From the Maryland in the War of 1812 Blog. This is an excellent site and I've gotten quite a bit of Peter Parker information from it.
Fort Madison (1809-1909) as described by U.S. secretary of War William Eustis on December 10, 1809: "An enclosed work of masonry with semi-elliptical face, circular flanks, calculated for 13-guns with brick magazine and barracks for one company."
On April 19, 1813, it fired an alarm gun when several Maryland privateers being chased by Royal Navy ships sought shelter there.
So, It Must Have Been garrisoned At One Time. --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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