War of 1812
We have just past the bicentennial of the War of 1812 so in this article we will look into our ancestors of that time period. We may all have at least one soldier that served during this time, probably in a militia unit rather than in a military unit. In 1800, the United States only had about 1000 soldiers in the regular army so this is where the militia units come into play. These volunteers were very important to the protection of the nation at this time in history. The…
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