Letter, Major John Reid, Camp 4 Miles below Orleans [La.], to Major Abram Maury, near Franklin Town, Tenn. - Letter, Major John Reid, Camp 4 Miles below Orleans [La.], to Major Abram Maury, near Franklin Town, Tenn.

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Title
Letter, Major John Reid, Camp 4 Miles below Orleans [La.], to Major Abram Maury, near Franklin Town, Tenn.
Creator
Reid, John, 1784-1816
Date Created
1815-01-13
Subject
New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815
Packenham, Sir Edward
United States--History--War of 1812--Personal narratives
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Prisoners of war
Maury, Abram--Correspondence
Description
Reid was part of the 44th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry and aide-de-camp to Major General Jackson. Reid reflects on the battle of the 8th [the Battle of New Orleans], wondering how "incredulous" those who hear of it will be that they won with an inferior force. He notes that the British have withdrawn to their former positions, and speculates as to their next move, whether they will wait for reinforcements, or, as he believes, abandon the expedition. He continues to hear firing coming from the British bombardment of Fort St. Philip, and is awaiting intelligence from there; he believes several British vessels have been blown up, but that they still "present a formidable force". He confirms that the British commander, General Packenham was killed on the 8th, and other senior officers badly wounded, leaving General Lambert, a junior officer, as the one General Jackson must deal with. British Admiral Cochrane seems willing to agree to "fair terms as to the exchange of prisoners."
Note
Accession Number: 2001-68-L, Mss 557. Signed: John Reid; added in a different ink: Adjutant Gen. to Gen. Jackson. 4 pp. Credit line: The William C. Cook War of 1812 in the South Collection, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Type of Resource
still image
Media Type
jp2
Language Code
en
Source
Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Digital Collection
America at War
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
Object File Name
aw000170_0001
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