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Mr. Madison’s War: A Handful of Princeton Perspectives
By: Amanda Pike Today marks the bicentennial of the official declaration of the War of 1812. While the war itself had little influence on the daily experiences of Princeton students, on occasion, these students would witness soldiers passing through town on their way to the conflict. Some of these encounters were detailed in student correspondence…
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