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Born in 1706, Andrew Oliver grew up among an affluent Boston family. His father, Daniel Oliver, made his fortune as a prosperous and politically...

The Liberty Tree was a large elm tree located near the Boston Common at the modern day intersection of Washington Street and Essex Street. It was...

On the surface, it may seem that the War of 1812 was just pointless bloodshed spattered on the pages of human history. After all, according to the...

As Great Britain and the United States spiraled toward war in the summer of 1812, Native tribes in North America found themselves pulled into the...

Thomas Hutchinson was born on September 9, 1711, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a wealthy merchant, and his great-great-grandmother was Anne...

A revolutionary, journalist, general, and statesman, Carl Schurz was already a prominent figure in the German-American community when the American...

This article details the events which occurred before and during the Battle of Corinth, a Union victory in Mississippi during October of 1862.

On March 2, 1833, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill that established the regiment of United States Dragoons. Dragoon units were not uncommon to...

The War of 1812 is one of the least studied wars in American history. This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about this formative and...

Explore our timeline of the War of 1812 and learn about the important events and battles that happened throughout this period of American history –...

The War of 1812 brought the United States onto the world's stage in a conflict that ranged throughout the American Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast...