Commissioned colonel, Fifteenth U. S. Infantry, July, 1812.
Appointed brigadier-general, adjutant-general and inspector-general, U. S. A., March, 1813.
Killed in action, April 27, 1813, while commanding the assault by the American troops upon York, at Toronto, Canada. The retreating British garrison blew up a powder magazine, and a fragment of rock crushed his back. He died wrapped in the Flag, amidst victory, at the age of only thirty-four.
THE PIKE PARTIES
Up the Mississippi (1805–1806)
- First Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike, Commanding
- Pierre Rousseau, Interpreter
- Sergeant Henry Kennerman (reduced to the ranks)
- Corporals
- Samuel Bradley
- William E. Meek
- Privates
- Jeremiah Jackson
- John Boley
- Thomas Dougherty
- Solomon Huddleston
- Theodore Miller
- Alexander Roy
- Patrick Smith
- John Brown
- Jacob Carter
- David Whelply
- William Gordon
- John Mountjoy
- Hugh Menaugh
- John Sparks
- Freegift Stout
- David Owings
- Peter Branden
Into the Southwest (1806–1807)
- First Lieutenant (and Captain) Zebulon M. Pike, Commanding
- First Lieutenant James B. Wilkinson (descended the Arkansas River)
- Civilian Volunteer, Doctor John H. Robinson (went through)
- Baroney Vasquez, Interpreter (went through)
- Sergeants
- Joseph Ballenger (accompanied Lieutenant Wilkinson)
- William E. Meek (went through)
- Corporal Jeremiah Jackson (went through)
- Private John Brown (went through)
- Private Jacob Carter (went through)
- Private Thomas Dougherty (went through)
- Private William Gordon (went through)
- Private Theodore Miller (went through)
- Private Hugh Menaugh (went through)
- Private John Mountjoy (went through)
- Private Alexander Roy (went through)
- Private John Sparks (went through)
- Private Patrick Smith (went through)
- Private Freegift Stout (went through)
- Private John Boley (accompanied Lieutenant Wilkinson)
- Private Samuel Bradley (accompanied Lieutenant Wilkinson)
- Private Solomon Huddleston (accompanied Lieutenant Wilkinson)
- Private John Wilson (accompanied Lieutenant Wilkinson)
- Private Henry Kennerman (deserted)
THE TRAIL OF LIEUTENANT PIKE