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 ...

After spending seven years gathering military records from the National Archives in Washington, D.C., as well as other military and genealogical data, Bilow has released a "War of 1812 Death ...

Turning the Course of the War . The Battle of Plattsburgh and the Battle of Lake Champlain on September 11, 1814 salvaged two years of dismal military losses for the United States, staving off the ...