EDWARD PERCY MORAN (1862-1935), The War of 1812, “Battle of New Orleans” 1910. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

HUGH CHARLES McBARRON JR. (1902-1992), The War of 1812, “The Battle of Chippewa” Ontario, 1814. The British commander watched the advancing American line contemptuously, for its men wore the rough gray coats issued those untrained levies he had easily whipped before. As the ranks advanced steadily through murderous grapeshot he realized his mistake: "Those are regulars, by God!" It was Winfield Scott's brigade of infantry, drilled through the previous winter into a crack outfit. It drove the British from the battlefield; better still, after two years of seemingly endless failures, it renewed the American soldier's faith in himself.

Henry Fuller Ryan War of 1812 papers from the National Archives. A selection of 7 pages.

One of Henry Fuller Ryan’s 1812 payslips.

One of Henry Fuller Ryan’s 1812 papers. A selection of 2 pages.

War of 1812 war declaration on Ancestry from mygrandmarosie92.