Remember The Raisin

Here's an article from the Smithsonian Magazine.

Battle Of Malcolm's Mills

Information from Wikipedia:

The Battle of Malcolm's Mills was a brief skirmish during the War of 1812 in which a force of American cavalry overran and scattered a force of Canadian militia. The battle was fought on November 6, 1814, near the village of Oakland, in Brant County, Ontario. The skirmish was part of a series of battles fought by American Brigadier General Duncan McArthur on an extended raid into Upper Canada.

According to this source:

"It was also a mission launched with economic objectives, directed at the destruction of Upper Canadian infrastructure rather than one with strictly defined military objectives. As such it can be seen as a precursor to Sherman's 'March to the Sea' exactly 50 years later."

This blog has more.

Photos of the reenactors at the Battle of Malcolm's Mills.

Defence Of Craney Island

Note:  The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Craney Island will be commemorated this weekend.

A critique of an historical account from the Virginia Historical Register, in an article entitled The Defence Of Craney Island:

"Mr. Editor, — In looking into Howison's History of Virginia, I have been surprised to see what a slight and incorrect account he has given of the Defence of Craney Island, which I have always regarded as a very brilliant affair, and highly honorable to our State; and I cannot help feeling it to be a duty which I owe to the Commonwealth, and to the memory of a gallant man who has been strangely overlooked by this narrative, to point out its errors and defects."

"Mr. H.'s account is in the following words:" 
" Craney Island lies near the mouth of Elizabeth river, and commands the approach from Hampton Roads to Norfolk, Its defence, therefore, became all important; and Commodore Cassin resolved that it should not be taken without a desperate conflict."

"Now it is really curious to see how many errors, both of omission and commission, Mr. H. has contrived to make in this short passage; and I will briefly indicate them for his correction in his next edition.

1. "Commodore Cassin resolved that it should not be taken without a desperate conflict."  "This implies that Com. C., was the commanding officer on the occasion, and the hero of the day; but the fact is, that General Robert B. Taylor, was the commander-in-chief of the military district in which the island was situated, and of all the land forces within it ; and of course ordered and directed the defence of the position on that day."

Battle Of Longwoods

The Battle of Longwoods took place on March 4, 1814, in Canada, and was won by the United States.

Screenshot From YouTube

The Upper Thames Military Reenactment Society hosts a reenactment of the Battle Of Longwoods.  See a reenactment on YouTube (a more recent reenactment here on YouTube).

Muster On The Wabash

Reenactment at Fort Knox in Vincennes, Indiana.

Re-enactors In The UK

The Flintlock and Tomahawk blog featured a new re-enactment regiment in Great Britain: "6th US Infantry 1812 - in the UK."

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: