On June 1, 1812, President James Madison gave a speech to the U.S. Congress,
recounting American grievances against Great Britain, though not specifically
calling for a declaration of war. After Madison's speech, the House of
Representatives quickly voted (79 to 49) to declare war, and the Senate by 19 to
13. The conflict formally began on June 18, 1812 when Madison signed the measure
into law. This was the first time that the United States had declared war on
another nation, and the Congressional vote would prove to be the closest vote to
declare war in American history. None of the 39 Federalists in Congress voted in
favor of the war; critics of war subsequently referred to it as "Mr. Madison's
War."
The declaration of war was passed by the smallest margin recorded on a war vote
in the United States Congress. On May 11, Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was
shot and killed by an assassin, resulting in a change of the British government,
putting Lord Liverpool in power. Liverpool wanted a more practical relationship
with the United States. He issued a repeal of the Orders in Council, but the
U.S. was unaware of this, as it took three weeks for the news to cross the
Atlantic.
1812 - 1814
Vermont (hosted at US GenWeb Archives or USGenWeb War 1812 Project)
- Service Records
- Statewide
- Aldrich, Jacob
- Aldrich, Timothy, Ensign
- Allen, Lyman
- Bachellor, Aaron
- Backus, Garden B.
- Backus, Shubal
- Bailey, Enos, Jr.
- Bailey, Timothy
- Baker, Isaac
- Ball, Daniel
- Ballard, John
- Benjamin, Lumbard
- French, Jonah
- Hall, Edmond
- Hall, Joel
- Hill, Joseph Col.
- Harris, James
- Hinman, Benjamin D.
- Jourdan, John H.
- Scovell, Daniel
- Scovill, Homer
- Smith David
- Stearns, John
- Stearns, John E.
- Wright, Ebenezer Jr.
- Addison County
- Beeman, Friend
- Brookins, Silas, Jr.
- Culver, Samuel
- Ewings, William
- Fuller, John C.
- Gibbs, Truman C.
- Hays, Elam
- Jones, Henry Sgt.
- Jones, Henry
- Lewis, John
- Linsley, Gilbert
- Parker, Abraham
- Parker, Josiah
- Parker, Morrill
- Rich, Samuel
- Robbins, John
- Robinson, Samuel B.
- Royce, John
- Scovell, Ezekiel
- Scovell, Ezra
- Smith, David
- Smith, Stephen
- Sprague, Eliakaim
- Taylor, John B.
- Wilson, Nathaniel
- Bennington County
- Caledonia County
- Chittenden County
- Alexander, Amos
- Barns, Hezekiah, Capt.
- Birge, Elijah, Capt.
- Brewster, Charles
- Brewster, Samuel
- Brown, William
- Downing, John
- Dyke, Enoch
- Farnham, Alfred
- Fuller, Absalom
- Green, Ido
- Griffin, Daniel
- Hutchins, E.S.
- Hutchins, Eleazer
- Hutchins, Eleazer
- Hutchins, Elijah S.
- Wheeler, Peter
- Wilcox, Alansen
- Wilcox, Noah
- Essex County
- Franklin County
- Alford, Ammi
- Beeman, Beriah
- Beeman, Joseph
- Bentley, Thomas
- Billings, Isaac
- Billings, Nathaniel
- Boyle, Daniel
- Brookins, Philetus, Corporal
- Colby, Moses
- Crosby, Jonathan
- Crosby, Thomas Corporal
- Dibill, John
- Dickinson, Thomas
- Diggins, Azro B.
- Dodge, Andrew, Capt.
- Dougherty, Benjamin
- Doughtey, Isaac
- Doughty, Spencer
- Fisk, Amos
- Gates, Horace
- Green, George
- Green, Michael
- Hemingway, E.G.
- Hill, Ebenezer
- Higgins, Uriah
- Hunter, William
- Justison, Lawrence
- Lamphere, John
- Larivee, George
- Larkins, Russell
- Lockwood, Alured
- Lockwood, Levi
- Merrill, David
- Mitchell, John B.
- Mix, Ira
- Morse, Daniel
- Ritterbush, William
- Smith, Isaiah
- St. John, Thomas P.
- Stearns, M. Capt.
- Stodder, Edwin
- Sturdevant, Silas
- Swasey, Jarock
- Thomas, Daniel
- Upham, Benjamin
- Wallace, John
- Washburn, Reuben
- Watson, James
- Wellman, Reuben
- Wilkins, Asa Captain
- Willson, Lotan
- Wilson, Samuel
- Wires, John Captain
- Wilcox, Joseph
- Grand Island County
- Lamoille County
- Carter, John JR.
- Carter, Lyman W.
- Cole, Samuel W.
- Corey, Russell
- Dodge, Daniel
- Dodge, David
- Dodge, James Jr.
- Dodge, Phineas
- Green, Capt. Salmon
- Hinds, Eli
- McCoy, Daniel aka Ober, Peter S.
- Patterson, Isaac
- Patterson, Peter Lieut.
- Perham, Jessey
- Perham, Joel W.
- Putnam, Asa
- Shaw, Benoni
- Shaw, Crispus
- Wylie, Peter Jr.
- Orange County
- Berry, Peleg
- Bragg, William
- Burridge, Jacob
- Burroughs, Jr., Corporal Timothy
- Butterfield, Samuel
- Butterfield, Samuel Jr.
- Carter, Able1st Sergt.
- Chamberlin, Cyrus
- Chamberlin, William
- Chubb, John
- Chubb, Joseph
- Clough, Josiah
- Cobb, John C.
- Cram, Humphrey
- Cushman, Willard S.
- Darby, John
- Darby, John W.
- Darling, Gilbert A.
- Dodge, Charles H.
- Durkee, George W.
- Dwinell, Amos
- Eastman, John
- Foss, Nathaniel
- Finchon, John
- Fish, Nathaniel
- Fisk, Benjamin
- Fisk, William
- Flanders, David
- Foss, JohElijah
- Foss, Elijah D.
- French, Joseph W.
- Fuller, Calvin
- Fuller, James Sergt.
- Fuller, Jeremiah
- Gallup, William W.
- Hall, Edward
- Harris, Jedediah H. Capt.
- Howe, Hezekiah
- Jackson, Michael
- Jones, Nathan
- Kimball, Phineus Leut.
- Merrill, Asa Leut.
- Merrill, Eliphalet
- Merrill, James
- Nelson, John
- Nichols, David Corporal
- Nichols, Washington
- Parker, Ebenezer P.
- Pingry, John
- Powers, James
- Reed, Andrus
- Sanborn, Joseph
- Sanborn, Joseph
- Senter, Isaac
- Smith, Waitstill
- Spear,Jacob Sergeant
- Steele, James
- Vesey, Benjamin
- Wilcox, Aaron
- Woodard, Leonard
- Orleans County
- Rutland County
- Armstrong, Phineas
- Buell, Samuel
- Burditt, George
- Carpenter, Caleb
- Cheney, Ephraim
- Cheney, Samuel
- Cook, Samuel
- Cushman, William Sergt.
- Davis, Fifer John
- Davis, George W.
- Dickinson, John
- Doud, Ebenezer
- Evans, Calvin R.
- Ewing, Daniel S.
- Fuller, John C.
- Gifford, Noah
- Gilbert, George Nye
- Goodno, Asa
- Hamlin, Lorin
- Hanks, Jarvis
- Harrington, Joshua
- Hooker, Oris
- Jackson, Gratan
- Jackson, John
- Jackson, Reuben Copl.
- Jenner, Samuel
- Johnson, Enduring
- Jones, Reuben
- Johnson, Asahel
- Kellogg, Amos
- Lamphier, Shubal
- Lincoln, John H.
- Lincoln, William
- Lovell, Joseph
- Lovell, Nehemiah
- McDonald, John
- Lovell, Silavous
- Mitchell, Abial
- Niles, David
- Nourse, Timothy
- Page, Josiah
- Russell, Seth
- Selleck, Moses
- Stearns, Erastus
- Taylor, Daniel
- Thomas, Lucas Corporal
- Webb, Reuben Leut.
- Wheeler, Abiather
- Yaw, Oliver
- Washington County
- Adams, David
- Benjamin, Joseph
- Bidwell, Josiah
- Blanchard, Moses
- Cook, Samuel
- Culver, Jeremiah
- Davis, John
- Dodge, Jacob F.
- Dodge, Phineas
- Dodge, Robert
- Ellis, Waren
- Fuller, Emery
- Hayward, Harry
- Hixon, Joseph
- Howard, William
- Hubbard, Timothy Capt.
- Knight, John C.
- Lawrence, John
- Martin, William
- Merrill, David
- Nye, Ephraim
- Page, Benjamin
- Perkins, Nathaniel
- Pine, James
- Rich, Samuel
- Richardson, David
- Russ, Amasa
- Stone, Solomon
- Sturtevant, Zophar
- Taylor, James
- Thompson, Benjamin
- Thompson, Isaac S.
- Thompson, John
- Upham, Samuel Jr.
- Wells, Isaac
- Wilcox, Amon Fifer
- Wilcox, Anson
- Wilcox, Edward
- Wilcox, Elisha
- Wilcox, Erastus
- Wilcox, Iram
- Wilcox, John
- Wilcox, Joseph
- Wilcox, Stephen
- Wilcox, Thomas
- Wilcox, William
- Willard, Silas
- Windham County
- Windsor County
- Statewide
Vermont Subscription Military Databases
- Vermont Pensioners, 1835
- A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812 [Vermont Claimants]
- A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812 [Vermont Claimants]
- Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. I
- Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. II