Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The War of 1812 marked a turning point in the history of the Old Northwest because it established United States authority over the British and Indians of that border region. [287] After the decisive defeat of the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, some Creek warriors escaped to join the Seminole in Florida.
An 1864 county map of Virginia and West Virginia following their separation. Much as counties were subdivided as the population grew to maintain a government of a size and location both convenient and of citizens with common interests (at least to some degree), as Virginia grew, the portions that remained after the subdivision of Kentucky in ...
Craney Island Blockhouse during the War of 1812 [4] The Battle of Craney Island was a victory for the United States during the War of 1812. The battle saved the city of Norfolk, and the adjacent city of Portsmouth, from British invasion. Especially important to Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, the region was a major hub for American ...
British and American movements during the Chesapeake campaign 1814. The Raid on Alexandria was a British victory during the War of 1812, which gained much plunder at little cost but may have contributed to the later British repulse at Baltimore by delaying their main forces.
Map of Alexandria showing the forts that were constructed to defend Washington during the Civil War. Alexandria remained under military occupation until the end of the Civil War. One of the ring of forts built during the war by the Union army for the defense of Washington, D.C., Fort Ward, is located within the boundaries of modern Alexandria. [14]
Formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties: Robert Craig, U.S. Representative from Virginia 4,843: 330 sq mi (855 km 2) Culpeper County: 047: Culpeper: 1749: Culpeper County was established in 1749 from Orange County, Virginia. Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial proprietary governor ...
During the War of 1812, Cocke was commissioned as a brigadier general in command of the Virginia militia based out of Camp Carter and Camp Holly. [5] His brigade was composed of companies of troops from Fluvanna County. [7] From 1812 to 1813, Cocke led the defense of Richmond, Virginia along the Chickahominy River against British forces. [8]
The harbor area of Hampton Roads, from official state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858. The history of Hampton Roads dates to 1607, when Jamestown was founded. Two wars have taken place in addition to many other historical events.