Nathaniel G. S. Hart | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1784 Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Died | January 23, 1813 (aged 29) Michigan |
| Buried | Detroit, Michigan (originally) Re-interred at State Cemetery/Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1834[1][2][3] |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Years of service | 1812–13 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Lexington Light Infantry |
| Commands | Lexington Light Infantry Deputy Inspector for Left Wing of Northwestern Army |
| Battles / wars | War of 1812 |
| Relations | Lucretia Hart Clay, Henry Clay |
Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart[A] (c. 1784 – January 23, 1813) was a 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 and many of his men were killed in the River Raisin Massacre of January 23, 1813, after being taken prisoner the day before following the Battle of Frenchtown in Michigan Territory.
Hart was especially well-connected politically and socially. In addition to reading law with Henry Clay, Hart's sister Lucretia was married to Clay. Another sister of Hart named Ann was married to James Brown, a future ambassador to France. Hart's wife Anna Edward Gist was the stepdaughter of Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky and through her Hart was the brother-in-law of James Pindell a member of the Society of Cincinnati. Many other members of Hart's Kentucky militia unit and its associated troops also came from the elite of Lexington and of the state. The men's deaths in the two Battles of Frenchtown, but especially 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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