The soldiers from Ft. Stoddert, Louisiana Territory, captured the fugitive Aaron Burr on a February morning in 1807, on a muddy road near the hamlet of Wakefield. Burr's fall from grace seemed total.
On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel ...
On July 11, 1804, former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and long-time political rival Vice President Aaron Burr fought a duel of honor in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was mortally ...