1To James Madison from Isaac Briggs, 8 March 1823 (Madison Papers)
William McRee (1787–1833), a native of Wilmington, North Carolina, and 1805 graduate of West Point, served with distinction in the War of 1812, particularly in the 1814 battles of Chippawa, Lundy’s Lane, and Fort Erie, and was promoted brevet colonel. After the war he was sent to Europe to ascertain the state of military science and on his return...