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.

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 ...

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 ...