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The War of 1812
In the fort or immediate vicinity at the time of the surrender were the 4th U. S. Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel James Miller commanding; detachments 1st and 3d U. S. Infantry; Captain Samuel T. Dyson's company IT. S. Artillerists ; Legionary Corps of four companies, composed of cavalry, infantry, riflemen, and artillery, in command of Major James Witherell; first regiment Michigan militia, commanded by Colonel Elijah Brush; second Ohio' regiment, in command of Colonel Findlay, and portions of the other two Ohio regiments, commanded by Captain Sanderson, Cass and McArthur being on their return from the attempted expedition to Godfroy's trading post on the Raisin with the other portions of these regiments.
Colonel Anderson, with the second Michigan regiment, was still on the lower Raisin and vicinity.
Michigan
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