Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . iche the waxen image of an eminent ancestor on the anni-versary of his natal day, to recall hisfeatures and achievements to theirown minds and impress them uponthe younger generation. A liketribute the patriotic citizens of Fre-mont, Ohio, pay from time to timeto their local hero, Major GeorgeCroghan, on the anniversary of thatnotable second of August, 1813, whenwith his little band of soldiers hedefeated a foe overwhelming innumbers under the British GeneralProctor and the Indian Chief Tecum-seh. It was not only a feat of incom-parable bravery, bu
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . iche the waxen image of an eminent ancestor on the anni-versary of his natal day, to recall hisfeatures and achievements to theirown minds and impress them uponthe younger generation. A liketribute the patriotic citizens of Fre-mont, Ohio, pay from time to timeto their local hero, Major GeorgeCroghan, on the anniversary of thatnotable second of August, 1813, whenwith his little band of soldiers hedefeated a foe overwhelming innumbers under the British GeneralProctor and the Indian Chief Tecum-seh. It was not only a feat of incom-parable bravery, but it marked theturning of the tide in the War of , which up to that timehad been a series of disasters to the American arms. The first formal observance of the anniversary of CroghansVictory occurred in 1839, at which time messages from Croghanhimself were received. Since that date every decade has wit-nessed one or more celebrations, notable among which were thoseof 1852, when Old Betsy was brought back to the scene ofVol. XVI—1. (1). COL. WEBB C. HAYES. 2 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. her great triumph; i860, presaging the Civil War, when CassiusM. Clay was the orator of the day; and 1885, when the Monu-ment on the fort was unveiled in the presence of the President ofthe United States and many other distinguished soldiers andcivilians. The celebration of August 2d, 1906, was, however, morenotable and imposing than any of its predecessors, since on thatdate the remains of Croghan were interred at the base of themonument erected to the memory of himself and the brave menof his command, on the very spot they had so gallantly defendedninety-three years before. Following the defense of Fort Stephenson Croghan figuredconspicuously in the closing events of the War of 1812. His sub-sequent career as Colonel Inspector General, United States Army,during the Mexican War and until his death, will be noted in thepages following. He died of cholera, in New Orleans, Jan
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