Search Library of Congress⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search Library of Congress

Results for “war of 1812”

Search indexed Library of Congress records for Sanborn fire insurance maps, railroad maps, historical newspapers and photographs. Explore places, dates and original collection links.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

Catalogue of the museum of flags, trophies and relics relating to the revolution, the war of 1812, the Mexican war, and the present rebellion; forming the most complete and interesting collection ever brought together in the United States: to be exhibited at New York, April 4, 1864, and on the succeeding days, for the benefit of the United States sanitary commission.

At head of title: Department of arms and trophies. Metropolitan fair. Differs from another edition in having the list of committees printed on verso of t.-p., and the verso of the next leaf blank. Also available in digital form.

museums↗

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 3, 1904

A BATTLE OF SONGS How a Contest Between Yankae Prisoners and a British Crew Ended I have been in a number of full fieriged naval actions myself and in many more scrimmages said a vener able manofwars man the other day so I am entitled to know something about the subject but I am free to con fess that the strangest tight on the high seas I ever heard about was one in which my father took part when be was a prisoner in the War of 1812 My f ather when a young man enlisted on the American privateer Prince de Neufchatel which as you may know was one of the most famous privateers in oursecond war against Great Britain She belonged to the estate of Mrs Charrten of New York and on Octobei U 1814 while under the command of a Hebrew named J Ordronaux beat ofl the boats of the English frigate Eudy mion with a loss of 49 killed 31 wounded and 30 prisoners to the enemy a total loss of 116 men or more than half of the number of the attacking party It was when the Prince de Neuf chatel arrived in Boston after

united states↗