According to Scire’s ruling, the Maryland militia’s 1st Cavalry Regiment had in effect been federalized during the War of 1812 — summoned out of state duty and into federal service, as ...

Two hundredyears ago today the U.S. declared war on England, which began the War of 1812. Monday, the Fort Hawkins Commission, along with The Daughters of 1812, dedicated a plaque commemorating ...