War of 1812, 1812 to 1815

United States U.S. Military  War of 1812 The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain began formally on June 18, 1812. It involved about 60,000 U.S. Army forces supported by 470,000 militia and volunteer troops. The treaty of Ghent was signed 24 December 1814 to end the war, however another battle was fought 8 January 1815 at New Orleans.

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Battles

 * Queenston, Ontario (British victory) 13 October 1812
 * Battle of Queenston Heights (Wikipedia)
 * Battle of Queenston Heights (Archives of Ontario)
 * Battle of Frenchtown (Historyofwar.org) (British victory) - 22 January 1813 now Monroe, Michigan on the Raisin River
 * Battle of Lake Erie (Wikipedia) (United States naval victory) 10 September 1813
 * Battle of the Thames (Wikipedia) (Both sides claimed victory) - Moraviantown, on Thames River, Kent County, Ontario 5 October 1813
 * Batle of Lundy's Lane (Historycentral.com) (Both sides claimed victory) - about one mile from Niagara Falls 25 July 1814
 * Battle of New Orleans (Historycentral.com) (United States victory) (after peace treaty was signed) 8 January 1815
 * Campaigns of the War of 1812-1815, against Great Britain, sketched and criticised; with brief biographies of the American engineers, George W. Cullum,FHL Microfilm 1404257

Documentaries

 * PBS, The War of 1812, has a short video with information about the war. It also has lists of historic sites with short histories of each.
 * History.com, War of 1812, has several short videos about the war as well as a brief written histories of the war and a few prominent people.
 * Galafilm, War of 1812, has brief histories of events, historical maps, a bibliography, and lists of links to other War of 1812 sites.

Additional Resources

 * Dudley, William S., The Naval War of 1812 : a documentary history'' (Washington, District of Columbia, Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy 1985-2002) "During the War of 1812 the U.S. Navy came of age. In fleet actions on the lakes and single ship engagements at sea, American men of war defeated Royal Navy ships of similar force. Naval officers such as Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur, Oliver H. Perry, David Porter and Thomas Macdonough became heroes, and their ships, Constitution, United States, Niagara, Essex, and Saratoga, symbols for an American public proud of its navy. The three volumes will again call to mind the famous naval actions and events of our second war of independence with Great Britain"--Introd.

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 * Fredriksen, John C, "Resource Guide for the War of 1812" ([S.l.]: J.C. Fredriksen, c1979)
 * Higgins, Francis J, "Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812" (Baltimore, Maryland, 1969, 1994)
 * Schweitzer, George K., "War of 1812 genealogy" (Knoxville, Tennessee, 1983) - Includes general history of the war, the types of records created, and the titles of those records.
 * War of 1812 newspaper clippings and pictures (Frankfort, Kentucky, Kentucky Historical Society, 1966)
 * War of 1812, military bounty land warrants, 1815-1858 (The National Archives, Washington, District of Columbia) FHL Film 15 Microfilm reels

Web Sites

 * NARA, War of 1812 Discharge Certificates, has an explanation of the records, and the following appendixes: Appendix I: List of Units and Subunits Appendix II: List of Company/Detachment Commanders Appendix III: List of Soldiers by Name Appendix IV: List of Soldiers by Unit
 * The USGENWEB Project has a special project relating to the War of 1812. Look under the state your ancestor came from and then click on military records.
 * The Wikipedia, War of 1812 Article
 * US Navy and Marines, Bicentennial of the War of 1812, especially the history section.
 * War of 1812 Genealogical Research has links to various War of 1812 web sites.
 * Causes and events of the War of 1812: a Timeline - includes political events, military events, and military events in Europe.
 * War of 1812 Timeline
 * War of 1812 Resources - list of resources available in the Newberry Library.
 * Society of the War of 1812 The purpose of this page is to providelinks to other websites that relate to the War of 1812
 * Illinois Society War of 1812
 * Online War of 1812 Indexes &amp; Records
 * War of 1812
 * Ely Parker's List of Oneida Indian Volunteers, War of 1812
 * Major William McIntosh’s Company of Creek Indians, Creek War of 1814
 * Department of the Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command, Officers of the War of 1812, Marine Corps Officers
 * Department of the Navy, Naval History and Heritage Command, Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the War of 1812
 * Cyndi's List
 * Olive Tree Genealogy, War of 1812 Genealogy and History
 * The Man Who Captured the White House - Brief histories of the activities of General Ross, including the burning of the White House and the events for the writing of the Star Spangled Banner.