Harry, Here are a few FORT MEIGS The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest, by Alec Gilpin, 1958 Fort Meigs and The War of 1812: Orderly book of Cushing's Co., 2nd U.S. Artillery, April 1813-Febuary 1814, by Harlow Linley, Men of Courage, Patriotism, and Enterprise; Fort Meigs in the War of 1812, by Larry Nelson, 1986 There are probably about 20 more not counting books about Tecumseh, Proctor, Derby, Harrison and so on. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Walden" <hmwalden@cox-internet.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 4:20 PM Subject: Capt. Asahel Nearing > My gggreatgrandfather Asahel NEARING served in the 19th regiment of US > Infantry in the War of 1812. He was mustered July 12, 1812, appointed > Capt. July 6, 1812. I believe that he was wounded in a skirmish with the > Indians on May 5, 1813 and died of those wounds on Sept. 9, 1813 at Fort > Meigs, OH. I'm looking for more details of his service and of the skirmish > with the Indians at Fort Meigs. Does anybody know of sources pertaining to > any of the activities in the vicinity of Fort Meigs? > > Harry Walden, Georgetown, TX > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctmiddle/midlsxco.htm > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hmwalden > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: Delete all the unnecessary > material before you reply or resend any > message. DELETE:taglines,empty lines,etc. > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >