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Table Annexed To Article: Madison's Apology For The Fall Of Washington In Mr Text, Peter Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Madison's Apology For The Fall Of Washington In Mr Text, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
As for his explanation for his failed leadership in support of regular and militia forces at Bladensburg, Madison held his fire during his lifetime; posthumous publication of important and highly nuanced writings – amounting to his apology to the nation for his failures – were finally acquired by Congress and published in 1865 (the Lippincott edition). Of four groupings of documents his Memorandum, dated August 24, 1814 and his Memorandum, referencing August 29, 1814, both written long afterwards are presented in MR text format by Our Constitutional Logic.
Table Annexed To Article: John Armstrong's Notices Of The War Of 1812 In Mr Text, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: John Armstrong's Notices Of The War Of 1812 In Mr Text, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
John Armstrong’s service as America’s wartime Secretary of Defense (January 13, 1813 – August 29, 1814) offers a confused episode in civilian leadership of any nation’s armed forces. His Notices of the War of 1812 – with a print history dating to 1836, with online editions dating to 1840 – is his attempt to exonerate himself. Our Constitutional Logic presents Chapter 5 of Volume II which addresses his role in the failed defense of the City of Washington. The alert reader may care to combine this reading with Armstrong’s Hints to Young Generals (1812), which Our Constitutional Logic has published …