▁the ▁American ▁victory ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁war ▁did ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Peace ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁prevent ▁similar ▁future ▁wars . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Peace ▁Society ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁peace ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁last ing ▁in ▁various ▁inc arn ations ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁peace ▁soci eties ▁soon ▁formed , ▁including ▁eventually ▁the ▁American ▁Peace ▁Society , ▁a ▁national ▁organization ▁that ▁exists ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁Peace ▁Society ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Peace ▁Society ▁and ▁similar ▁soci eties ▁in ▁New ▁ ▁York , ▁Maine , ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁is ▁less ▁well ▁known ▁than ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁U . S . ▁wars , ▁but ▁no ▁other ▁war ▁had ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁opposition ▁by ▁elected ▁officials . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁historian ▁Donald ▁R . ▁H ic key ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁" The ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁was ▁America ' s ▁most ▁un pop ular ▁war . ▁It ▁generated ▁more ▁inten se ▁opposition ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁war ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁history , ▁including ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Vietnam ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Pac if ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁List ▁of ▁peace ▁activ ists ▁List ▁of ▁anti - war ▁organizations ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