From the June 26th Civil War Navy, the History Profession, and Other Historical Musings "War of 1812 Bicentennial kick Off in North Carolina" by Andrew Duppstadt.
The past weekend, War of 1812 re-enactors were at Raleigh and Mordecai Historical Park to re-enact the U.S. declaration of war. The declaration was read at the state capitol by the Wake Volunteer Guards and later a ball with folks in era-dress was held at the Raleigh City Museum.
This last weekend, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources' War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission official began observations with a day-long symposium on the naval war June 29th at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. On Saturday, there was a living history presentation on the grounds of the Beaufort Historical Association featuring U.S. regular, militia and British military re-emactors.
Also there were to be activities at New Bern's Tryon Palace where Mr. Duppstadt gave a lecture on the state's role in the war.
I would have liked to attend that as I know very little about it.
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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