SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WAR OF 1812

1. General History and Reference works: * Indicates for younger readers

Adams, Henry. The War of 1812 (New York, 1999) Abridgement of the 9 volume history of the war. Military, political, and social

American State Papers, Military Affairs, Vol 1 (now online)

American State Papers, Naval Affairs, Vol 1. (now online)

Borneman, Walter. 1812 A War That Forged a Nation. (2005)

Brown, Roger H. The Republic in Peril: 1812 (New York, 1971)

Buel, Richard, Jr. American on the Brink: How the Political Struggle Over the War of 1812 Almost Destroyed the Young Republic. (New York, 2005)

Coles, Harry J. The War of 1812 (Chicago, 1965) general history and causes

Cress, Lawrence D. Citizens in Arms: The Army and the Militia in American Society to the War of 1812 (Chapel Hill, 1982) background on relationship between regular army and the state militias.

Dudley, William; Crawford, Michael, editors. The Naval War of 1812: A Documentary History 3 vols. (Washington, DC, 1985-2002) Vols, 2-3

Elting, John R. Amateurs, To Arms: A Military History of the War of 1812 (Chapel Hill, 1991) primarily a military account

Fredriksen, John C. Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights: A Bibliography of the War of 1812 Westport, 1985) An excellent source for materials published before 1985

______The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: Concise Biographies of Commanders and Operational History of Regiments with Bibliographies of Published and Primary Sources (2009)

______War of 1812 Eyewitness accounts: An annotated Bibliography (Westport, 1997)

Hatzenbuehler, Ronald, Ivie, Robert L. Congress Declares War: Rhetoric, Leadership, and Partianship In the Early Republic (Kent State,1983)

Heidler, David and Jeanne, editors, Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 (Santa Barbara, 1997) Hickey, Donald R. Don’t Give Up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812. (Urbanna, 1906)

______The War of 1812 (Urbanna, 1989) military and political

Horsman, Reginald. The Causes of the War of 1812 (Philadelphia, 1962)

James, William. A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurrences of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America. 2 vols. London, 1818 (reprint from Naval and Nautical Press, UK Pro-British

______The Naval History of the Great Britain. 6 Vols. (London, 1886) Vol. 6

Langguth, A.J. Union 1812 The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence (New York, 2007)

Latimer, Jon.1812 War with America (Harvard, 2007) British view of the war

Lossing, Benson. Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812. 2 vols. (Gretna, 2001) Primarily military using unique personal accounts, drawings, and engravings

Mahan, Alfred. Sea Power in Its Relation to the War of 1812 (Boston, 1905)

Mahon, John K. The War of 1812 (Gainesville, 1972) Overall military and political

Malcolmson, Robert. Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812 (Lanham, 2006) naval aspects of the war

Morriss, Roger. Cockburn and the British Navy in Transition: Admiral Sir George Cockburn, 1772-1853. (Columbia, 1997)

*Mulhall, Jill K. The War of 1812: Expanding and Preserving the Union (Primary Source Readers)

Perkins, Bradford. Prologue to War: England and the United States, 1805-1812. (Berkeley, 1961)

______The First Rapprochement; England and the United States, 1795-1805 (Berkeley, 1955)

______The Causes of the War of the War of 1812: National Honor or National Interest (1962)

Quimby, Robert. The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: An Operational and Command Study. (East Lansing, 1997) The title says it all Richardson, John D. Defence of Craney Island. (Richmond, 1849)

Roosevelt, Theodore. The Naval War of 1812 (Reprint, New York, 1999)

Rutland, Robert A. Madison’s Alternatives: The Jeffersonian Republicans and the Coming of War, 1805-1812 (New York, 1975)

Skeen, C. Edward. Citizen Soldiers in the War of 1812 (Lexington, 1999) Militia organization in each state, plus national political debates on military legislation.

Stagg, J.C.A. Mr. Madison’s War, Politics, Diplomacy, and Warfare in the Early American Republic, 1783-1830 (Princeton, 1983) The title says it all

Tucker, Glenn. Poltroons and patriots: A popular account of the War of 1812. 2 vols. (Indianapolis, 1954) Primarily military and told through extensive use of newspapers.

