War of 1812
Primary Sources
http://memory.loc.gov/
American Memory holds more than 7 million digital items relating
to the history and culture of the United States.

http://www.archives.gov/index.html Search the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 
to find documents from the War of 1812.

General Information
Enter a search for the War of 1812  at the History Channel and the Library of Congress

Chapter from American Military History:  Army Historical Records from the U.S. Army
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH06.htm

History Central
A commercial site that provides very general background on specific battles in this war.
http://www.multied.com/1812
                                                                                                                                                                                              

Illinois Trails - History and Genealogy

Illinois Trails is an Independent, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free access to
Historical and Genealogical Records.  Enter a search for the War of 1812 at this site.
http://www.iltrails.org/


Military Heritage Web
A commercial venture providing information and pictures
www.warof1812.ca/1812art.htm

bullet James Madison, Second Inaugural (1813)
bullet Francis Scott Key, The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)

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