Person:John Campbell (204)

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Col. John Buchanan Campbell
  • HCol. John Buchanan Campbell1777 - 1814
  • WPolly Latham1775 - 1849
m. 15 Apr 1807
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Name Col. John Buchanan Campbell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Mar 1777 Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage 15 Apr 1807 Logan County, Kentuckyto Polly Latham
Death[1] 28 Aug 1814 Christian County, Kentucky
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    Col John Buchannan Campbell
    Birth 13 Mar 1777
    Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Death 28 Aug 1814 (aged 37)
    Christian County, Kentucky, USA
    Burial Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: He is buried in Christian County Kentucky at his home.

    John B. Campbell born March 13, 1777, and was wounded in the battle of Chippewa, July 5, 1814 and died August 28,1814 Col John B. Campbell was most famous for his expedition to destroy the Miami Indian villages along the Mississinewa River in Indiana Territory in the War of 1812.
    The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by Gen. William H. Harrison against Miami Indian villages in response to the attacks on Seige of Fort Wayne and battle of Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory.
    After receiving permission from Secretary of War William Eustis, Harrison ordered Lt. Col. John B. Campbell to lead an expedition into Indiana. Campbell's objective was to destroy the Miami villages along the Mississinewa River. Campbell's force of 600 mounted troops departed from Fort Greenville,Ohio on December 14 and travled 80 miles during the middle of winter and reached the Miami village on December 17. Attacking the village, the mounted force took the Indians by surprise taking 76 prisoners including 34 women and children. Later that day having accomplished his objective, Campbell considered returning to Fort Greenville on account of severe frostbite among his troopers. The next morning a sizeable Indian force counterattacked, killing 8 Americans and wounding another 48. Campbell then began the return march to Fort Greenville taking with him the 76 prisoners. During the return trip the American force suffered greatly from frostbite and by the time they reached Fort Greenville on December 28, some 300 of his troops were suffering from frostbite.
    The Indian force was only concerned with protecting their lives and winter food supplies. In order to ensure this, they simply needed to stop Campbell's expedition and force it to return to its base, which they did. Harrison claimed the expedition as a victory because of the prisoners that were taken and contemplated sending another expedition down the Mississinewa despite the fact over half his cavalry was incapacitated either from battle wounds or frostbite. Harrison received approval and appointed Campbell a full-colonel in the Regular army.
    Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history event in the United States. Sponsored by the Mississinewa Battlefield Society Inc, Marion, Indiana with the support of the Department of Natural Resources. It is a historical commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa fought here on December 17-18, 1812. It's a step back in time to 1812.

    Col.John B. Campbell of the United States Army,
    was in 1811, the first Quartermaster General of Ken-
    tucky. He married Polly Latham. They had no
    children. He was a very distinuished, brave officer in
    the war of 1812, and wounded July 5, and died August 28,1814
    received at the Battle of Chippewa. He is buried in
    Christian County, Kentucky, at his home
    Christian County, Kentucky (Source: Historical Sketches of the Campbell, Pilcher, and Kindred Families. By Margaret C. Pilcher

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58128838