Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle for students who struggle with dates. But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In ...

The War of 1812 was a major conflict between the United States and Great Britain for control of the Northern Frontier. Often ...

Decedents of War of 1812 veteran Tyler Keyes, Dean Bailey of Marion, left, Dee Bailey of Cresco, middle, and Scott Bailey of Cedar Rapids, stand together for a photo at his new headstone at the Center ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ended on Christmas Eve after about two and a half years of fighting. The war started because Americans had had enough of intrusive British ...

Stonington - For the past 198 years, the Battle of Stonington never has been far from the minds of borough residents. The two large cannons used to repel British Navy forces during four days in August ...

In the early years of the 19th century, the town of Keene prospered. As expanded transportation routes enabled the community to connect with the world, its residents were able to find work in a ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who ...

Title supplied from donor's provenance information. These were the tunes that stirred up the patriotism in the bosom of our fathers. This old music book belonged to Uri Bishop who was a fifer in the ...