After a second mock volley, the re-enactors retire to the parking lot of one of the bloodiest battlefields of the War of 1812. On this ... Some states withheld their militia.

ISBN: 0806190825 The Empire State at War New York’s War of 1812 does much to expose the key role of the ... largely from the New York militia. From that militia were organized the armies which fought ...

For decades, the group has re-enacted crucial battles and moments from the War of 1812 ... a New York militia unit that volunteered for federal service in December 1812, said he is optimistic ...