Stewart Countians and the War of 1812
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Stewart County and the War of 1812
J. Milton Henry, The Land Between the Rivers:
"Quite a few
people were settled in the area by the War of 1812, making a militia
organization for protection of the area necessary. By the end of 1814, people of
the area were concerned about a potential British invasion from the lower end of
the Mississippi River, and recruits were responding to take up defense of New
Orleans. Thirty-six men from Stewart County signed up for a six-month tour of
duty, marching south under the command of Major General John Coffee in October.
In November, seventy-five flatboats loaded with Tennessee Militia passed Dover
on their way to New Orleans. Stewart County's Captain James Gray served in the
division of Colonel William Carroll in the battle. The resulting victory made
General Andrew Jackson a hero among the people of the area."
Stewart Countians in the War of 1812
The following articles have been shared by volunteers about War of 1812 veterans from Stewart County:
Pvt. James BYRD and Pvt. John Wesley BYRD
Using the original Muster Rolls and Pay Rolls on file at the Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA Microfilm Accession No. 1459), as well as Pension files from the National Archives and Ancestry.com, it is possible to have a fairly accurate listing of those Stewart Countians who saw action in this war. The following Stewart Countians are listed as having seen service just before and during the War of 1812. Note that most or all of these men were already part of the 26th Regiment of Tennessee Militia which consisted of men from Stewart County.
Captain Thomas Gray's Detached Company of Militia Infantry, 8 April - 18 April 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" prior to the declaration of war in June 1812.
| Thomas Gray, Captain |
| Robert Walker, Lt. |
| Benjamin Boyt, Sgt. |
| Harris McGregor, Sgt. |
| William Pearce, Sgt. |
| Henry King, Corporal |
| Privates: |
| William Griffy |
| Curtis Alderson |
| John Anderson |
| David Andrews |
| Cornelius Cooley |
| Joel Cooley |
| John Cooper |
| Moses Craig |
| Thomas Dennis |
| Benjamin Downs |
| Kenning Edwards |
| Asa Gough |
| Benjamin Hagler |
| Joshua Hamlet |
| Jesse Hutson |
| Stephen Kirksey |
| Benjamin May |
| Thomas McGee |
| Henry Mizell |
| Jeremiah Norrod |
| Henry Pugh |
| Samuel Pyatt |
| Rhaford Rutland |
| Alexander Scarborough |
| Henry Shoure |
| Caswell Smith |
| Charles Turner |
| Thomas Ward |
| Daniel Warren |
| John Williams |
Detached Company of Militia Infantry, 11 April - 23 April 1812: This company from the 26th Regiment performed in the "service of the United States" prior to the declaration of war in June 1812. This appears to be a partial pay roll, with no officers listed.
| Privates: |
| George Berry |
| George Boyd |
| Jesse Cain |
| James Gray |
| James Miller |
| Edward Norrod |
| Samuel Norrod |
Captain Josiah Askew's Company of Militia Infantry, 7 April - 6 May 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" prior to the declaration of war in June 1812.
| Josiah Askew, Captain |
| Richard Ussery, Lt. |
| James Chambers, Sgt. |
| Thomas French, Sgt. |
| Drury Mathews, Sgt. |
| Thomas Wyatt, Corporal |
| Privates: |
| David Alsup |
| John Alsup |
| William Alsup |
| Elisha Askew |
| John Barnes |
| Lewis Brewer |
| Thomas Brewer |
| Henry Chambers |
| John Chambers |
| Reuben Elliott |
| Marshall French |
| Samuel C. French |
| Samuel Golden |
| Frederick Gross |
| Jesse Hutchens |
| David Jackson |
| Lewis Jackson |
| William Kirk |
| Caleb Litton |
| John Massey |
| Blake Massingale |
| James Massingale |
| Daniel Murphy |
| Larkin Norrid |
| James Perkins |
| Benjamin Ragsdale |
| William Robertson |
| Mark Rushing |
| James Sessoms |
| Ebenezer Skinner |
| Thomas Whitley |
| Abraham Wyatt |
| Daniel Wyatt |
Captain Elijah Rushing's Detachment of Militia Infantry, 2 May - 9 May 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" prior to the declaration of war in June 1812.
