Summary Of Memoir Of The North Western Army By General Hull

Origin: This is a memoir of of the North Western Army by general Hull published in Boston, 1824 a year before his death. It is not the memoirs of the entire army instead it’s basically the memoirs of American general Hull covering the actions taken by the North Western Army. General Hull was an american general and Governor of Michigan territory. He gained large land cessions from Native American tribes due to the Treaty of Detroit. He became a general in the war of 1812 and he was infamous for the surrendering the Detroit fort to the British. Right after the battle was over, Hull was court-martialed, convicted of treason, and sentenced to death. However, his life was saved as he a received a pardon from President James Madison. Hull was a

At the same time, he justifies that surrendering Fort Detroit was the best decision of everyone. Since his orders were to hold to the last man with no reinforcements or supplies in sight. He also tries to get his viewpoint across of that the Government did not sufficiently estimate the value and importance of Upper Canada. Hull attempts to remember details of the fighting in Upper Canada. For example, he talks about how their militia outnumbered them 20 to 1. This in turn, meant General Hull needed to be careful when planning military action and the transportation of troops and supplies. He also explains how their forces were harassed by small bands of Native Americans from the tribal confederacy. This document was not for public use instead it was for a highly education government official. Specifically, the Secretary of War. Hull sent his experience of the fighting in Upper Canada as an informational piece for Secretary of War William

Since this covers the entire front of Upper Canada this will need to be cross-referenced with many different sources in order to provide a basic structure. It’s also written and published a long time after the Siege of Detroit and a few years after the end of the war. So, it is possible that he might have tried to make some money off his disgrace and maybe to even bring his reputation back up. Therefore, Hull tries to make himself appear in a positive light by blaming his underlings or the conditions of his army and the other army for the reason of their losses. At the same time, since this was sent to the Secretary of War it might have been to show he wasn’t a bad man after all and his punishment was harsh. Most likely it’s a informational piece on how the war is going in Upper