Soldiers During the Cherokee Removal (1837 Trail of Tears)
Sullivan County, Tennessee Soldiers During the Cherokee Removal, 1837
The Trail of Tears
Source: Officers of the Cherokee War, 1836-1846, Muster Rolls and Index to Tennesseans, Cherokee Removal, 1836. 2 reels. TSLA Mf. #866. Index cards show name, enlistment, rank, company, regiment, and brigade. See also: card file in Archives Reading Room. Also, Taylor, Oliver, Historic Sullivan, The Johnson County, TN: Overmountain Press, 1909, p. 207.
A Muster Roll of Captain Abraham McClellan’s Company of the 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade of Mounted Volunteer Militia, Commanded by Major John R. Delaney, ordered into service of the United States by the Requisition of the Secretary of War of 25th of May 1836, from the last day of March to the 30th day of April, 1837.
Contributed by Russ Bralley (21 Jun 2008)
| Abraham McClellan, Captain Abraham Gregg, First Lieutenant James B. Riley, Second Lieutenant Henry Bullock, Ensign Saml. Evans, First Sergeant Saml. E. Edwards, Second Sergeant Maxwell Smith, Third Sergeant Christian C. Elkins, First Corporal James J. Angell, Second Corporal William P. Lacy, Third Corporal William H. Snodgrass, Bugler Uriah Acre, Private Royston Boy, Private Jno. G. Burnett, Private John L. Burkhard, Private Jacob Bushong, Private Eli Cain, Private Thomas Cawood, Private Jesse Craft, Private Saml. L. Cross, Private Jonathan J. Dryden, Private David A. Dryden, Private Hazel B. Davis, Private Larkin Elkins, Private Danl. Elkins, Private Abel Edwards, Private John Flemming, Private Allen Farmer, Private John M. Gifford, Private George W. Goodman, Private John Godsey, Private Abraham J. Hicks, Private Hiram B. Hughes, Private William Hobbs, Private Obed Hull, Private Henry Kingery, Private Thomas McLane, Private Timothy Millard, Private Elihu Messick, Private |
James Morton, Private Joseph McPhatridge, Private Andrew J. Millhorn, Private Thomas J. Newton, Private Timothy Nickols, Private David Pile, Private Henry H. Pemberton, Private John Page, Private John Peters, Private Edward C. Rutledge, Private Thomas T. Rockhold, Private John Sanders, Private. John C. Sawyers, Private Walter J. Snodgrass, Private David D. Spivy, Private Geo. L. Smith, Private Benjamin Smith, Private John G. Scott, Private John I. Smith Nathaniel N. Smith, Private Alexander H. Smith, Private David Steel, Private John Steel, Private Isaac Stoffle, Private Henry Smith, Private Clifford Tyler, Private William R. Tipton, Private John Torbitt, Private Jonathan E. Vance, Private John Webb, Private Uriah Woods, Private Owen M. White, Private Jesse B. White, Private James Hancher, Private William 0. King, Private Elcanah Millard, Private |
Samuel L. Cross 2nd regiment 2n brigade of mounted volunteer miltial. Is he related to David Cross of Sullivan co. May be a relative?
This unit was convened in 1836 and apparently disbanded at the end of 1837 (according to the record above). The removal of the Cherokee began in May of 1838 from everything I’ve read and ended in 1839. Can someone help me with the inconsistency of dates here?
Volunteer companies helped in rounding up the Cherokee but the units were discharged before the Indians actually started the journey. Regular army was responsible for moving the Cherokee to their new homes
You are correct. Suggest a look at the resource at the National Archives. They have a compiled list of all the Tennessee Volunteers who served during the Cherokee disturbances and removal. Abraham Gregg, listed above, is included in that roll as the Captain of the 3rd Battalion Tennessee Infantry. The list (NARA microfilm publication M908) is available online at FamilySearch film 7499014.
I believe the William H. Snodgrass above is my 3rd great grandfather. Anyone having more information on this man, please connect. dttva67@yahoo.com
David & John Steel as well as Isaac Stoffle are relatives, Anyone with info, please contact me at rgeary23@gmail.com
Thanks!