On August 10 and 26, 1813 British naval and military forces attacked St.Michael’s on Maryland ‘s Eastern Shore. The militia that defended this small ship building port were the following all under the command of Brigadier General Perry Benson, 12th Brigade, 2nd Division, Maryland Militia.
26th MARYLAND REGIMENT – Lt. Colonel Hugh Auld
St. Michael’s Patriotic Blues,- Captain Joseph Kemp
Miles River Neck Company, – Captain William Jordan
Bayside Company, – Captain John Carroll
Miles River Company, – Captain William Ray
Bayside Company, -Captain Oakley Haddaway
Wye Landing Company, Captain Jonathan Spencer
Bayside Company, Captain John Seth
Hearts of Oak Company – Captain Thomas Weyman
4th Maryland Regiment – Lt. Colonel William B. Smyth
Volunteer Artillery, Captain Clement Vickers
Light Infantry Blues, Captain George W. Smith
Trappe Company, Captain Samuel Stevens
Chapel District Company, Captain Thomas Henrix
The Easton Fencibles, Captain John L. Keer
9th Cavalry District (Queen Annes & Talbot Counties) –
Independent Light Dragoons, Captain Robert H. Goldsborough
Troop of Horse Militia, Trappe, Captain Isaac Bowdle
The Patriotic Blues, Troop of Horse, Captain Robert Banning
Maryland in the War of 1812 