The reconsideration of the “1812 Overture” is the latest example of the difficult questions facing cultural institutions since the war began ... in Connecticut, Indiana, New York, Ohio ...

"Uncle Sam was inspired by Troy, New York, meatpacker ‘Uncle’ Sam Wilson, who supplied troops with rations way back during the War of 1812," Uncle ... But the image of America took on his ...

They helped during the War of 1812 and followed the regular armies, engaging in skirmishes with indigenous people. The Indiana Rangers disbanded in 1813 after they were no longer needed ...

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 War of 1812 in Michigan would decide who controlled ... WITH AN ARMY INTACT WAS WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, GOVERNOR OF THE INDIANA TERRITORY. TWO YEARS EARLIER, HARRISON HAD DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF ...

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 ...