On the back of the sheet is written:
Picture of George Armistead who served as the commander of Fort McHenry during the British assault on Baltimore in the War of 1812.
THE WAR OF 1812: FORT McHENRY
Baltimore was the third largest city in the country and an important commercial hub. It boasted an energetic militia of some 10,000 citizens who had recently constructed an extensive system of earthworks in preparation for a British assault by land.
The city was also protected by Fort McHenry, a star-shaped fortification built in the 1790s at the narrow entrance to Baltimore's harbor.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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