Nathaniel G. S. Hart Military person
Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart (c. 1784 – January 23, 1813), often Nathaniel G. S. Hart, was a well-connected Lexington, Kentucky lawyer and businessman, who served with the state's volunteer militia during the War of 1812. As Captain of the Lexington Light Infantry from Kentucky, Hart was killed with many of his men in the River Raisin Massacre of January 23, 1813, after being taken prisoner the day before following the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan Territory. (Some 397 Americans were killed in battle, 547 were taken prisoner, and an estimated 30-100 American prisoners were killed by Native Americans the next day.)Members of the Kentucky militia came from the elite of Lexington and of the state, the men's deaths in battle and in the subsequent massacre captured state and national attention. The phrase "Remember the Raisin!" became an American call to arms for the duration of the War.
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| allegiance | United States |
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| military operations | |
| military command | Lexington Light Infantry Deputy Inspector for Left Wing of Northwestern Army |
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| service start | 1812 |
| service end | 1813 |