Remains of Revolutionary War barracks — and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth — discovered in Virginia May 17, 2024 / 9:29 AM EDT / CBS/AP ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

In honor of the bicentennial of the War of 1812, the Georgetown University Library Associates and the Lecture Fund invited archivist David Ferriero to speak on the history of the National Archives in ...

Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists explore a chimney base at the site of barracks used during the Revolutionary War. Courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation “We are naturally excited ...

A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a traditional military honor due to protocols dating to the slavery era will be memorialized in a Frederick cemetery this weekend, though not by the ...

That’s the sound of history coming to life, American Civil War history to be specific. “It gives us an opportunity to talk about yet another aspect of the historic site’s history,” said Sackets Harbor ...

The U.S. declaration of war against Great Britain in 1812 capped off years of tensions, in part over seizures of American ships and sailors as Britain fought a string of wars with France.

Therefore, Mr. Neale is a Veteran, for VA purposes, based on his honorable active-duty wartime service with the United States Army during the War of 1812.” ...

More than 405,000 American service members died in the war, making it the second-deadliest in U.S. history. Korean War (1950–1953) — 36,574 deaths Library of Congress Library of Congress ...