Reburial of the men of the 8th Regiment of Foot from the War of 1812 at Fort Niagara in 1911

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Item Type

Photographs

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These photos are from Fort Niagara in 1911 of the reburial of the men of the 8th Regiment of Foot from the War of 1812.

In a Niagara Historical Society publication (No. 23), dated 1911-1912, Janet Carnochan had this to say about the event:

"A very interesting ceremony took place in July, 1911. The remains of the Soldiers of the King's 8th, had been found and were buried by (the) 29th Regiment, New York, a detachment from the Military Camp at Niagara. Gen. Cotton and many of his suite assisting, two chaplains from our Camp acted with the U.S. Chaplain. Much discussion ensued as to whether the King's 8th were there in 1759 or not. It is certain they were present in 1774 and 1780 and that came to America in 1769. It was a beautiful thought for the two countries to thus unite and was perhaps a friendly return for a similar ceremony at Lundy's Lane, where U.S. Troops united with the 44th Battalion in burying remains of American Soldiers found at Lundy's Lane. Kodak views were taken, one, of the four pall bearers of 39th U.S., another of lowering into the grave, the remains, another showing two chaplains of our forces in their robes, another with General Cotton with staff meeting Major Syer of the 29th Infantry, United States."

Date of Original

1912

Date Of Event

1911/ 1812-1814

Subject(s)

War of 1812
Fort Niagara
War of 1812 Commemorations
War of 1812 Centennial
War of 1812 Veterans
8th Regiment of Foot

Local identifier

989.186.1-6

Geographic Coverage

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627

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