1815 in the United States
overview of USA-related events during the year of 1815
Events from the year 1815 in the United States. As news slowly spread of the Treaty of Ghent (1814) ending the War of 1812, battles between American and British forces continued in the early months of the year.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: James Madison (DR-Virginia)
Vice President: vacant
Chief Justice: John Marshall (Virginia)
Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Langdon Cheves (DR-South Carolina) (until March 4)
Henry Clay (DR-Kentucky) (starting December 4)
Congress: 13th (until March 4), 14th (starting March 4)
State governments
Events
January 8 – War of 1812 – Battle of New Orleans: American forces under Andrew Jackson, John Coffee, and William Carroll, and John Adair defeat an invading British force.
February – The Hartford Convention arrives in Washington, D.C.
February 6 – New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to a John Stevens.
February 7–12 – War of 1812 – Second Battle of Fort Bowyer: British forces capture Fort Bowyer near Mobile, Alabama in what will be the last land battle between the Americans and British in the War of 1812. The British halt their advance two days later when informed of the Treaty of Ghent.
February 15 – War of 1812 – The United States Senate ratifies the Treaty of Ghent.
February 17 – War of 1812 ends.
September 23 – The Great September Gale of 1815 is the first hurricane to strike New England in 180 years.
December 25 – The Handel and Haydn Society, the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the U.S., gives its first performance, at the King's Chapel in Boston.
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