1From James Madison to Congress, 9 March 1812 (Madison Papers)
: War of 1812 Manuscripts]).
2From James Madison to Congress, 11 December 1812 (Madison Papers)
...1779–1820) entered the navy in 1798 as a midshipman. He rose quickly through the ranks and for his efforts in the Tripolitan War was rewarded with a captain’s commission in 1804. Decatur’s major achievement during the War of 1812 was the capture of the
3From James Madison to Congress, 22 January 1813 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
: RG 59, War of 1812 Papers, Agreements for Exchange of Prisoners of War).
4From James Madison to Congress, 25 May 1813 (Madison Papers)
Naval War of 1812