Biographical Sketch of Caesar Augustus Rodney Read Before the Grand Lodge of Delaware Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of Caesar Augustus Rodney: Read Before the Grand Lodge of Delaware

As soon as the war of 1812 was declared, he was elected Capo tain of a company of artillery. Beloved by his men, as he was in every situation, he was a good officer, and commanded them through that war. They volunteered their services to the United States - were accepted, discharged garrison-duty, for some time, and were encamped, for a season, being part of a body of four hundred men,who marched from Delaware, to aid in the defense of Baltimore, but were arrested before reaching it, by intelligence that they, were not needed.

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