) ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Liter ary ▁Society ▁at ▁Washington ▁College . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Army ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Art illery ▁Corps , ▁eventually ▁reaching ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Major . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁several ▁batt les ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁including ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St oney ▁Creek , ▁Battle ▁of ▁C rys ler ' s ▁Farm , ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ipp awa ▁( follow ing ▁the ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Fort ▁Er ie ). ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁battle , ▁he ▁was ▁wounded , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁legs ▁was ▁am put ated . ▁The ▁operation ▁was ▁performed ▁incorrectly ▁and ▁he ▁suffered ▁pain ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁K ears ley ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Het ich . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁three ▁children : ▁Edmund ▁Roberts ▁( 1 8 1 6 ), ▁Reb ek ah ▁H ▁( 1 8 1 7 ), ▁and ▁Mar tha ▁I . ▁( 1 8 1 9 ); ▁Margaret ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁married ▁Rach el ▁Valent ine . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Detroit ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Collect or ▁of ▁Re venue ▁Tax es ▁in ▁Virginia ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Detroit ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Rece iver ▁of ▁Public