Genealogists researching ancestors from the War of 1812 or Mexican War can find valuable records in enlistment files, bounty ...

Distant sections of a family tree reunited Monday after a search revealed the identity of an unidentified War of 1812 veteran ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Giboney served two stints during the war, the first from the end of August to the middle of October 1814 in a militia company led by Capt. James Ravenscroft. Then, he later stated he was drafted ...

Not only did he have boarding parties ready, he had a film crew standing by to capture the moment: the moment when the U.S. Navy captured its first enemy warship at sea since the War of 1812.