Wreath Laying Scheduled for January 8, 2015 at 11:00

The Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter USD 1812  will lay a wreath at the War of 1812 marker on the lawn of Fort Johnston in Southport, NC  11:00 am on Thursday, January 8, 2015 to Commemorate the Battle of New Orleans.The Battle of New Orleans was the last major battle of the War of 1812. The fight took place on January 8, 1815 when 7,500 British soldiers marched against 4,500 U.S. troops led by General Andrew Jackson. Jackson defeated the British just 30 minutes, halting their plans to attack New Orleans and establishing himself as a national military hero. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, had been signed two weeks before the battle but the news had not yet crossed the Atlantic. For additional videos visit this website. http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-new-orleans . The above information about the war was taken from the website.

Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner Books Donated to Brunswick County Schools

In honor of the upcoming 200th anniversary of the ending of the War of 1812 and the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner by Frances Scott Key, the US Daughters of 1812, Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter, donated copies of Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner  by Monica Kulling to Brunswick County Schools. The early elementary text provides students an opportunity to engage with events of this time period and learn the history of the poem written in 1814 that became our National Anthem.