Collection America Under Fire
The young national capital at Washington, D.C. became the epicenter of The War of 1812 with Great Britain during the...
Tensions in the Capital - Photo 1
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- Library of Congress
Tensions in the Capital - Photo 1
The Cutts House on F Street during the Civil War was the Sanitary Commission headquarters, ca. 1865.
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Tensions in the Capital
President James Madison arrived back in Washington about 5:00 p.m. on August 27, 1814 and took up temporary lodgings at the F...
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Introduction: Where Oh Where Should the Capital Be?
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Flight of the Madisons
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New England Convention
The Massachusetts legislature released an invitation on October 5, 1814 for a convention of the New England states to meet in Hartford,...
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Funding the War of 1812
The nation went to war without a wide-ranging financial strategy. The federal government's revenue largely came from customs duties and...
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Rebuilding the White House and U.S. Capitol
The government hired James Hoban, designer of the original President's House to supervise the rebuilding of the mansion and executive...
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Saving the Washington Portrait
Many Washington residents, fearing the rumored British attack, had packed what they could on wagons or set out on foot...
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Stephen Pleasonton Saves the State Papers
With news of the British force's approach, a senior State Department clerk, Stephen Pleasonton, swung into action, buying rough but...
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The Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans on December 1, 1814, and took charge of the city's defense, commanding that waterways be obstructed...
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Notable Prominent Neighbors
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The Chesapeake & Canadian Campaigns
The British decided in 1814 to relieve pressure on their forces in Canada by launching diversionary assaults in the Chesapeake Bay...