War of 1812
New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library:
The U.S. Navy Pictorial History of the War of 1812, by Don Philpott. To commemorate the recent bicentennial, this book combines fresh historical narrative with more than one hundred dramatic illustrations which focus on the War of 1812′s naval battles, its most important and influential conflicts. Most from the U.S. Navy archives, the illustrations are official works and and include depictions showing naval vessels along with historic individuals and battle scenes.
The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812, by Troy Bickham. Presenting new historical information in a global context, the author commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 transforming our understanding of this “forgotten” yet pivotal war.
Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.
On this day in history: The War of 1812 was officially ended by the Treaty of Ghent! Pensions were filed for the War of 1812 in two different series. Virgil D. White abstracts information found in both series.
The first series of pensions are filed in what is known as “the Old Wars” series, which comprises of pensions from the Revolutionary War until the end of the Civil War. Most pensions for the War of 1812 are filed in the second series is titled Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files. Both series are located at the National Archives. The acts of 1871 and 1878 that led to the creation of the second series stipulate that the soldier must have served a minimum of 60 days according to the act of 1871 and then later amended to a minimum 14 days in 1878.
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Previously, I have blogged about muster rolls related to the War of 1812 in January and August of this year. Tons of information has been published on the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, but not a lot has been published on the War of 1812. Today’s post is regarding rolls of microfilm from the National Archives (NARA) that we have in our collection.
How does this microfilm series differ from the muster roll lists I previously posted about? The difference is the muster rolls reflect those in the North Carolina militia who served in the war while this microfilm series reflects those who volunteered for the war efforts and were not in the North Carolina militia, in other words, they were volunteers who helped the militia efforts, but were not militia themselves.
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New additions to the collections of the Government and Heritage Library:
The Rockets’ Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of 1812, by Donald Hickey and Connie Clark. The authors bring to life, in vivid detail, the experience of living through the War of 1812 by documenting the main battles and campaigns as well as the war’s domestic and diplomatic history.
The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict, Bicentennial Ed., by Donald Hickey. Revised for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, this thoroughly researched book provides a comprehensive exploration of the causes and consequences of the War of 1812 and its impact on the development of the United States as a nation.
Library materials will be available for check out at the Government and Heritage Library by North Carolina State Agency employees or may be borrowed through an interlibrary loan request at your local public library. To view other new library acquisitions, click here.
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