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Battle of Tallushatchee... Much on Wilkinson's St. Lawrence campaign...
Battle of Tallushatchee... Much on Wilkinson's St. Lawrence campaign...
Item # 695199
November 30, 1813
THE WAR, New York, Nov. 30, 1813
* Battle of Tallushatchee
* The St. Lawrence Campaign
Could any other title better define the focus of this newspaper?
The front page begins with: "A Proclamation" by the governor of Vermont. The front page also has: "Victory Over The Creek Indians" which begins: "We have retaliated for the destruction of Fort Mims..." with more, signed in type by: Andrew Jackson, carrying over to page 2.
Inside has a detailed letter from John Coffee, prefaced by a note signed: Andrew Jackson, which is a fine account of the Battle of Tallushatchee.
Of special note is: "Official Correspondence from Gen Wilkinson to the Secretary of War" which takes all of page 3 and part of page 4. This is a very detailed account of Wilkinson's campaign on the St. Lawrence River, part of a plan for an attack on Montreal by an American force from Sackets Harbor, under Wilkinson's command, in concert with the forces of General Wade Hampton. The offensive failed when Hampton canceled the advance of his command following the battle of Chateauguay and the defeat of Wilkinson's army at the Battle of Crysler's Farm.
Four pages, 9 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches, very nice, clean condition.
background: What makes THE WAR particularly exceptional is its commitment to being a primary source record rather than a mere local rag; by eschewing advertisements, it functioned more like a curated military gazette, capturing the raw tension of 1813 when the American war effort was simultaneously finding its footing in the South and stumbling in the North. This November 30th issue is a masterpiece of historical irony, juxtaposing the brutal efficiency of Andrew Jackson and John Coffee during the Creek War—specifically the "retaliation" for Fort Mims at the Battle of Tallushatchee—against the bureaucratic and strategic collapse of the St. Lawrence campaign. While the dispatches from Jackson signal the emergence of a future president through decisive (and controversial) military action, the extensive "Official Correspondence" of General James Wilkinson on the back pages serves as a real-time post-mortem of the failed invasion of Montreal. Reading the accounts of Crysler’s Farm and the friction between Wilkinson and Wade Hampton provides a rare, unvarnished look at the logistical nightmares and command failures that defined the Canadian frontier, all preserved in a clean, quarto-sized format designed specifically for the archives of history.
Category: War of 1812
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