The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies over maritime rights, territorial ambitions, and Native American alliances. It lasted from 1812 to 1815. Some of the major pressure points that led to war included: British restrictions on U.S. trade during the Napoleonic Wars, conscription of American sailors into the Royal Navy, and British support for Native Americans resisting American expansion into the Western frontier. 

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Samuel L. Hough (1785–1865) Lieutenant, Lt. Hough’s Company of Connecticut Militia. A resident of Canterbury, he was drafted from his company in June 1814 to perform a tour of duty along the Connecticut coastline due to the presence of British shipping in Long Island Sound. Lieutenant Hough was sent to Stonington Point, where he and 40 other militiamen formed a provisional company stationed there for its defense. They were present during the British attack on August 9–12, 1814. On August 12, as the British bomb ship Terror bombarded the village, one of its shells burst in front of Hough and wounded him in the face. The wound proved severe and disabled him from any future militia service.