A Black War of 1812 veteran ... in North America between 1812 and 1814. Joseph Giles — like Neale himself — was one of the roughly 4,000 members of the Maryland militia who teamed up to ...

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 ...

The United States had declared war on Great Britain back in June 1812, a few decades after winning independence in 1783. The U.S. aimed to stop the Royal Navy’s continued interference in ...

For the Americans, it was the lowest point of what would become known as the War of 1812. The young United ... The British rout the American militia at Bladensburg. Nothing stands between the ...

For decades, the group has re-enacted crucial battles and moments from the War of 1812 ... a New York militia unit that volunteered for federal service in December 1812, said he is optimistic ...

The gravestone for Samuel Neale, a Black veteran who served as a surgeon's mate in the War of 1812, shortly after being unveiled Saturday at St. John's Cemetery in downtown Frederick. More in U.S.

Capt. A. T. Mahan of the United States Navy is preparing for publication in Scribner's Magazine for next year some articles on "The War of 1812." The series, it is said, will run through the year.

The 40-acre battlefield park opened in 2010 to preserve the site of the Battles of Frenchtown, a pair of War of 1812 battles in which inexperienced American troops suffered heavy losses at the ...

Samuel A. Neale served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812. Samuel A. Neale, a Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812, was posthumously ...