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	William Henry Harrison - MSN Encarta
		He was the son of Elizabeth Basset Harrison and Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia.
		Because Harrison's father wanted his son to become a doctor, he was sent to the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia to study under the great physician Benjamin Rush.
		As delegate, Harrison endeared himself to the frontier voters by persuading Congress to divide the public lands of the territory into small homestead lots, to be sold to settlers under four-year credit terms.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761570955/Harrison_William_Henry.html (601 words)

	Fort Harrison \| History
		As skillful as Harrison was at negotiating treaties with the Indians to the benefit of United States, there were some among the Indian tribes that believed enough had been surrendered to the white man already.
		Harrison and his men built the fort at strategic location at a bend on the eastern banks of the Wabash River.
		Fort Harrison on the Banks of the Wabash, 1812-1912 was published in 1912 on the occasion of the garrison’s centennial anniversary.
	mason.gmu.edu /~ssaltzgi/Fort_Harrison/ft_harrison_in_history.htm (1126 words)

	Harrison, William Henry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Harrison engaged the forces of Tecumseh at the famous battle of Tippecanoe.
		Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were transformed by publicity.
		Harrison then selected a brilliant Whig cabinet headed by Webster and adopted a program outlined by Clay, but the strain of the campaign was too much.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ha/HarrisonW.html (546 words)

	Battles of New York
		This fort was garrisoned by the French during a put of the Seven Years' War, but was taken by the English in 1760, while they were descending the St. Lawrence to attack Montreal.
		Fort Niagara and Fort Oswego were specially troublesome to the Mohawk Valley, and Fort Carleton, a new and strong work, built in '78 was well placed for sudden raids.
		This place (Fort Plain) was included in the Canajoharie settlement, and in 1780 felt severely the vengeance of the Tories and Indians, inflicted in return for the terrible desolation wrought by an army under Sullivan, the previous year, in the Indian country west of the white settlements.
	www.fortklock.com /Battles.htm (13346 words)

	Harrison's Military Career
		Harrison stayed in the Army until 1798, leaving with the rank of captain.
		Wayne cited him for bravery at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, an attack on Fort Washington that the U.S. Army won.
		Harrison was named commander of forces at Fort Washington when General Wayne died in 1795.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/harrison/wharrison2_2 (79 words)

	War of 1812 - Battle for Fort Meigs
		Harrison's greatest concern during the winter of 1813 was the possibility of him keeping soldiers enough in the field for the spring campaign, as the terms of the enlistment of different corps would soon expire.
		Harrison had been informed while on his way of the frequent appearance of Indian scouts in the neighborhood of the Rapids, and of little skirmishes with what he supposed to be the advance of a more powerful force.
		Although Fort Meigs was quite strong, several block-houses having been erected in connection with the lines of intrenchment and pickets, and a good supply of field pieces had been mounted, Harrison was convinced, from the character and strength of the enemy, that his post was in imminent peril.
	members.aol.com /rwa5352802/ftmeigs/Battle_for_Fort_Meigs.htm (10393 words)

	Richmond National Battlefield -- Fort Harrision
		Fort Harrison was key to General Butler's plan of attack.
		The victors abolished the Confederate title for the fort and renamed it Fort Burnham after the Union general killed in the attack of September 29.
		It was built by Federal defenders as an inner wall to deflect artillery shells fired from Fort Johnson and Fort Gilmer to the north.
	www.nps.gov /rich/ri_harr.htm (707 words)

	Battle of Fort Stephenson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fort Stephenson was an American victory during the War of 1812.
		William Henry Harrison, the U.S. commander of the Northwest Frontier, believed Procter's force to be larger than it was and ordered Croghan to destroy the fort and withdraw.
		Expecting Harrison to be moving to Fort Stephenson's aid, Procter had no intentions of conducting a siege as he had at Fort Meigs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Stephenson (457 words)

	MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Fort Harrison
		Between Fort Harrison and Battery No. 11 to the north, the manpower was equally divided between the two, 800.
		Fort Harrison having already been captured and no corps commander, about to tell him otherwise, Grant liked what he saw of the operation and felt that things were moving on according to schedule.
		Fort Harrison would prove to be the only Federal success here, and yet it was a punched hole through Robert E. Lee's outer defenses.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com /civilwar/misc/petersburg.aspx (2887 words)

	Fort Harrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Fort Harrison was situated at the extreme southern limit of the main line of fortifications around Richmond.
		From the fort the entrenchments ran north three-fourths of a mile, then turned west again for some distance; at this angle was located another large redoubt, called Fort Gilmore.
		I must not forget to state that while we were fighting whites on the left of the fort it was charged in front by a heavy force of Negroes.
	www.texas-brigade.com /fortharrison.htm (1134 words)

