War of 1812: Andy and Isaac

From March 13 Virtual Strategy Magazine.

The 245th birthday of President Andrew Jackson to be commemorated March 15th at his Hermitage home in Tennessee. Admission that day will be half price. At 10 AM there will be a traditional wreath-laying at his tomb and Tennessee's Governor Bill Haslam will speak.

Andrew Jackson VI will be present, Jackson's great-great-great grandson.

From the March 13th Windsor Star.

A bill passed the third reading in the provincial legislature which will proclaim October 13th as Major General Sir Isaac Brock Day. Brock was born in Guernsey in 1769 and joined the British military at age 15. He arrived in Upper Canada in 1802 as a member of the 49th Regiment and was promoted to major general in 1811, becoming commander of all British forces in Upper Canada.

He met Chief Tecumseh and formed an alliance and with Indian help, was able to take Detroit from the Americans. Brock was killed at the Battle of Queenston heights Oct. 13, 1812.

Two Major Persons in the War. --Cooter

1812 Bits: Hero Remembered-- Get Your Star-Spangled Banner Coins

1812 Bits-- commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812.


1. HERO REMEMBERED-- A program was held in Hartford, Connecticut honoring Commodore Thomas MacDonough, hero of the Battle of Lake Champlain.


2. GET YOUR STAR-SPANGLED COINS-- The US Mint has begun selling these coins starting Mar. 5th and available through mid-December. A total of 100,000 gold ones and 500,000 silver are being made.

The front of the silver one shows a woman waving an American flag with Fort McHenry in the background. The front of the gold one has warships and the words, "Oh say can you see."

Gotta Get Me One. --Cooter