Published: 5/28/2012 - Updated: 1 year ago

Fort Meigs siege anniversary

Fort Meigs re-enactors marked the 199th anniversary of the first siege at the fort.CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW

Brant Hoerauf, 10, of Sterling Heights, left, makes a knife handle while Will LeCount, of Honeoye Falls, N.Y. makes a stopper for his canteen.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Brant Hoerauf, 10, of Sterling Heights, left, makes a knife handle while Will LeCount, of Honeoye Falls, N.Y. makes ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A British officer's personal belongings during the "First Siege 1813: Commemorating the 199th anniversary of the first siege of Ft.... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Color Sgt. Steve Hartwick of London, Ont., left, with members of the 41st Regiment before the battle demonstration. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Maj. Hal Dennison of the Royal Scots, of London, Ont. with the flags. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Sharon Dennison, left, her son Maj. Hal Dennison, of the Royal Scots, and her daughter-in-law Bonni Dennison, all of London, Ont., in the major's quarters.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Nita Kinney, right and with fiddle, tells the story of "The Gold Ring", before playing it in the Native American Camp. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Sofia Morena, 8, of Bowling Green takes in the scene in the Native American Camp. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo U.S. side for the encampment with the monument behind the trees. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Supplies in the quartermaster building for "First Siege 1813: Commemorating the 199th anniversary of the first siege of Ft. Meigs.... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Ron Zboril of Cambridge, Ont., is a member of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Steve Nichols of Blissfield, Mich., a member of the Ft. Meigs volunteer 2nd U.S. artillery, in the quartermaster building. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Two participants take part in "First Siege 1813: Commemorating the 199th anniversary of the first siege of Ft. Meigs", at ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Thomas Edwards of Ann Arbor cleans black powder residue from his weapon. He is a member of the 41st Regiment of Foot, a unit that was raised in the British Isles and in the area before the war started.

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Bruce Bruegge of Owosso, Mich., puts his sash on to complete his uniform. Without the sash, he could be considered out of uniform, and subject to discipline. Bruegge is a member of the Michigan Legionary Corps of Artillery stat had been stationed in the Detroit area during the war.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo The quarters of a U.S. officer. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

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Gary Greene of Davison, Mich., left, discusses the Daniel King howitzer with Sharon, center, and Joe Switala of Perrysburg. Greene holds an anti-personnel canister that would be packed in the howitzer with the three pound ball shot to inflict greater harm.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Gary Greene of Davison, Mich., left, discusses the Daniel King howitzer with Sharon, center, and Joe Switala of Perrysburg. Greene ... THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Jim Balza of Green Bay, Wis., left, and Tom Osborne, of Robinson, Ill., enjoying the shade of a tree and the pillow of the Grand Traverse at the fort.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo John Ogden of Pittsburgh services his flintlock rifle. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Debbie Hoerauf of Sterling Heights, Mich., left, and Saundra Altman of Dayton sew at the encampment. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER

Jean Cook of Bluffton, Ohio talks with Billie Szymanski of Holland, about the medicinal uses of herbs and what herbs might have been used in the early 19th century.

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Bruce Egli of Pittsburgh checks the gun barrel size as part of inventory taking. Egli is a member of the Pittsburgh Blues, a voluntary infantry company at Ft. Meigs in 1813.

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Enlarge | Buy This Photo Reenactmenets at Fort Meigs. THE BLADE/MIKE SIGOV