A Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied a ... was one of the roughly 1,500 African Americans who served white officers in the 50,000-strong Maryland Militia during the conflict sometimes ...

Black War Of 1812 Soldier Finally Recognized As Veteran—152 Years After His Death. Samuel A. Neale served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812.

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 ...

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 American ...

Burning down the White House today seems like a thing of fiction, reserved for absurdist movies, and propaganda, but that's exactly what happened in 1812 after a British invasion and unsuccessful war.

A nearly 200-year-old missing-person case has been solved by the Niagara County historian’s office. Historian Catherine L. Emerson told the County Legislature this week that she and her staff have ...

History of the War of 1812. Share full article. Oct. 31, 1903. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 31, 1903, Section T, Page 18 Buy Reprints.

After the war, Jackson moved to Tennessee and conducted a political career, but by 1812, he was back in the military. Jackson actually spent most of the War of 1812 fighting not the British, but ...