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Defending the Old Dominion

Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812

ISBN-13: 9780761865148
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: UPA
By Stuart L. Butler
Price: AUD $144.00
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Local release date: 16/04/2015
Format: Paperback 672 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Military history [HBW]

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Google Preview: Defending the Old Dominion describes historical events in Virginia during the War of 1812, examining how Virginia's militia was organized, supplied, and financed by the Commonwealth. The book discusses the militia's unpreparedness in training, its lack of adequate ordnance and arms, and how that affected its ability to defend the state against British incursions during the war. Political activities of the Virginia legislature and the U.S. Congress are examined with special reference to how the state financed the war and its relationship with the U.S. government. The book includes the fascinating story of nearly two thousand former slaves who fled to British ships to fight in Virginia with British forces.; Preface List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Prologue to War 2. Wrongs so Daring in Character 3. The Year of the Five Governors 4. May God Desert Those Who Now Desert Their Country 5. Thirty Years of Neglect 6. The Militia the Great Bulwark of Our Liberty 7. Virginians Debate the War 8. We Shall Be Victorious Because We Are Right 9. A Brigade of Hearty Athletic Men and Fine Soldiers 10. We Find This Place in a Most Defenceless Situation 11. British Strategy and the Defense of Norfolk 12. Legislative Initiatives 13. To the Mercy of Any Invader 14. The Result Has Been Most Glorious to Our Arms 15. They Acquitted Themselves as Becomes Virginians 16. Richmond Threatened 17. We have a Savage Enemy at our Threshold 18. There is reason to believe that he will be reinforced 19. Taxes and Embargoes 20. The Internal Foe 21. Our Weakness is Alarming 22. Determined to Ruin the Northern Neck 23. The Donation of Alexandria and the Battle of the White House 24. To Repel and Chastise the Invaders 25. Richmond in Peril 26. Those Gallant Virginians 27. The Last Months of the War 28. Its Conditions are Honorable to our Country 29. To the Tented Field 30. Epilogue Appendix One Appendix Two Bibliography Index; Google Preview content