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Last name Rhea
First name James
Display name Commandant Rhea
Gender m
Affiliations United States Government
Bio notes Commander during the Siege of Fort Wayne, 1810-1812. Fort Wayne was besieged by the Indian forces of Tecumseh. Captain Rhea was in charge of the fort and considered surrendering the fort, but his two lieutenants relieved him of duty.

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A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804