	Harrison's Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Harrison then organized and was appointed colonel of the Thirty-second Georgia Infantry, a regiment he commanded throughout the 1863 siege of Charleston.
		At Fort Wagner he contributed significantly to the bloody repulse of the July 22, 1863, Union attack.
		Despite his age, by early 1864 Harrison had developed into a seasoned combat commander, displaying the aggressiveness of youth and strong leadership traits, coupled with coolness under fire.
	extlab1.entnem.ufl.edu /olustee/harrison.html (327 words)

	Cemeteries - Fort Harrison National Cemetery - Burial & Memorials
		Fort Harrison National Cemetery is located in Henrico County, Va., seven miles south of Richmond.
		Confederate attempts to retake Fort Harrison the next day were unsuccessful and the fort remained under Union control until the evacuation of Richmond in April 1865.
		Fort Harrison National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 10, 1995.
	www.cem.va.gov /CEM/cems/nchp/ftharrison.asp (660 words)

	James Blevins (c.1841-1864)
		30, 1864, in the Battle of Fort Harrison (a.k.a.
		the Battle of Chaffin's Farm), Richmond, VA, at about the age of 24.
		Killed in action at Fort Harrison, Sept. 30, 1864.
	www.moonzstuff.com /Cheek/BlevinsJames.html (151 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		McClellan's Army of the Potomac moves by water to Fort Monroe and Newport News at the tip of the Virginia peninsula and prepares to march on Richmond some 70 miles to the northwest.
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		September 29-30 Battle of Fort Harrison (Chaffin's Farm).
	nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	Preservation of Fort Pocahontas - Black history during the Civil War
		In the fall of 1996 Fort Pocahontas was purchased by Harrison Ruffin Tyler.
		Fort Pocahontas was the site of one of the fiercest battles between African-American Union troops and the Confederate army.
		Historical accounts indicate that during 1864 the fort was home to many African-American slaves in the region who left their masters to seek refuge with the Federal troops.
	www.fortpocahontas.org /Preservation.html (1011 words)

	The Civil War at a Glance
		McClellan's Army of the Potomac moves by water to Fort Monroe and Newport News at the tip of the Virginia peninsula and prepares to march on Richmond some 70 miles to the northwest.
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locked in deadly embrace.
		September 29-30 Battle of Fort Harrison (Chaffin's Farm).
	www.nationalatlas.gov /articles/history/a_civilwar.html (3893 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It depicts General Harrison and his dog greeting a wounded soldier who had been a comrade in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
		A flag is flying on the cabin with the words "Harrison & Tyler." The log cabin and the hard cider barrels were symbols of the humble farmer that Harrison's campaign tried to portray as his image.
		September 29 1864: Union forces captured Confederate Fort Harrison, south of Richmond, Virginia, forcing the Confederates to realign the city's southern defenses.
	www.lycos.com /info/william-henry-harrison--battle.html (234 words)

	NAMED CAMPAIGNS - INDIAN WARS
		Josiah Harmar moved north from Fort Washington (Cincinnati) and was badly defeated in two separate engagements on 18 and 22 October 1790 in the vicinity of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana.
		After building Fort Harrison at Terre Haute as an advanced base, Harrison marched with 800 men toward the main Indian village on Tippecanoe Creek, bivouacking in battle order on the north bank of the Wabash within sight of the village on 6 November.
		Tecumseh being absent, Harrison conferred with the Prophet who gave the impression that he would not attack while a peace proposal was under consideration.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/reference/iwcmp.htm (4375 words)

	Fort Pocahontas - Black history during the Civil War
		Fort Pocahontas was an earthen fort built and manned by hundreds of United States Colored Troops under the direct command of Brigadier General Edward Augustus Wild.
		Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of 10th President John Tyler and the resident owner of Sherwood Forest, purchased the well-preserved earthen fort site known as Wilson's Wharf in 1996.
		The commander of the Confederate troops that attacked Fort Pocahontas was General Fitzhugh Lee, the nephew of General Robert E. Lee.
	www.fortpocahontas.org (363 words)

	Fort Harrison and Peebles Farm
		However, events over at Fort Harrison caused the entire Confederate defense force to be withdrawn from New Market Heights so Birney soon was able to break through and seize the line that had baffled Hancock twice before.
		The ranking division commander was Heckman, who after taking the works to the right of Harrison against almost token opposition, had then battered his men senselessly against the intermediate line to his front, instead of shifting left to take advantage of the opening at Fort Harrison.
		He had been unable to retake Fort Harrison immediately after the battle, and any effort to repeat the attempt was somewhat hampered by the need to deal with the Peebles Farm offensive.
	members.aol.com /siege1864/peebles.html (3965 words)

	Fort Harrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		After the fort was captured, the Yankees built a large traverse, on the lower right of the picture, to protect against fire from the flank and rear.
		To the rear of the fort, they built new lines facing the Confederates, and renamed the place Fort Burnham after a general killed in the battle.
		After the fort was captured, Gen. Grant came to the fort to try to coordinate the battle and was nearly killed by a Confederate shell.
	johnsmilitaryhistory.com /ftharrison.html (478 words)

