Friday, February 28, 2020

The Diplomatic Policy Of Mr. Madison Unveiled


Source

"The Political History of Mr. Madison will be first and briefly discussed m order to shew us what we had a right to expect of him and to prove that hatred to Great Britain and attachment to French politics were deeply root d in his own character totally independent of his connection with Mr. Jefferson."


Thursday, February 13, 2020

Brigadier General Robert Porterfield


Death of General Porterfield (of the 7th Militia in the War of 1812?) in Augusta County, Virginia:


Source (Died in 1843)


Source


General Porterfield's Memorial at FindAGrave and Wikitree.



Sunday, February 2, 2020

Old Point Comfort Lighthouse


Old Point Comfort Lighthouse (Chesapeake Bay In Virginia)

"[In the Revolutionary War] the transports with the land forces were sent up the James to circumvent the British and help to make possible the surrender of Yorktown. The British ships found this a rendezvous in the trying war of 1812, and here took place, just off Old Point Comfort, the famous Merrimac and Monitor engagement... ." [Source]

"A party of Royal Marines landed at Old Point Comfort... ." [Signage at Museum at Fortress Monroe]