COL. JOHNSONS MOUNTED MEN CHARGING A PARTY OF BRITISH ARTILLERISTS AND INDIANS, at the Battle fought near Moravian Town October 2nd 1813, when the whole of the British force commanded by. Gen. Procter, surrendered to the Army under Gen. Harrison and his gallant followers. [caption title below image]
Cheshire, Con. Shelton & Kensett, Decr. 6th 1813. Line engraving, 23 x 33 cm. , hand-colored in red, blue, and green. Richard M. Johnson (1780-1850), born near present-day Louisville, is reputed to have killed Tecumseh in this battle; he later became Martin Van Buren's Vice-president (1837-1841), the only one to..... More