After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812. On this ... Some states withheld their militia.

In the War of 1812, militia units shielded our fledgling republic. During the Civil War, they fought to mend a broken Union and redefine who we were destined to be as a nation. The 20th century ...

In a region that a little more than a decade ago pulled out all the stops to commemorate its 200th anniversary, the significance of the War of 1812 and how its outcome ... How many of those iconic red ...

Donald Hickey, author of The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict ... Key’s brother-in-law Joseph Nicholson, a commander of a militia at FortMcHenry, had the poem printed for distribution to ...

“Reuben Fenton was born in 1819, and knew well his grandfather, a Revolutionary War Veteran, and his uncle, a War of 1812 Veteran ... own service in the Local Militia, NY National Guard ...

It contains copies of various Regimental, Garrison, District General orders. This level of detail provides significant insight into the day-to-day operation at the militia at York garrison during the ...

Photo Credit: Heather Gallaway This open grassy square has hosted everything from royal proclamations to colonial militia drills ... This wasn’t always a peaceful promenade—during the War of 1812, it ...