1812, Harrison, Governor of the Indian Territory, had neen commissioned a Major General and had been ordered to retake the key fort at Detroit. Following O.H. Perry's epic naval victory on Lake Erie in September 1813, Harrison crossed Lake Erie in September 1813, captured Detroit, and pursued the retreating British army to Chatham, Ontario, where he won a decisive victory which effectively shattered British power in the Northwest.
HARRISON RECALLS THE BATTLE FOR DETROIT. An excellent letter recalling one of his greatest military victories. "...I am really much astonished that the Judge should have referred to me for evidence of the loss he sustained in his forces...Upon my passing Detroit in pursuit of the enemy I was there about half an hour. Genl. McArthur was left there in Command with his Brigade & upon my return he continued in Command...at the end of which Genl. [Lewis] Cass with his Brigade succeeded him...Now it is very extraordinary that the depredations complained of took place the few days that I was there. I certainly recollect nothing of it. But...I should have immediately referred it to the Commanding Officer of the Post...Why did not Mr May apply one of the Brigadiers who commanded alternately & who ought to be supposed to know what happened within the immediate sphere of their commands much better than the Commanding General could."
In the war of 1812, Harrison, Governor of the Indian Territory, had neen commissioned a Major General and had been ordered to retake the key fort at Detroit. Following O.H. Perry's epic naval victory on Lake Erie in September 1813, Harrison crossed Lake Erie in September 1813, captured Detroit, and pursued the retreating British army to Chatham, Ontario, where he won a decisive victory which effectively shattered British power in the Northwest.
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