General Society of the War of 1812
Named afterThe War of 1812
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1854 (1854-01-09)
FounderJoel Sutherland
Founded atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Type501(c)(3), patriotic society
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HeadquartersAberdeen, New Jersey
PublicationThe War Cry
AffiliationsDaughters of 1812
Websitegswar1812.org

The General Society of the War of 1812, commonly known as the Society of the War of 1812, is a patriotic society headquartered in Aberdeen, New Jersey. The General Society was established in 1854 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joel Sutherland, and incorporated in 1892 by the Philadelphia County Court.

History

Formation of the Society

On January 9, 1854 (one day after the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans), a group of over 1,500 War of 1812 veterans from across the United States met in national convention at the Philadelphia County Court House, having responded to a call issued by Joel Sutherland (himself a veteran and former member of Congress). Ostensibly called to draft resolutions pertaining to federal bounty land legislation, the veterans assembled acknowledged the need to organize at the national level for mutual support and to perpetuate the history of the war. It was here that the society was founded and Sutherland was elected its first president.[1]

Bounty Land Act of 1855

The Society of the War of 1812 met again in convention a year later in Washington, D.C., where they were received by President Franklin Pierce at the White House and lobbied members of Congress to secure the federal bounty land legislation, which was passed into law on March 3, 1855. Sutherland's goal was to form a division of the Society in each state of the Union. While that goal had not been not fullfilled at the time of his death, it was shortly thereafter the society began accepting sons and grandsons of War of 1812 veterans.[1]

Membership

The society admits men who are lineal descendants from an ancestor who served during the War of 1812, in a military service of the United States.[2][3]

Notable members

References

  1. 1 2 "Our History". General Society of the War of 1812. n.d. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ American Orders & Societies and their Decorations. Philadelphia: Bailey, Banks & Biddle Company. 1917. pp. 22–24. LCCN 17013291 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Constitution". General Society of the War of 1812. September 4, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

Further reading

  • Society of the War of 1812. The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812. Philadelphia: [Published by the Secretary-General, by order of the Society], 1895.
  • Society of the War of 1812. The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to Oct. 1, 1899: Organized September 14, 1814. Re-Organized January 9, 1854. Instituted in Joint Convention at Philadelphia, Pa., April 14, 1894. Philadelphia, Pa: Dewey & Eakins, makers, 1899.
  • General Society of the War of 1812, and Frederick Ira Ordway. Register of the General Society of the War of 1812. 1972.
  • Blizzard, Dennis F. The Roster of the General Society of the War of 1812. Mendenhall, Pa: The Society, 1989.
  • General Society of the War of 1812. General Society of the War of 1812: Triennial Yearbook 1987–90. [Place of publication not identified]: General Society Of The War Of 1812, n.d.
  • General Society of the War of 1812. General Society of the War of 1812: Organized September 14, 1814. [Place of publication not identified]: The Society, 1908.
  • Society of the War of 1812. The Charter, Constitution and Rules of the General Society of the War of 1812: With the Register of Membership. Philadelphia: s.n, 1800.
  • Society of the War of 1812. Society of the War of 1812 in the District of Columbia: Organized April 18, 1896 : Admitted to the General Society June 19, 1896. Washington, D.C.: [publisher not identified], 1934.
  • Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia. The Constitution and Register of Membership of the General Society of the War of 1812 to October 1, 1899. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Society of the War of 1812, 1899.
  • Society of the War of 1812. Society of the War of 1812 in the District of Columbia. Washington, D.C.: [publisher not identified], 1900.
  • Blizzard, Dennis F. Descendants of War of 1812 Veterans: General Society of the War of 1812 : Founders' Register, Commemoration, 1894–1994. Mendenhall, PA: The Society, 1994.
  • General Society of the War of 1812. 1812 War Cry. Mendenhall, PA: General Society of the War of 1812, 1900.
  • General Society of the War of 1812. Proceedings of the ... Biennial Meeting Held at. Philadelphia: General Society of the War of 1812, 1800.
  • Biennial Conference of the General Society of the War of 1812. The 29th Biennial Convention of the General Society of the War of 1812 in Conjunction with the 142nd Annual Defenders Day Dinner of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Maryland. [Baltimore, Md.]: [General Society], 1956.
  • General Society of the War of 1812. Proceedings of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Biennial Meetings: Held at Baltimore, Maryland September 12, 1928, Weymouth, Massachusetts September 13, 1930, Washington, District of Columbia October 1, 1932, Asbury Park, New Jersey September 22, 1934 and West Point, New York September 26, 1936. Philadelphia: General Society of the War of 1812, 1938.
  • Society of the General War of 1812. Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Meeting Held at Baltimore, Sept. 12, 1914. 1914.
  • Society of the War of 1812 in the State of California, Dennis W. Simpson, and Lee E. Bishop. The 2002 California Yearbook. [Glendale]: Society of the War of 1812 in the State of California, 2002.
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