The story of that epic night during the War of 1812 ... discovery: Black scorch marks that had never been cleaned from the Virginia sandstone that was used to build the original White House.

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of ...

White - Author ... noted that the free Black population of New Orleans had “spilled their blood” for the Union cause, just as their forebears had done during the War of 1812.