Watts, Steven. The Republic Reborn: War and the Making of Liberal America (Baltimore, 1987) Social and political events leading up to and including the war

2. Books with specific emphasis on Virginia, Virginians, or actions in Chesapeake Bay and vicinity

Ammon, Harry. James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity. (Chapel Hill, 1971)

Anderson. Dice R. William Branch Giles: A Study in the politics of Virginia and the nation from 1790-1830 (1914) Giles was prominent Senator from Virginia during the War . Bearass, Sara, and Tarter, Brent, editors. Dictionary of Virginia Biography, 3 vols. (Richmond, 1998-2006)

Blincoe, Don, Jr. Loudoun County, Virginia Militia Journals, 1793-1829 (Athens, 1993)

Brant, Irving. James Madison. (Indianapolis, 1941-61) Volumes 4-5

Bruce, William C. John Randolph of Roanoke, 1773-1833. (New York, 1922) 2 vols. (includes letters concerning his opposition to the war, and general observations

Butler, Stuart. A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (Athens, 1988)

______Real Patriots and Heroic Soldiers: Gen. Joel Leftwich and the Virginia Brigade {Westminister, 2009) ______Virginia Soldiers in the United States Army, 1800-1815 (Athens, 1986)

Byron, Gilbert. The War of 1812 on the Chesapeake Bay. (Baltimore, 1964)

Cromwell, Giles. The Virginia Manufactory of Arms (Charlottesville, 1975)

Cunningham, Nobel E. Circular Letters of Congressmen to Their Constituents, 1789- 1829 (Chapel Hill, 1978) Volume 2. Includes letters from Virginia congressmen to their constituents concerning their view in opposing or defending the war effort

Emmerson, John C. The War in the lower Chesapeake and HamptonRoads areas, 1812- 1815, as reported in Norfolk newspapers. (Portsmouth, 1945) typescript

Eshelman, Scott Sheads, and Donald Hickey. The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay. (Baltimore, 2010) A guidebook with historical background on important sites during the war

Garland, Hugh H. Life of John Randolph of Roanoke. (New York, 1856) 2 vols.

George, Christopher T. Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay. (Shippensburg, 2002) Chapters Five and Nine

Hallahan, John M. The Battle of Craney Island: A Matter of Credit. (Portsmouth, 1986) In the War of 1812 (Westminster, 2008)

Kennedy, J.P. Life of William Wirt (Baltimore, 1929) includes letters about his War of 1812 service

Lacy, Carole F., editor. James Field Papers, 1781-1874. (Bedford, 2008)

Leonard, Cynthia M. compiler. The General Assembly of Virginia, July 30, 1619-Janury 11, 1978: A Bicentennial Register of Members (Richmond, 1978)

Lord, Walter, The Dawn’s Early Light. (New York, 1972)

Lowery, Charles D. James Barbour, A Jeffersonian Republican (Montgomery, 1984

Maxwell, William, editor. The Virginia Historical Register and Literary Advertiser (Richmond, 1848) Especially Volume 1 (relates to Craney Island)

Napier, Elers. The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Namier. (London, 1862) pp.73-94 Napier, William. The A Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles Napier. (London, 1857) Especially, pp 215-229

O’Neill, Patrick. To Annoy or Destroy the Enemy: The Battle of the White House After the Burning of Washington in September 1814. Typescript, July 2009

Pack, James, The Man who burned the White House: Admiral Sir. George Cockburn. (Emsworth, 1987)

Pitch, Anthony S. The Burning of Washington, The Invasion of 1814 (Annapolis, 1998) Especially Twelve and Thirteen

Ryan, James H. and Wallace, Lee Jr. Duty and Honor: Petersburg’s Contributions to the War of 1812. Petersburg Volunteers and Winfield Scott

Scott, James. Recollections of a Naval Life (London, 1834) Especially Vol. 3

Stagg, J.C.A. editor. The Papers of James Madison. (Charlottesville, 2004) Volumes 4-6

Virginia. Auditor’s Office. Pay Rolls of Militia Entitled to Land Bounty Under the Act of Congress of Sept 28, 1850. (Richmond, 1851)

______Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond. (Richmond, 1875-93) Especially Vol. 10 Muster Rolls of the Virginia Militia in the War of 1812 being A Supplement to the Rolls Printed and Distributed in 1851 (Richmond, 1852)

Wardell, Patrick G. War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land and Pension Applicants: A Quick Reference Guide to ancestors having War of 1812 Service….(Bowie, 1987) Lists Virginians who applied for pensions based on war service. Also includes those bounty land warrants applications filed with pensions. The great majority of the BLW are filed alphabetically, to which there is no index at NARA

Whiskey, James B. Production of Military Arms in the Commonwealth of Virginia (New York, 2004

Whitehorne, Joseph A. The Battle of Baltimore, 1814 (Annapolis, 1997) Chapter Five, Six, and Ten