#i promise i am trying to move to perrysburg i will stalk this painting 🙏🏻

[clove-pinks]

The War of 1812 was a conflict of global proportion and international impact. And yet, in a study of this nature it is the human element which reveals itself most clearly. Here we perceive an emotional dimension standing in crisp relief that in studies of a larger scale tends to lose definition and focus. We feel the loneliness and sense the frustration of life in a frontier garrison. We share the terror of a lonely watch on a darkened night; we fear for the safety of comrades. We rejoice in victory and lament in defeat.

— Larry L. Nelson, Men of Patriotism, Courage & Enterprise: Fort Meigs in the War of 1812

Building of Ft. Meigs 1813 (detail), Glen M. Shaw, 1942 (New Deal Art Registry)

#war of 1812 #fort meigs #military history #glen m shaw #dressed to kill #us army #this book is so good #for being written in 1985 it has aged well. larry nelson is a great historian and writer #he relies heavily on primary sources (this is how i found alfred lorrain's memoir) #but acknowledges that many of these men hated and feared native americans and their narratives reflect this #it's such a messy and fascinating conflict full of deeply flawed people #sorry for terrible pic quality #i promise i am trying to move to perrysburg i will stalk this painting 🙏🏻