This newspaper clipping was taken from the "Easton Express" many years ago and filed under War of 1812. Recently while arranging and updating those files I re-discovered the clipping. It is amazing in regards to how inaccurate it is. From where the newspaper obtained their informatiom is currently unknown. General Wade Hampton, who served primarily in the Northern theater of operations during the conflict, wasn't present during the engagements around New Orleans from December, 1814 to January, 1815. In fact, the General had resigned from the army on March 16th, 1814. Don Graves recently wrote; "I don't believe Wade Hampton was at New Orleans and it is interesting to note that he is portrayed in the pre-war uniform of the light dragoons, a portrayal based on the fact that he had his portrait done in that uniform." Certainly the wording of the caption is greatly mis-leading. It wasn't HIS victory, but that of General Andrew Jackson. The distance from the battle site to Washington, D.C., especially on the road system of that day, may indeed be more than 750 miles. His speed of one hundred miles a day for seven and one half days must have worn out or possibly even killed many a horse, plus Wade Hampton was no spring chicken. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 22 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1978 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com