Jackson County,

Tennessee

War of 1812

Research


Men from Jackson County were primarily in the units of:

1. Colonel Robert Steele's 4th Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry

2. Major William Woodfolk's Separate Battalion of West Tennessee Militia, Capt. Abraham Dudney's Company

3. Colonel John K. Wynn's 1st Regiment West Tennessee Militia, Capt. James Holleman's Company

4. Colonel James Raulston's 3rd Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry, Capt. Henry West's Company. (listed below)

Name
Rank
Remarks

Henry West

Capt.

 

William Price

1st Lieut

 

Caleb Short

2nd Lieut

Died in service

William Plumlee

3rd Lieut

 

James Murray

Ensign

 

Amos Kirkpatrick

1st Sgt

 

Wm. Manley (Mahaney)

2nd Sgt

 

James Gray

3rd Sgt

 

Lewis Lee

4th Sgt

 

William Murray

1st Corp

 

Wade Whitney

2nd Corp

 

John Crabtree

3rd Corp

No 4th Corp listed

Elisha Short

5th Corp

 

Elijah Sanders

6th Corp

 

Clement Hancock

Private

Killed in Battle of New Orleans

Wm. Crabtree

Private

 

Wm. Bennett

Private

 

John Cherry

Private

 

John Buck

Private

 

John Barr

Private

 

James Burrs

Private

 

Green Braswell

Private

 

George Cane

Private

 

Cary Cherry

Private

 

Wilson Cherry

Private

 

Silas Cracker

Private

 

Stephen Cracker

Private

 

Amos Dickson

Private

 

Robert Dickson

Private

 

William P. Easter

Private

 

Clayton Fuller

Private

 

William Gallien

Private

 

Asahei Gettings

Private

 

Adam C. Hamilton

Private

 

George Hamilton

Private

 

Robert Heeper

Private

 

Bennett Jarvis

Private

 

Lewis Johnson

Private

 

Talton Loid

Private

 

David Liles

Private

 

Bennett Lane

Private

 

Joseph Lack (Lock)

Private

 

Russell Meridith

Private

 

Phillip Overturff

Private

 

Bradley Meredith

Private

 

Sam Meredith

Private

 

Hardy Russell

Private

 

Samuel Poindexter

Private

 

William S. Parrott

Private

 

Archibald Plumlee

Private

 

Jesse Ragin

Private

Died in Service

Bird Stafford

Private

 

John Suterland

Private

 Died in Service

John Vales

Private

 

Samuel Vales

Private

 

Francis Wisdom

Private

 

John Wright

Private

 

Robert Williams

Private

 

Aaron Whitney

Private

 

Solomon Wilson

Private

 

David Yates

Private

 

Transcribed by Jane Hembree Crowley from TSLA War of 1812 Military Records, Roll No. Vol. 8 pg. 58.

Colonel John K. Wynn's 1st Regiment West Tennessee Militia, Capt. James Holleman's Company

Name
Rank
Remarks

James Holleman

Capt.

 

William M. Haws

Lt.

 

James G. Fergeson

Ensign

 

David Holladay

Sergt.

 

Thomas Holleman

Sergt.

 

Stephen Woolsey

Sergt.

 

William Kearby

Corp.

 

Leonard Huff

Corp.

 

John Hancock

Corp.

 

Anderson, Burrel (?)

Private

 

Bush, Thomas

Private

 

Bryant, Philip

Private

 

Biven, Charles

Private

 

Bartlett, Joshua

Private

 

Bishop, Stephen

Private

Deserted Nov. 13, 1813

Cotton, William

Private

 

Cherry, William

Private

 

Crey, John

Private

 

Dicus, John

Private

 

East, Matthew

Private

Deserted Nov. 19, 1813

Evans, Evan

Private

 

Emery, Boby

Private

 

Enox, Samuel

Private

 

Fitzgerald, Anderson

Private

 

Gillam, John

Private

Discharged Nov.12, 1813

Gains, Francis (?)

Private

Comment not readable

Gillespie, John

Private

 

Graves, Jacob

Private

 

Herring, Stephen

Private

 

Hamlin, Eliakin

Private

 

Harvey, Charles

Private

 

Henson, (?) John

Private

Deserted Nov. 13, 1813

Hail, Micaja

Private

 

Huddleston, James

Private

 

Hill, Asaph

Private

Deserted Nov. 13, 1813

Harwell, James

Private

Comment not readable

Hedgepeth, Wm.

Private

 

Hedgepeth, John

Private

 

Jackson, Levi

Private

 

Killingsworth, John

Private

 

King, William

Private

Deserted Nov. 19, 1813

King, Johnson

Private

 

Lee, Robert

Private

Discharged Oct. 22, 1813

Liles, Seth

Private

 

Mullin, Logan (?)

Private

 

McNeal, John

Private

 

McLure, Robt.

Private

Deserted Nov. 19, 1813

Numan, William

Private

Comment not readable

Nichelson, Wyche

Private

 

Petty, James

Private

 

Pryor, Jeremiah

Private

 

Pippin, Willis

Private

 

Roberts, Ridley

Private

Discharged Nov. 8, 1813

Scismore, William

Private

 

Twitty, William

Private

 

Turner, John

Private

 

Tosh, William

Private

Discharged Oct. 22 1813

Trotman, Thos.

Private

Deserted Nov. 19, 1813

Todhunter (?),Dickeson

Private

 

Tyree, John

Private

 

Woolsey, Thomas

Private

 

Watson, James

Private

 

Wilson, Joseph

Private

Deserted Nov. 19, 1813

Williams, Wm.

Private

 

Wharton, Arch

Private

Comment not readable

West, John

Private

 

Young, Eli

Private

 

Marcis, Jefferson D. (?)

Private

 

Transcribed by Jane Hembree Crowley, TSLA Military Records 1812 Vol. 9, pg. 221-224.

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This page last updated: 4 July 2000