	Fort Benjamin Harrison Historical Society
		In 1721, Fort Philippe, later called Fort Miami, was built on the St. Mary's River, near the area in Fort Wayne, where the St. Mary's, St. Joseph's and Maumee Rivers meet.
		Tecumseh died at the Battle of the Thames on Oct. 5, 1813.
		In 1800, William Henry Harrison, the new governor of the Northwest Territory, was given instructions to end native title to these lands through treaty.
	groups.msn.com /FortBenjaminHarrisonHistoricalSociety/indianahistorytimeline.msnw (1881 words)

	Church of Scientology Presents: History of Clearwater Part XI - The Patriots
		As the 75th anniversary of the Fort Harrison approaches, Freedom Magazine (published by the Church of Scientology) is pleased to re-introduce its continuing series on the History of Clearwater.
		The Fort Harrison was one of several local hotels at the time (left) that was converted to house the troops.
		Though the war cast a dark pall over the world, and the soldiers who came to our city lived in the uncertainty of whether they would ever see their loved ones again, the citizens of Clearwater were bound and determined that the nation’s fighting men would enjoy their stay in the Springtime City.
	clearwaterhistory-worldwar2part2.theflaglandbase.org (265 words)

	Stephen Ruddell
		Steve was one of soldiers in Fort Harrison during the fight, and he declares that Tecumseh commanded, and that he could have killed him if he had so desired.
		When the battle raged the hardest a soldier stood exposed to the view of the Indians, and for hours threw water on the flames to keep them from spreading.
		I see their has been some mistake – Ruddell was not at Fort Harrison at the time of the battle – I heard Ruddell say that Tecumseh was at the battle of Fort Harrison.
	www.shawhan.com /ruddellstephen.html (1917 words)

	Wife's dream foretold Tyler's death - The Washington Times: Civil War - August 14, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Harrison Tyler's father, Lyon Tyler, was president of William and Mary College.
		Harrison Tyler is the present owner of Sherwood Forest, where President Tyler retired in 1845.
		Since 1997, Harrison Tyler has allowed re-enactors, especially descendants of United States Colored Troops (USCT), to come and spend a weekend in the actual fort where their ancestors defeated dismounted Confederate cavalry under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee.
	washingtontimes.com /civilwar/20040813-102311-7713r.htm (1634 words)

	Fort Tours \| Battle of Thames
		When Harrison’s army arrives at the remnants of the bridge, the warriors open fire.
		The death of Tecumseh during the Battle of Thames, in which U.S. forces were commanded by William Henry Harrison, in 1813.
		This enables the Americans to quickly swing to the left and concentrate on the battle in the swamp.
	www.forttours.com /pages/thames.asp (635 words)

	Cat Castle Home Page
		This folder, organized yearly through maps and chronologies, shows the course of the war from Fort Sumter in 1861 to Appomattox Court House and beyond in 1865.
		The high spirits with which North and South naively go to war after the attack on Fort Sumter first meet the test of battle on a large scale in mid-July as Union troops under Brig.
		Their first encounter, the Battle of the Wilderness, opens on May 5 and for the next 40 days the armies remain locke din deadly embrace.
	www.angelfire.com /ab6/catcastle/c.html (3535 words)

	30 Sep History: This Date
		Confederate troops fail to retake Fort Harrison from the Union forces during the siege of Petersburg.
		The Allies won the Battle of the Alma River (20 Sep 1854), but, forfeiting their advantage, they delayed their attack on Sevastopol until October and thus allowed the Russians to build up their defenses.
		An inexperienced commander in chief in a difficult situation, Raglan was blamed (perhaps unjustly) for the campaign's lack of progress and for the suffering of his troops, who lacked adequate supplies and shelter during the winter of 1854–1855.
	www.safran-arts.com /42day/history/h4sep/h4sep30.html (9265 words)

	Georgia 6th Infantry Regiment
		, and endured the battles and hardships of the trenches at Petersburg
		Battle of Crampton's Gap, Maryland Sep. 14, 1862
		Battle of Fort Harrison, Virginia September 29-30, 1864
	www.researchonline.net /gacw/unit25.htm (450 words)

	LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND THE CIVIL WAR
		This Regiment manned the forts defending Washington, until assigned as Infantry they were sent against the entrenched Confederates at Cold Harbor.
		At the battle of Gettysburg the Fourteenth made a brilliant charge, capturing five battle flags and forty prisoners.
		Tyler of Norwich, Connecticut, with three Conn. Regiments in his Division, opened the battle at Bull Run, and a Connecticut Regiment, the Fourteenth Conn. Volunteers, was marshalled in front of the McClean House at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered to Grant.
	members.skyweb.net /~channy/litchctyCW.html (1660 words)

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