Battle of Plattsburgh
Retired Army Colonel David Fitz-Enz, author of The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle, …
Helene Combs-Dreiling and Ray Rhinehart talked about the Octagon Museum near the White House to mark the 200th anniversary of the December 2… read more
Helene Combs-Dreiling and Ray Rhinehart talked about the Octagon Museum near the White House to mark the 200th anniversary of the December 24, 1814, signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. A group of officials visited from Belgium, the neutral negotiating nation, to plant symbolic Treaty of Ghent rose bushes. The group also toured the National Historic Landmark that became President Madison’s Executive Mansion after the British burned the original Executive Mansion in August of 1814. close
Retired Army Colonel David Fitz-Enz, author of The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle, …
Linda Lipscomb, site director at the Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox, presented items connected to General Rober…
Park Ranger Jim Bailey talked about the history and importance of the Treaty of Ghent. He discussed the origins of the w…
Ron Duquette portrayed Albert Gallatin, Treasury Secretary from 1801-1814 and a member of the commission that negotiated…