In 1835, Anna was forced to beg President Andrew Jackson (another 1812 war hero) to spare the life ... in science, commerce and art.

The image was later adapted by the U.S. Army for the poster with the new ... “U.S.” on barrels of meat he sold to the Army in the War of 1812. Giddyap! By the mid-19th century, Uncle Sam ...

The War of 1812 may be the United States' forgotten conflict, but an unprecedented art museum exhibit shows that there was a lot more to it than the "The Star-Spangled Banner." The wide-ranging ...

"Uncle Sam was inspired by Troy, New York, meatpacker ‘Uncle’ Sam Wilson, who supplied troops with rations way back during the War of 1812," Uncle ... Army recruiting posters by artist James ...

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 ...

Visitors to the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum on the weekend stepped back in time to 1812, when voyageurs cleaned deer skins ...

The Canadian narrative of the War of 1812 is a David-versus-Goliath struggle ... a Toronto artist who is organizing a bicentennial art exhibit at the Fort called The Encampment.

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The chapter of that conflict that occurred in North America was between the United States, France's ally, and Canada, and is known in these parts as the War of 1812. The Desk will permit a brief ...

Daniel Dobbins and Jesse Elliott, key figures in the War of 1812, apparently crossed the frozen lake in the winter of 1813-14. The first walk across Lake Erie from Erie to Canada was reported to ...