Battle Of New Orleans Scrimshaw

Louisiana Digital Library has a photo of a British powder horn with scrimshaw depicting a scene from the Battle of New Orleans.

An Example Of Scrimshaw - Not The Battle Of New Orleans
Click on "photo" Link To See British Powder Horn

Morning Reports

Documents listed in the Digital collections that are online at Virginia Memory at the Library of Virginia include the following morning reports.

Morning reports for Captain Andrew Stevenson's Company - 2nd artillery:

Creator: Virginia. Militia. Regiment
Source: Organization Records
Abstract: Morning reports, August-October 1814, of Captain Andrew Stevenson's artillery company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Virginia militia, consisting mainly of requisitions for supplies and of company returns.

My ancestor, William Hinds, was a member of Virginia's 2nd Artillery; he died on 25 June 1813, months before the above record was generated.

Statement Regarding Craney Island

The Earl Gregg Swem Library at William and Mary included the Statement by Theo Wallauven about attack on Craney Island by the British on June 22, 1813, in its online collection. See excerpted portion below:

See earlier blog posts, Battle Of Craney Island, Fortifications On Craney Island, Report On Craney Island and Defence Of Craney Island.

Artifacts Of The Newport Historical Society

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Lincoln Militia Officers

War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879
Papers relating to War of 1812 at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Whale's Valor

Presented by J. Madison, President, of the U.S.
To Whale
The Reward of Signal Valor of Heroism
At the Battle of the Horseshoe  
March, 1814

Post-War Star Spangled Banner At Fort McHenry

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Read about the untold story of the Star Spangled Banner.

The Terrible And The Brave

HNOC - The Terrible And The Brave, The Battle for New Orleans, 1814-1815:

From an exhibition May 17, 2005 - January 8, 2006

A description of the first artifact in the exhibit:

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Sure wish I would have seen this in person, but I didn't.  Darn.

Bullet From War of 1812?

Another blog post, Brownstown Bullets, about the same location.

Surrendered Sword

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After the Battle of Queenston Heights, 73 U.S. Officers Surrendered Their Swords (including the one pictured, which is in the possession of the Merritt family of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada).

A Canadian Hero's Death At Fort Erie

Colonel Hercules Scott, of Brotherton, Scotland, was one of the heroes of 1812, and was killed on the 15th of August, in the same year, by receiving a musket ball in his breast, after leading the 103rd Regiment in the most gallant manner to the attack of Fort Erie, (having carried the out works by assault and the fort by escalade).  In him the service lost a most valuable, active, and zealous officer. [Source]

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Plans Of The Siege Operations Of Fort Erie

His remains were interred the same evening in the presence of the survivors of his regiment, attended by the only three officers who came out of the fort unhurt, the regiment having retreated after the fall of their leader, in consequence of the Americans having blown up a platform by which two hundred brave fellows were killed or wounded. [Source]

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Before the Battle of Fort Erie, Colonel Hercules Scott fought at Lundy's Lane.

Pictures of reenactors at Fort Erie here.

The Swords Of General Hugh Brady

From Brady family reunion and fragments of Brady history and biography:

General Brady's sword, which he carried through the War of 1812, was bequeathed to his son, Samuel P. Brady, as well as the sword that the people of Pennsylvania honored him with on the express understanding that it was to "descend from father to son, and only to be used in self defence and in defence of our country."  His regulation sword he gave to his son-in-law, Major Electus Backus.

Note:  Major Electus Backus was the son of Major Electus Backus who was mortally wounded at Sackett's Harbor in the War of 1812.

Artifacts And The The Peale Museum

From Maryland In The War of 1812, Rembrandt Peale and the Peale Museum, which was opened on August 14, 1814, during the War of 1812:

Peale’s museum became the first to display the relics of Britain’s naval arsenal for the curiosity for those who had heard, but not seen a British shell or Congreve rocket, so eloquently noted in “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

William Henry Harrison Medallion

Harrison Medallion On Display At The Baxter Springs, Kansas, Museum.

1st U.S. Infantry & Missouri Rangers Reenactors Site

A War of 1812 bibliography and pictures of artifacts can be found at the 1st U.S. Infantry site:

Artifact Photos - Military Buttons

 Pictures of military buttons, including items from the War of 1812, can be seen here.