Directory of War of 1812 Resources

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This category lists sites of the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

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Resources in This Category

• Discover 1812

  http://discover1812.com/
  Informative War of 1812 site including: historical documentation, events calendar and interactive points of interest maps

• Fort Mackinac - Mackinac State Historic Parks

  http://www.mackinacparks.com/fort-mackinac/
  Located in Lake Huron, the fort was captured by the British very early in the war, and remained in their hands despite American attempts to retake it. Site has visitor information.

• Fort McHenry - A National Monument and Historic Shrine

  http://www.nps.gov/fomc/
  Visit the fort that defended Baltimore against the British invasion in the War of 1812, and the birthplace of the National Anthem. Includes site history, visitor information, and calendar of events.

• Fort Meigs Memorial

  http://www.fortmeigs.org/
  Perrysburg, Ohio. A reconstruction of the original 1813 fort, contains history, visitor information, schedule of events, and maps.

• Fort York

  http://www.toronto.ca/culture/fort_york.htm
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fort York was the primary defensive position of York during the War of 1812.

• H.M.S. Nancy and the War of 1812

  http://www.wasagabeachpark.com/index.php?action=display&cat=7
  The story of the schooner Nancy, which sailed the upper Great Lakes during the War of 1812, and the museum that houses her hull.

• Kentucky in the War of 1812

  http://www.1812kentuckybattleflag.com/kentucky_in_war_of_1812.html
  A narrative by historian William Otter describing veterans of the second war with Great Britain and Kentucky's strategic contribution in shaping this critical period of American history.

• Lossing's Field Book of the War of 1812

  http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wcarr1/Lossing2/Contents.html
  Complete online edition of Lossing's monumental 1869 book covering the entire War of 1812.

• Named Campaigns - War of 1812

  http://www.history.army.mil/reference/18cmp.htm
  "The Army Flag and Its Streamers" was prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, to provide general summaries of each of the campaigns displayed on the Army flag.

• New York Militia Rolls

  http://www.hopefarm.com/nymilrol.htm
  These lists are muster rolls only relating to the militia of Ulster County New York State. Includes description of uniform.

• Privateers of the War of 1812

  http://www.1812privateers.org/
  American and British privateers during the War of 1812, including listings of POW's of both sides.

• Remember the Raisin: Perspectives on the War of 1812

  http://www.remembertheraisin.org/
  A joint project of the Monroe County Historical Society and Monroe County Community College, Remember the Raisin is a series of lectures, symposiums, and other events to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

• The Avalon Project : War of 1812 and Associated Documents

  http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/br1814m.asp
  Diplomatic papers from the War era including the Declaration of War and the Treaty of Ghent.

• The Hamilton-Scourge Project

  http://www.hamilton-scourge.hamilton.ca/default.asp
  The Hamilton and the Scourge were two schooners that sank in Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. Today, these vessels rest under 300 feet of water. Site includes a history of the war, information about the ships, their sinking, discovery, underwater archaeology, and preservation.

• The Petersburg Volunteers 1812-1813

  http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/pete1812.htm
  Narrative history of the Petersburg, Virginia Volunteers in the War of 1812. Annotated with sources and other links.

• The War of 1812

  http://www.history.army.mil/books/AMH/AMH-06.htm
  An extract from American Military History, a description of the military events with maps.

• Treaty of Ghent

  http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Ghent.html
  Contains the text of the treaty and related primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.

• Turning Points of Wisconsin History - The War of 1812

  http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-010/
  Original documents, images and other primary sources relate the effect of the war on Wisconsin.

• War of 1812 Cemetery Erie County, New York

  http://wnyroots.tripod.com/index-1812.html
  Cheektowaga, NY. War of 1812 Cemetery gravestone inscriptions.

• War of 1812-1814

  http://www.warof1812.ca/
  A variety of articles on the war including information on battles, weapons, soldiers, and women's roles. Also includes links to historic sites, reenactor information and many photographs.

• Yahoo! Group: WarOf1812

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WarOf1812/
  A forum for discussion of all aspects of the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States.

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