| Elijah Rushing, Captain |
| James Williams, Lt. |
| Robert Armour, Sgt. |
| Thomas Gibbs, Sgt. |
| William Armour, Corp. |
| Isham Jones, Corp. |
| Privates: |
| Walter Brown |
| John Cathey |
| James Cook |
| John Cormac |
| William Ezell |
| George Friday |
| John Hogan |
| Eli Jackson |
| James Lee |
| Loyd Lee |
| Robert Lee |
| Adam McGee |
| Harris McGregor |
| Henry Meazles |
| John Milam |
| Edmond Randle |
| George Smith |
| Michael Smith |
| John Weatherford |
| Charles Weeks |
| William Williams |
| John Wright |
| William Wright |
Captain Abner Pearce's Company of Militia Infantry, 10 May - 17 May 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" prior to the declaration of war in June 1812.
| Abner Pearce, Captain |
| Robert Jones, Lt. |
| John McGregor, Sgt. |
| Privates: |
| Burwell Cato |
| Prescot Crisp |
| Richard Fosset |
| Richard Gatlin |
| William Gentry |
| James Haynes |
| John Hood |
| Charles Hooks |
| Henry Jackson |
| Isaac McKinney |
| Joseph Miller |
| Allen Scruggs |
| Ebenezer Skinner |
| Hubert Taylor |
| James Turner |
Captain James Gray's Company of Militia Infantry, 19 May - 30 Jun 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" at the time of the declaration of war in June 1812, but its exact service was unknown.
| James Gray, Captain |
| Richard Ussery, Lt. |
| Travis Wilson, Lt. |
| Zedekiah Adkins, Sgt. |
| Robert Armour, Sgt. |
| James Chambers, Sgt. |
| Ephraim Gatlin, Sgt. |
| William Hagler, Sgt. |
| Jonathan May, Sgt. |
| Roderick McLeod, Sgt. |
| John Spencer, Sgt. |
| James Turpan, Sgt. |
| Philip Hall, Ensign |
| Hugh Jackson, Ensign |
| Henry Smith, Ensign |
| Privates: |
| James Andrews |
| William Bailey |
| William Baker |
| Garrett Bell |
| George Berry |
| Byrd Boon |
| Nathan Boon |
| Sandford Bramblet |
| Christopher Branning |
| David Brigham |
| William Brigham |
| Drury Brinson |
| John Brisby |
| John Buchanan |
| John Burgess |
| Nathaniel Burgess |
| Bryan Byrd |
| James Cain |
| Henry Cato |
| Nehemiah Cato |
| John Chambers |
| John Colson |
| Jesse Cormack |
| William Cottingham |
| Thomas Cox |
| Jacob Crossnoe |
| William Daniel |
| Edward Eblen |
| Job Elliott |
| William Ethelridge |
| Parham Ezell |
| George Farmer |
| John Fletcher |
| Daniel Ford |
| James Ford |
| Mathew Free |
| Francis Frizzell |
| William Fullington |
| John Gaston |
| James Gatlin |
| Jesse Gilbert |
| Isaac Gossett |
| George Graham |
| William Green |
| Solomon Gross |
| Jacob Hagler |
| Andrew Hendrick |
| David Hogan |
| John Hogan |
| James Howard |
| Charles Howell |
| Daniel Jackson |
| Lewis Jackson |
| Samuel Jump |
| Benjamin Kizer |
| Samuel Lancaster |
| William Largent |
| John Lee |
| John Lock |
| John Manning |
| Benjamin Martin |
| George Martin |
| Blake Massingale |
| Levi Massingale |
| Drury Mathews |
| William McClure |
| George McDaniel |
| William McGee |
| Malcom McKendry |
| John McLeod |
| Malcom McMillan |
| Solomon McNatt |
| Charles Metheny |
| Colin Metheny |
| John Metheny |
| James Milam |
| Solomon Milam |
| Jesse Mitchell |
| Daniel Murphy |
| Edward Norrod |
| John Palmer |
| Nathan Parker |
| John Parradise |
| James Perry |
| Nathaniel Purtle |
| Burrrell Rainwater |
| Henry Randle |
| James Randle |
| Wilson Randle |
| Reuben Raynes |
| James Reynolds |
| Joseph Reynolds |
| Squire Robertson |
| Jacob Roden |
| Zedekiah Rorie |
| Charles Ross |
| Isaac Ross |
| William Ross |
| Abel Rushing |
| Dennis Rushing |
| Britton Sexton |
| Miles Sexton |
| William Sills |
| Ebenezer Skinner |
| James Smith |
| Edward Stephens |
| Abner Stokes |
| Richard Swor |
| William Taylor |
| Nathan Thomas |
| Mark Thomason |
| Richard Thomason |
| William Tomlinson |
| Wyatt Tomlinson |
| John Trousdale |
| Jesse Turpan |
| Seth Utley |
| James Vinson |
| Henry Wall |
| Hiram Warnack |
| Jonathan Welch |
| Charles Williams |
| Sherrod Winneham |
| Robert Wyatt |
| William Wyatt |
| Nathan Yarborough |
Major Robert Cooper's Detachment of Mounted Riflemen, 15 Jun - 22 Jun 1812: This company performed in the "service of the United States" at the time of the declaration of war in June 1812, but its exact service was unknown.
