Neale, a Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied the traditional military honor because of protocols dating to the slavery era. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Giles also found newspaper accounts that ...

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 ...

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.

Among those from that era who are buried there are the heroine Abigail Hughes on the north side of the church near the front door and Abijah Reeves who served in the War of 1812 and the ...

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 ...

For the Americans, it was the lowest point of what would become known as the War of 1812. The young United States of America finds itself caught up in a war between Great Britain and France.

Neale served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812. Samuel A ... evidence far beyond what I have normally seen in 1812-era cases. I felt that the law clearly supported the judge ...

Samuel Neale lies in rest just down the street from where he lived for decades, a longtime resident of Frederick and Black veteran of the War of 1812. Neale was honored Saturday with the ...