“Slaves and free Blacks served as soldiers during a crisis,” said historian Gene Allen Smith, author of “The Slaves’ Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812.” “But once the trouble passed, both ...

The bodies of French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's ... Napoleon's disastrous retreat from Moscow, in 1812, marked the end of his invasion of Russia. His vast army had made ...

Black Americans were virtually excluded from the military forces until they volunteered to serve during the War of 1812. Despite their heroism, they were again barred from service until the Civil ...

The service of 119 veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War was honored Saturday during Wreaths ...

the author of “Nine Days a Soldier: The Story of Aiken’s Volunteers in the War of 1812.” The boys’ ages were an initial roadblock to fighting the British and eventually led them to Aiken.

During the War of 1812, British forces sailed to Baltimore ... Following the Battle of Baltimore, Fort McHenry remained an active military site for more than 100 years. During the Civil War, the fort ...