Harrison William Henry

William Henry Harrison was born on February 9, 1773 at his father’s family plantation called "Berkeley" located on the James River about 20 miles south of Richmond in Charles City County, Va. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later the governor of Virginia between 1781 and 1784 and the young Harrison always considered himself a "child of the Revolution". His mother, Elizabeth Bassett Harrison, was a member of the "first Families" of Virginia.

William was privately tutored and mastered grammar and classics sufficient enough to meet the entrance requirements of Hampden-Sydney College in 1787 at the age of 14. He studied the classics and history and although he never finished, he proclaimed proficiency "in belles lettres information and particularly in history". In 1790 and 1791 he briefly studied medicine in Richmond and Philadelphia but after his father died in 1791, he switched interests to a military career. He obtained a commission as ensign in the First Regiment of Infantry of the Regular Army. In Aug. 16, 1791, Harrison managed to persuade a com

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Tecumseh returned three months after the battle to find his dream of a strong and united confederation in ashes. Although Van Buren won the presidency, Harrison won seven states and demonstrated his national appeal as a war hero. They stripped him of all his power and he fled to Canada under threats to his life.

He let Daniel Webster edit his inaugural address which was full of references to Roman classical allusions. She was the daughter of Judge John Cleves Symmes, a land speculator with a patent for a large area of acreage in the Ohio lands. Harrison and a force of 800 men arrived on Nov. The Whig party exploited this observation to the fullest by proclaiming Harrison "the log-cabin and hard-cider candidate. Harrison and his men burned the town and they started their painful return trip to Vincennes.

Although both sides suffered near equal losses, the battle of Tippecanoe was widely regarded as a U. Later he would go on to be the 23rd President of the United States. The young soldier became aide-de-camp to General "Mad Anthony" Wayne and fought against the Northwest Indian Confederation in a campaign that ended successfully at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on Aug. Leading a force of 3500 troops against a combined force of 700 British lead by Colonel Henry Proctor and 1000 Indians lead by Tecumseh, he recaptured Detroit on Sept 29th . 6, 1811 and after meeting with representatives of the Prophet, it was agreed that there would be no hostilities until a meeting could be held on the following day. He served for 12 years as the Indiana Territory governor starting in 1801 until December 1812.

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