Tag Archives: War of 1812
Reporting Success on a Monday!
With the start of the work week, some folks loath logging onto the computer to check work email, news, and updates. If you are one of those folks, keep reading, as the news we are about to share is positive … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1777, 1813, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Battle of Fort Ann, British, Campaign 1776, Civil War Trust, Continental, Horse Island, john burgoyne, New York State, Sackets Harbor, saratoga, Saratoga Campaign, War of 1812
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this country. I wanted to take the moment to remember all those who gave their life in service to this … Continue reading
Union Jack o’er the Capitol: A Burning of Washington Walking Tour
Emerging Revolutionary War is honored to welcome guest historian Zach Whitlow. Zach’s biography is at the bottom of this post. August marks the 202nd anniversary of the Burning of Washington. On the heels of their astounding victory at Bladensburg, a … Continue reading
James Monroe at War
Part Two With an excess of officers in the Continental Army and little prospect of getting a field command, James Monroe resigned his commission in 1779. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel of Virginia forces, but was unable to recruit enough … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War, Revolutionary War
Tagged baltimore, Battle of Bladensburg, Benedict, British Invasion 1814, Fort McHenry, Independence Day, James Madison, James Monroe, James Monroe Museum, Maryland, Monroe Doctrine, President James Monroe, Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War Wednesdays, Scott Harris, Society of Cincinnati, Thomas Jefferson, Treaty of Ghent, War of 1812, Washington D.C.
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