The Battle of Mississinewa

Was a skirmish that took place on the Mississinewa River in Grant County, Indiana, on December 18, 1812. Since it had become evident to Gen. William Henry Harrison that the Miami Indians were being incited by the British, he sent Col. John B. Campbell to attack and destroy their villages. After destroying several Indian settlements, Campbell's troops moved up the Mississinewa to Jalapa, planning to continue their destruction until they reached its junction with the Wabash. Their camp was surrounded before daylight by 300 Miamis, however and in the ensuing battle Campbell sustained casualties of 8 Killed and 48 wounded, while about 30 Indians were killed. As a result, Campbell decided to return to Ohio, but his campaign had accomplished its purpose, for the Miamis took no further part in the War of 1812.

Hillyard Hicks served in the Company of Captain Samuel Hopkins in the Second Regiment of the United States Light Dragoons Division, in the war of 1812 to 1815. He enlisted in Marysville,  Blount County, East Tennessee on August 28th 1812, and was honorable discharged at Sackets Harbor, New York on February 20th, 1814. The military Pension Record contain his Mark.

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