Title	War of 1812 Uniform
Subject	Military Ohio Military uniforms War of 1812
Place	Greenville (Ohio) Darke County (Ohio)
Description	This 20" x 36" (50.8 x 91.44 cm) uniform belonged to Captain Michael Gunckle, who fought for the United States in the War of 1812. Its dark blue color is typical of United States military uniforms of the time. The United States, angered by British attempts to impress American sailors into the British Navy and fearing the British presence in Canada, declared war on Great Britain in June of 1812. William Henry Harrison was appointed commander-in-chief of the Northwestern Army. He built Fort Meigs, named after Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs, near present-day Perrysburg. Supplying the fort was difficult, however, as artillery and food had to be carried through the Black Swamp. Nonetheless, Fort Meigs withstood several assaults by British troops. An attack on Fort Stephenson near Fremont forced Major George Croghan to defend the fort with only one cannon, nicknamed "Old Betsy." In one of the most significant battles of the war, Colonel Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. The British captain Robert Barclay surrendered his entire fleet. Harrison learned that Perry had effectively cut the British supply line through Perry's message: "We have met the enemy and they are ours." The War of 1812 destroyed American Indian military power and confined them to reservations.
Date of Original	1812 circa
Source	Historical object(s) or artifact(s);
Submitting Institution	Darke County Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information.
Type	StillImage
File Name	Om512_945923_002.tif
Image Height	1916
Image Width	1208
File Size	523.348 KB
Searchable Date	1812; *
Format	picture objects

War of 1812 Uniform

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