Northeastern North Carolina organized militia units in each county to defend the state.
British ships raided Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island and also made an attempt to attack New Bern, but found the shallow state waters weren't good for their heavier ships.
Chief Tacumsch (not Tecumseh) a NC Indian leader traveled around the state to rally the Indians for an uprising and was supported by the British.
Johnston Blakely, of Wilmington, commanded the USS Enterprise and the USS Wasp. I have written about him in earlier posts.
First Lady Dolley Madison was a North Carolina native.
That's 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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