The Role Georgia's Military Forts Played during the War of 1812

The Role which Georgia's Military Forts Played during the War of 1812

After the American Revolution, a lot of children were named "George Washington.   However, they were rarely officers. A recent search for Camden County, Ware County and Wayne Counties. Yet no deed records were found, General George Washington Smith revealed that he was in St. Marys, or other evidence that he was ever a resident. The Georgia forts observing Naval traffic during the War of 1812 were at St. Marys (Camden County) and Sunbury (Liberty County where he was married in 1818). Also, a fort was built on the remains of Fort Morris and Barnum was situated the north end of the Okefenokee Swamp. The War of 1812 was mostly fought around Lake Erie and Canada. In Georgia, it developed into a ground war against the Indian tribes who were, once again, on the British side. That is why the militia companies were called out to fight along the western border of Georgia and into Alabama. However, the port cities needed protecting. Because Smith was in South Georgia as late as the 1840 census, and no other records were discovered, the assumption is that he was a legitimate officer serving in the Navy. The only way to confirm this is to search the muster records for the War of 1812 at the National Archives. (free online).

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