20/20 Occasional actions were fought and merit was justly won, but there was nothing like the glory of 1812, which shone undimmed by defeat and which gave to the annals of the nation one of its great chapters of heroic and masterful achievement. It was singularly apt that the noble and victorious American frigates should have been called the _Constitution_ and the _United States_. They inspired a new respect for the flag with the stripes and the stars and for all that it symbolized. In the City Hall, New York, owned by the Corporation.] [Illustration: _WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE_ Painting by J.W.Jarvis. In the City Hall, New York, owned by the Corporation.]. |