Will be a speaker at this weekend's dedication
Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell announced today that she will
be a speaker at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on Sunday
August 3rd to dedicate a new monument for which she obtained legislative
funding. The monument commemorates the American Soldiers who died in the 2nd
Battle of Sackets Harbor occurring on May 29, 1813. The monument dedication will be at Noon and
will be part of the annual War of 1812 Living History Weekend.
“I am so pleased that I could help with the funding of this
important monument. The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is one
of the top War of 1812 battlefields in the United States and it is very fitting
that we honor our militia and regulars who fought to keep our country free,”
said Assemblywoman Russell.
Last year, a monument was erected to honor the British Crown
Forces and Canadians that died at Sackets Harbor. “I attended the dedication
last year and was honored to be part of that ceremony for our Canadian friends
and British military. It is fitting that as the commemoration of the 200th
Anniversary of the War of 1812 concludes that we honor our military heroes as
well.”
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