Gould Warner, C.B. Riker, James Riker, and Christopher R. Forbes, all descendants of soldiers who fought in the war of 1812. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812. On this ground, hundreds of U.S. soldiers died in a defeat so ...

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Edward Skeen, author of Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812, but “to end the war on a high note certainly pumped up American pride,” particularly since “most counted simple survival [in the ...

“Slaves and free Blacks served as soldiers during a crisis,” said historian Gene Allen Smith, author of “The Slaves’ Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812.” “But once the trouble passed, both ...

Hermann has an extensive background in Western European and American military history ... national preeminence in The Civil War, American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, and Colonial ...

Historian Ron Dale’s presentation promises to bring to the stories to life behind some of the museum’s pieces from the nation ...

Born in Petersburg, Virginia, on June 13, 1786, Winfield Scott briefly studied law before joining the military. He first saw action in the War of 1812. Captured by the British during fighting ...