The Old Northwest Notebook

A 5.5 inch howitzer. One of many interesting items from Logan Esarey, ed. Messages and Letters of William Henry Harrison , volume 2. ...

A map, supposedly copied soon after the 1813 campaign after an original by Joseph H Larwill. It includes an account of the two battles ...

From Captain Daniel Cushing's Diary, 12-14 June 1813: Saturday, 12th.-- This day Capt. Bradford dined with us. Capt. Wood joined me...

Is that musician wearing flip flops?           Yesterday I spent a good two hours in the basement of the Worthington Public Libra...

Building the National Road with similar tools. When the Northwest Army left Fort Meigs in the Autumn of 1813, it left behind a respect...

An early 19th century frame house, not unlike the one where Americans were surprised by an early morning Canadian attack on December 15 18...

A friend recently clued me in to the existence of a valuable reference for reenactors, historians and anyone who’s interested in the common ...

A late-18th century gunboat. Photo By Rémi Kaupp According to the notebook of Major Peter L. Chambers, General Henry Procter's Deput...

Overview of the May 5th engagements by Benson Lossing. There are a few inaccuracies since he was visiting the site in the 1860s, namely th...

A 5.5 inch howitzer at Fort Meigs State Historic Site, Perrysburg Ohio. Three of the forts batteries overlook the lower fords of the Maume...

After returning to Lebanon Ohio in 1814, Captain Daniel Cushing wrote Morgan a certificate noting his wounds. Cushing drowned in the Auglai...