While the cartoon implies that madison fled from the british in panic. In fact, he and most of the , including monroe, state on the field until the end. They narrowly avoided capture. The british moved on to washington, d. C. , where they burned many public buildings, including the white house. In the aftermath of this disaster, armstrong resigned as secretary of war. And monroe assumed the office while remaining secretary of state. All of the british departed fort departed washington and failed to take fort mchenry. The possibility of another attack on the capital was spurred. The war ended in february 1815 with the u. S. Ratification of the treaty of ghent. Monroe was elected president in 1816. A culmination of his Public Service career that had taken him through so many different offices and experiences, here and abroad. He and his wife elizabeth undertook the restoration and refurnishing of the white house process that would occur , a throughout his two terms in office. It cannot b
Virginia is 45 minutes. Our first speaker we are privileged to have here today is scott harris who is the director of the James Monroe Museum and library. He has been as such since july 2011. Previously scott was the dwrekt to of the New Market Battlefield state historical park owned by vmi and previous to that historic of the city. He received his ba with honors and holds a masters degree from the college of william and mary. Mr. Harris. [ applause ] im not going to drop the mic but i will lower it gently to the ground. There. Thank you very much and good morning. Oh, come on. Good morning. Good morning. If youll turn in your hymnals to number of of 61. Oh, thats tomorrow. [ laughter ] if i may take the chance in a house of worship to spread the gospel of james monroe as my colleagues will be doing today. Any time that we have the opportunity to help raise awareness of the man that i like to call the hardest working president in show business we like to do so. So its a real treat to b
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