An edition of A travel guide to the War of 1812 (2011)
A travel guide to the War of 1812
eighteen routes and sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
By Ralph E. Eshelman
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
eng
Pages
284
Description:
Welcome to War of 1812 tidewater country. It is here, in the waters and on the shores of the Chesapeake that Americans fought to preserve their recently won independence from the British. From Maryland to Virginia to the District of Columbia, this guidebook points readers to the war's important battlefields and historic sites.
subjects: Campaigns, Military History, Guidebooks, Historic sites, History, War of 1812. fast (OCoLC)fst01199067, Capture of Washington by the British (1814) fast (OCoLC)fst01352241, Military campaigns, Soldiers, Cemeteries, United states, history, war of 1812, registers, Chesapeake bay (md. and va.), Maryland, history, Virginia, history, Maryland, guidebooks, Virginia, guidebooks, Local History, Registers
Places: United States, Washington (D.C.), Maryland, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)
Times: Capture by the British, 1814, War of 1812, 19th century