History Research / Papers/Books

Francis Scott Key and Slavery – “A True Friend to the African Race” by Louis F. Giles, The Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland pdf version

A research paper examining Francis Scott Key’s writings, actions and views on slavery. Key, a Georgetown lawyer and author of the Star-Spangled Banner was a lifetime abolitionist.

Colonel David Crockett: War of 1812 Veteran Visits Baltimore, by Scott Sheads

A research paper by Scott Sheads, author and former historian of Fort McHenry.

• Francis Scott Key Truce Ship by Louis F. Giles, The Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland pdf version

A research paper identifying the name of the truce ship upon which Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled-Banner in 1814.

•  Heritage of Courage, A Bicentennial Celebration of the Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland (Llumina Press, 2012) Cummins, Robert T., Jr, 

A book detailing the organizational founding and early history of the Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland.

•  Marine, William M., The British Invasion of Maryland 1812-1815 (Baltimore: Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland, 1913)

Charter Members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore

A list of the members of the Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland in 1843 compiled by Louis F. Giles

Members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore

A list of the members of the Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland in 1855 compiled by Louis F. Giles

Society Newsletter Spring 2023

•  Raborg Jr., C. Louis, The Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland (Essex, MD: Custom Printing, 2011)

Book provides details from member applications to the Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland from 1889 to 2011

• Christou, Christos and Peden, Henry C., Maryland Casualties in the War of 1812 (Heritage Books, 2019)