A Forgotten Conflict

Before  "THE WAR OF 1812: Writings from America's Second War of Independence (see my review here)," there was The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT (published in 1990), both by Donald R. Hickey.

A description of the earlier book:

Some Prizes Of The Essex

The Essex Institute publication had a list of some of the Essex's prizes:

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See When The Essex Met The Alert blog.

Commodore Stephen Cassin

The outstanding actions of Commodore Cassin took place in the Battle of Lake Champlain.

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See links from Wikipedia and FindAGrave.

Albert Gallatin Plaque At Homestead

More about Albert Gallatin here*.

*Mr. Gallatin was appointed as the Secretary of the Treasury by President Jefferson.  He served from 1801 until 1813. "After he left the Treasury Department, Gallatin became involved in the negotiations which led to the Treaty of Ghent, bringing the War of 1812 to a close. To reward him for this service, he was appointed Minister to France in 1815...". [Source: History Central]

Claims At The River Raisin

Frenchtown (Now Monroe, Michigan) At The River Raisin

Testimony, given in 1816, recounted in the Message From The President of the United States, to Both Houses of Congress..... .  Names mentioned were Laurent De Russy, Colonel Lewis, Medard Couture, Jean Baptiste Couture, Peter Audrain, and Colonel John Anderson.  Also mentioned was "a place called Frenchtown."

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Daniel Sheldon's Eyewitness Account Of The Burning Of Washington

From the Magazine Of American History, a letter dated August 26, 1814, from Fredericktown, Maryland:

More about the Sheldon family here.

Loyalist Sons, Robinson And Merritt

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"During the war two young native Canadians, the sons of U.E. Loyalists, took a prominent part, and both were present at the surrender of Detroit, one as captain on the staff of General Brock, and the other of a similar rank in the cavalry. The latter fought with General Brock at Queenston Heights, and subsequently at Lundy's Lane, when he was made a prisoner and transported into the interior of the State of New York, where he remained until peace had been proclaimed. The A.D.C. was...Sir John Beverley Robinson, and the prisoner on parole the late Honorable William Hamilton Merritt*." [Source]

*War had no terrors for him [William Hamilton Merritt] and he decided to do what he could to repel the army that was threatening to invade Canada. From his earliest days he had been a fine horseman, and shortly before war was declared had been given a lieutenant's commission in the militia. He at once got into the saddle and until the battle of Lundy's Lane was one of the most distinguished cavalry leaders in Canada. [Source]