Twelfth National War of 1812 Symposium
Co-sponsored by The Council on America's Military Past (CAMP-USA)
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House, Baltimore, MD
Talks on the war of 1812 careers of presidents William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor; the Battle of North Point, a secret U.S. Navy mission to Nova Scotia to recover slaves taken by the British, the privateer General Armstrong, role of ethnic groups in the Battle of Baltimore and a panel on the upcoming Bicentennial of the War of 1812 will be among the highlights the Twelfth National War of 1812 Symposium to be held at the Star-Spangled Banner Museum at the Flag House in Baltimore, Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks by Dr. Martin K. Gordon, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Maryland University College
9:10 a.m. Acquanetta Anderson, “The Life and War of 1812 Career of President William Henry Harrison.” Ms Anderson’s fifth great-grand uncle was William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States (1841) who tragically died early in office after catching a cold that developed into pneumonia.
10:00 a.m. Chris Tallevast, "The Battle for Baltimore: Significance of the Battle of North Point, September 12, 1814." Mr. Tallevast has just completed an MA dissertation in military history on the Battle of North Point.
10:50 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Morning break
11:00 a.m. Christine Hughes, “The Secret Mission to Halifax: Slaves as Property, Pawns, and Agents." Ms. Hughes, from the Naval Historical Center, is responsible, along with Drs. Michael Crawford and William Dudley, for the Center’s seminal publication, The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History
Lunch 11:50 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Catered lunch, featuring roundtable discussions.
 General Zachary Taylor Joseph Henry Bush (c. 1794-1865) oil on canvas, 1848 |
1:00 p.m. Harold W. Youmans, “The War of 1812 Career of President Zachary Taylor.” Col. Harold Youmans, U.S. Army (retired) recently became the Editor of the Journal of the War of 1812; he will discuss the military career of General Taylor, who became the twelfth President of the United States (1849–1850).
1:50 p.m. Robert Rowen, “Privateers in the War of 1812: Did an Accidental Encounter in the Mid-Atlantic Turn the Course of the War?” Mr. Rowen is program coordinator of the New York Military Affairs Symposium.
2:40 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. Afternoon break
2:50 p.m. Christopher T. George, “Scottish, Scots Irish, Irish, Germans, African Americans and Jews in the Defense of Baltimore, 1814.” Mr. George, author of Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay, and co-editor of the Journal of the War of 1812, recently published The Scots in Maryland and a History of the St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore, 1806–2006 (St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore, 2007).
3:40 p.m. Bicentennial Panel led by Dr. Ralph Eshelman. Dr. Ralph Eshelman, historian, Star-Spangled Banner Trail Study Team, and a distinguished panel will discuss the latest plans to celebrate the upcoming Bicentennial of the War of 1812.
4:30 p.m. Symposium ends.
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House is located at Pratt and Albemarle Streets, next to Little Italy near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Attendees will be able to tour the 1793 home of flagmaker Mary Pickersgill, maker of the Star-Spangled Banner that flew over Fort McHenry, Baltimore, during the British bombardment, September 13–14, 1814.
Price is $37.50 per person with checks made out to the War of 1812 Consortium, Inc., and sent to Charles P. Ives III, 802 Kingston Road, Baltimore, MD 21212.
Note: In order to attend payment is due by October 4, 2008. The day will include a catered lunch, with the traditional informative lunchtime roundtables led by the day’s speakers. Note: In writing for tickets, please specify at which speaker’s roundtable you would like to be seated as well as any special dietary needs, if applicable.
Sunday, October 12, 2008 with HISTORIAN
Historian Christopher T. George, acclaimed speaker and author of Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay (White Mane Publishing Co., Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 2000), will lead a bus tour to the North Point battlefield of September 12, 1814 and to War of 1812 sites around Baltimore, including Fort McHenry, which withstood the British bombardment of Sept. 13–14, and Patterson Park, where the main American defenses were located. Bus will leave the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House at Albemarle and Pratt Streets north of Little Italy, Baltimore, at 9:00 am on Sunday, October 12, and return by about 4:30 pm. Cost is $65 per person for the full day with checks made out to Christopher T. George. The bus will stop for lunch in the Dundalk area. Provide Name and Address, and other contact information, including fax and phone number, cell if possible (please print): __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Cost is $65 per person. No refunds after October 9.Payment may also be made through Paypal to editorctrip@yahoo.com Please return completed form by Friday, October 3, 2008 to Christopher T. George, 3800 Canterbury Road, Apt. 3E, Baltimore, MD 21218. Also feel free to ask about future tours of War of 1812 sites around the Chesapeake Bay, by land and water, to be led by Mr. George: bus, boat, your car, etc. Telephone 410-908-5634 or e-mail editorctrip@yahoo.com for information.
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Saturday: Symposium and registration Sunday: Tour with Chris George |
