A Sketch of the Events which Preceded the Capture of Washington, by the British, on the twenty-fourth of August, 1814.
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1849. iv, 66 pp. Illus. with 1 folding b/w map. 8vo. Original quarter cloth over paper covered boards. First edition. "This is the earliest carefully prepared monograph upon the battle of Bladensburg and the subsequent capture of Washington, August 19--25, 1814. This event led to the..... More