Papers, 1813.

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Papers, 1813.

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Papers, Feb. 17, 1813, include a letter from Boerstler to Col. William H. Winder, Philadelphia, describing the Battle of River Raisin, with a sketch of the battlefield. Two photographic copies of the letter and sketch are included.

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Clarke Historical Library

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Boerstler, Charles G.

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Boerstler was a Lt. Col. in 1813. (For further information on the battle see G. Tucker's Poltroons and oatriots (1954).) Winder was a lawyer, soldier, and politician. Born Feb. 18, 1775, he served in the state legislature of Penn. (1798). A year later Winder married his cousin, Gertrude Polk, with whom he had a son. After studying law in Baltimore, he became the state's leading attorney by 1812. In March 1812 Winder was commissioned as Lt. Col. of the 14th U.S. Infantry to recruit in Baltimore. ...

Winder, William Henry, 1775-1824

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Army officer and lawyer. From the description of William Henry Winder correspondence, 1813. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981398 U.S. Army officer and lawyer. From the description of Papers of William Henry Winder, 1812-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80347800 ...