From the July 4, 2012, Harvard Gazette "Harvard in the Wat of 1812" by Corydon Ireland.
Other than book deliveries from England being delayed for two years, there wasn't much impact on Harvard.
The sloop Harvard used to deliver wood from Maine to the campus, but on June 6, 1814, was captured by the British and burned. Local sources were hard to find, so there was a bit of a wood shortage.
Roofing slate from Wales instead had to come from a New York supplier to finish Holworthy Hall.
Sounds Like An Educated Guess to Me. --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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