Marylanders served the nation in very diverse ways, from privateers to major generals of the U.S. Army. They served on all fronts, supporting the nation, and defending their homes.
MARYLANDERS DURING THE WAR
Stevenson Archer (1786-1848)
U.S. Representative, 1811-17, 1819-21
Paymaster, 40th Maryland Militia
Chief Judge, Judicial Circuit for Baltimore City & Baltimore & Harford counties, 1823-44
Chief Judge, Court of Appeals, 1844-48
George Armistead (1780-1818)
Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army
Commanding Officer, Fort McHenry, 1813-18
Charles Ball (1781-unknown)
Escaped slave
Served as cook, Chesapeake Flotilla
Joshua Barney (1759-1818)
Commodore, U.S. Navy
Commanded flottila defending Chesapeake Bay
William Beanes (1749-1828)
Physician captured by British while arresting English stragglers
Release from custody postponed until completion of assault on Fort McHenry
Thomas Boyle (1776-1825)
Stephen Decatur (1779-1820)
Jesse Elliott (1782-1845)
Charles Goldsborough (1765-1834)
U.S. Representative, 1805-17
Governor of Maryland, 1818-19
Robert H. Goldsborough (1779-1836)
U.S. Senator, 1813-19, 1835-36
Cavalry officer, Maryland Militia
Alexander Contee Hanson (1786-1819)
U.S. Representative, 1813-16
U.S. Senator, 1816-19
Edward Johnson (1767-1829)
Member, Baltimore City Council, 1797-1803
Mayor of Baltimore, 1808-16, 1819-24
Joseph Kent (1779-1837)
Surgeon, Maryland Militia, 1809
U.S. Representative, 1811-15, 1819-26
Governor of Maryland, 1826-29
U.S. Senator, 1833-37
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)
Present at shelling of Fort McHenry, wrote poem, "The Star Spangled Banner"
Peter Little (1775-1830)
U.S. Representative, 1811-13, 1816-29
Colonel, 38th Maryland Infantry, 1813-15
Alexander McKim (1748-1832)
U.S. Representative, 1809-15
Nicholas Ruxton Moore (1756-1816)
U.S. Representative, 1803-11, 1813-15
Lt. Colonel, 6th Regiment Cavalry District of Maryland
John O'Neill (1769-1838)
Lieutenant, Maryland Militia
Commanded defense of Havre de Grace, May,1813
Mary Pickersgill (1776-1857)
Sewed "Star-Spangled Banner" for Fort McHenry
Philip Reed (1760-1829)
U.S. Senator, 1806-13
Lt. Colonel, 21st Regiment, Maryland Militia
Commanding officer, Battle of Caulk’s Field, Aug., 1814
U.S. Representative, 1817-19, 1822-23
Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829)
U.S. Representative, 1810-15, 1817-21
Brig. General, Maryland Militia
George Roberts (unknown-1861)
Impressed sailor, later served abord Chasseur
John Rodgers (1772-1838)
James Sewall
Major, Maryland Militia
Commanding officer, Fort Defiance, Elkton, 1813
John Stuart Skinner (1788-1851)
U.S. Agent for Prisoner Exchange with England
Accompanied Francis Scott Key to arrange release of Dr. William Beanes
Samuel Smith (1752-1839)
U.S. Representative, 1793-1803, 1816-22
U.S. Senator, 1803-15, 1822-33
Maj. General, commanded defense of Baltimore, Sept., 1814
John Stricker (1758-1825)
Collector, Port of Baltimore, 1801-10
Brig. General, Maryland Militia
Commanding officer at Battle of North Point, Sept., 1814
Philip Stuart (1760-1830)
U.S. Representative, 1811-19
Served in Maryland Militia
Nathaniel Towson (1784-1854)
James Wilkinson (1757-1825)
Maj. General, U.S. Army
Led Montreal campaign, Canada, 1813
James Winchester (1752-1826)
Brig. General, U.S. Army
Commanding officer at Battle of Frenchtown, present-day Michigan
Levin Winder (1757-1819)
Governor of Maryland, 1812-16
William Henry Winder (1775-1824)
Robert Wright (1752-1826)
U.S. Senator, 1801-06
Governor of Maryland, 1806-09
U.S. Representative, 1810-17, 1821-23
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