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The War of 1812
MICHIGAN TROOPS.
George McDougall, Adjutant General Michigan Territory.
Legionary Corps.—Four companies, composed of cavalry, infantry, riflemen, and artillery, Major James Wetherell, commanding.
First Regiment Infantry.—Colonel Elijah Brush, commanding.
Second Regiment Infantry.—Colonel John Anderson, commanding.
Although the foregoing statement contains only the names of commanders of Michigan troops, it is presumable that most of those officers commissioned and assigned to commands by Governor Hull in 1805 took an active part in the war, notwithstanding it has been found«mpossible to find any record.
On the day of the surrender and before his departure for Canada, General Brock published a proclamation declaring that the Territory of Michigan had been ceded to the Arms of His Britannic Majesty, "without any other condition than the protection of private property."
Proctor succeeded Brock in command, and on the 21st of August, by proclamation, organized a civil government. Soon after the Indians began to pillage property and became very mischievous otherwise.
Michigan
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