Research Library
Everything the Society points its readers at, in one place: its own research papers, the books it recommends, the documents of 1814 themselves, the lists of names, the profiles of individual Defenders, and the indexes that live on other sites. Search by author, by title or by subject, or narrow the shelf to one kind of thing.
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Books
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Chronicle of War of 1812 Soldiers, Seamen, and Marines
Published by the Genealogical Publishing Company, with a supplement in 2009.
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Maryland Casualties in the War of 1812
Published by Heritage Books in 2019.
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Maryland Militia in the War of 1812
Seven volumes, published by Family Line Publications of Westminster, Maryland, in 1979.
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Maryland Regulars in the War of 1812
Published by Heritage Books in 2018.
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The Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland
Details drawn from member applications to the Society from 1889 to 2011. Compiled by C. Louis Raborg, Jr. and published by Custom Printing of Essex, Maryland.
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Lists of names
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Charter Members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore
The members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore in 1843, compiled by Louis F. Giles.
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Members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore, August 1855
The members of the Association of the Defenders of Baltimore in 1855, compiled by Louis F. Giles.
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Subscribers to the Baltimore Battle Monument
The people who paid for the Battle Monument in Baltimore.
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Indexes and databases
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Baltimore City Directories, 1799 to 1946
Who lived where in Baltimore, year by year.
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Maryland Defender Graves Database
The Society's own compilation of Maryland Defender burials, searchable by name, cemetery, county and state.
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National Society United States Daughters of 1812 Ancestor Database
Ancestors already established by the National Society United States Daughters of 1812.
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United States War of 1812 Bounty Land Applications
Free. On the search form choose any State and any County, enter the veteran's first and last name, and for the militia enter Maryland.
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United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815
Free to search with a FamilySearch account.
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United States War of 1812 Pension Files, 1812-1815
A Fold3 subscription is needed to read the images.
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War of 1812 Service Record Index 1812-1815
A Fold3 subscription is needed to read the images.