of General William Henry Harrison, who was besieged by British forces at Fort Meigs, Ohio. Clay fought his way into the fort; however, many of his men were taken prisoner by Tecumseh after they had captured a British artillery battery. When the British abandoned the siege, Clay was left in command of the fort. He was still commanding when the British returned in July 1813. In an attempt by Tecumseh to lure Clay and the garrison out of the fort, the native warriors staged a mock battle, appearing to ambush a column of American reinforcements. Clay was not fooled, since he knew no reinforcements were coming. He was able to hold out until the British again retreated. Later years After the war, Clay returned to his plantation, and spent the rest of his life directing the labor of his many slaves in cultivating commodity crops of tobacco and hemp. He is thought to have been the wealthiest man in Kentucky of his time, as his many slaves were valuable as property. He died at his home in 1828 at the age of 73, and was buried with Masonic rites in Richmond, Kentucky. His widow Sally Lewis Clay married again, to Jeptha Dudley, a Baptist minister. She moved with him to Frankfort, Kentucky, living there for nearly 40 years before her death in 1867. Legacy and honors Clay County, Kentucky, was named in his honor. Notes External links "Portrait of Green Clay" and other family members, White Hall-Clermont Foundation "Green Clay collection (1753-1818)", Papers related to Clay's command of the Kentucky militia in the War of 1812, William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. 1757 births 1826 deaths Delegates to the Virginia Ratifying Convention 18th-century American politicians People from Powhatan County, Virginia Continental Army officers from Virginia American militia generals Members of the Virginia House of Delegates Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Kentucky militia Kentucky state senators People from Kentucky in the War of 1812 Green Clay family American slave owners