Members of Commissioner Charles Gause No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 gathered in Southport on Saturday, January 8 to commemorate the Battle of New Orleans. Diane Price, chaplain, gave a brief program on the “Unlikely Allies and Unsung Heroes of the Battle of New Orleans” and the aid of the Freemen of Color, pirates, Indians, women and Nuns to the victory of the much smaller US force. On January 8 1813 General Andrew Jackson’s force of between 3,500 and 5,000 engaged and defeated more than 8,000 British soldiers in under two hours. Following the talk members placed a flower for their ancestor and toasted those patriots as well as the allies and heroes so often unmentioned.
L to R: Cindy Sellers, Diane Kuebert, Martha Blacher, Diane Price, Yvonne Brown, Carol Jutte and President Pat Gooding
