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The War of 1812
On August 5th, Colonel John Anderson, commanding the Second Michigan Regiment at the Raisin, notified Hull that the Indians were swarming in from the west towards Maiden, and requested him in behalf of the people of that section of country not to order any of the troops from there, as they were too few for defense, and if it was possible to be aided, would be the best;
On August 9th the military post of Fort Dearborn, Chicago, had by Hull been ordered abandoned, and the garrison of regulars in command of Captain Nathan Heald, 1st U. S. Infantry, directed to proceed overland to Detroit Chicago being at the time surrounded by Indians. The movement was made in the face of the strongest appeal of the citizens for protection, and against their united and repeated protests, all of which Heald disregarded under the plea of obedience to the orders of his superior officers, but did not move for several days, increasing thereby the danger.
Michigan
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