From the June 17th Maine Morning Sentinel "War of 1812 very unpopular war in Maine" by Kelly Bouchard.
John Diguo was a 20-year-old shipwright from Cape Elizabeth and on the brig Spitfire on his way to New York City May 1, 1811, when a British warship captured the American ship and Diguo found himself impressed into service of the Royal Navy.
He became one of the some 10,000 Americans to become impressed, one of the reasons for the war.
The U.S. declaration of war on June 18, 1812, caused Maine to separate from Massachusetts and it went on to become a state in 1820. The move to statehood was led by William King, a Bath businessman who served in the war and later became the state's first governot.
The whole of New England opposed the war and came close to seceding from the fledgling country.
It's War. --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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