Soldiers Stationed at Fort South West Point in 1801
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site)
From Roots of Roane County – 1792, by Snyder E. Roberts, page 183
The muster rolls and payrolls for the militia and regular troops stationed at Fort South West Point from1792 until 1807 have not been found except for one company, as follows:
Payroll of Capt. James Ball‘s Company of Light Dragoons under command of Lt. William Tharp, January 1801:
- James V. Ball, Capt. (on furlough)
- Stephen G. Simmons, Lt.
- William Tharp, Lt.
- Norborn T. Nelson, Cadet
- James Clark, Sgt.
- Presley Petty, Corporal
- John Woodrum, Corporal
- James Nowlin, Corporal
- Hogan Eddy, Trumpeter
- Jacob Fry, Saddler
- William McGill, Farrier
Privates:
- John Bird
- George Burns
- Andrew Bassham
- Archibald Borlin
- David Crofford
- Albert Cooper
- Michael Carrol
- Patrick Corkins
- Jacob Carter
- Jacob Crowl
- Edward Collins
- Charles Carlin
- James Conner
- David Cottrel
- James Callahan
- George Dryer
- Christopher Ellis
- Andrew Elliott
- Thomas Eddy
