Richard M. Johnson
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Future Vice President Richard M. Johnson, pictured here, served with Kentucky troops in the War of 1812 that mustered at Newport. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Newport: War of 1812
Newport: War of 1812
Historical Marker #507 in Newport commemorates the location where Kentucky volunteers crossed the Ohio River on their way to assist General William Hull against the British and Native American forces besieging Detroit during the War of 1812. …