Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812 by Butler, Stuart L.

Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780761860396)

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Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812 by Butler, Stuart L.

Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812

$160.00
Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812 by Butler, Stuart L.

Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and Its Militia in the War of 1812

$160.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book describes historical events in Virginia during the War of 1812, looking specifically at how Virginia's militia was organized, supplied, and financed by the Commonwealth. It discusses the militia's unpreparedness in training, its lack of adequate ordnance, and how the state financed the war.


Author: Stuart L. Butler
ISBN-10: 0761860398
ISBN-13: 9780761860396
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 12/21/2012
Pages: 672
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 2.10d
By Stuart L. Butler
By Stuart L. Butler
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Stuart L. Butler is the former assistant branch chief of the Military Archives Division, National Archives and Records Administration. He retired in 1999 and currently serves on the Citizens Advisory Council for the Virginia Bicentennial of the American War of 1812 Commission. He attended Florida State University and Florida Atlantic University where he received his B.A. and M.A. in American history. He is the author of the Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812 (revised 2011), Real Patriots and Heroic Soldiers: General Joel Leftwich, and The Virginia Brigade in the War of 1812 (2008).

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