| Robert Cooper, Major |
| Peter Kendall, Captain |
| Nathan Ross, Lt. |
| Anderson Andrews, Sgt. |
| Asa Biggs, Sgt. |
| Duncan McRae, Sgt. |
| Thomas Gray, Ensign |
| Privates: |
| William Allen |
| George Brandon |
| Thomas Ezell |
| Cader Herrald |
| John Hodges |
| William King |
| Joseph McClanahan |
| William McGee |
| Ewan McKinney |
| Robert McKinney |
| James Miller |
| George Petty |
| William Polk |
| William Pryor |
| Thomas Randle |
| William Randle |
| Wilson Randle |
| James H. Russell |
| Caswell Smith |
| Yancey Thornton |
| Caleb Williams |
| Joel Williams |
Captain James Haggard's Company of Mounted Riflemen, 28 Jan - 10 May 1814: One of two regiments which Col. Robert Dyer commanded at different times of the war, this regiment was part of General John Coffee's cavalry brigade throughout most of the Creek War. The unit participated in most of the battles of the war, including Talladega (9 November 1813), where they formed the reserves, and Horseshoe Bend (27 March 1814). There were several companies of "spies" in the regiment: companies of cavalry that were sent on reconnaissance patrols and usually took the lead in the line of march for Jackson's army.
Abbreviations in Pension information below: SO=Soldier's Original Pension app.; SC=Soldier's Certificate; WO=Widow's Original Pension app.; WC=Widow's Certificate; BLW=Bounty Land Warrant No.
| Muster Roll remarks | Pension Information | |
| James Haggard, Captain | ||
| Charles Miles, 1st Lt. | ||
| Henry King, 2nd Lt. | ||
| James Blanks, 1st Sgt. | appointed Sgt. 31st March from a private | |
| Martin Cashin, 2nd Sgt. | ||
| Charles Winstead, 3rd Sgt. | ||
| David Gilmour, 4th Sgt. | ||
| William H. Roberts, 1st Corp. | transferred to Capt. Molton's Co. 21st March 1814 | |
| James Burns, 2nd Corp. | ||
| Alexander Ross, 3rd Corp. | ||
| Mordecai Lewis, 4th Corp. | ||
| James Williams, Ensign | ||
| Jonathan Cooley, Turmpeter | on furlough 6 Apr 1814 and absent | |
| George Berry, Saddler | ||
| William Hust, Blacksmith | ||
| Privates: | ||
| James Adams | ||
| John Arburthnott | ||
| William Bailey | ||
| Younger Barker | attached 8th April 1814 to this company | |
| John Barton | ||
| Robert Barton | ||
| William Bell | ||
| Thomas Boyd | ||
| William Braden | ||
| John Brock | on furlough from 6th April 1814 and absent | |
| Jonathan Brown | ||
| Reuben Bullard | ||
| James Cain | died 24 Feb 1814 | |
| Jesse Cain | died 7 May 1814 | |
| Samuel Caldwell | ||
| William Cannady | ||
| William Cantrell | ||
| Sampson Connell | ||
| Pleasant Crews | ||
| Robert Davis | m 17 Jan 1814 Montgomery Co. to Betsy Hooper | |
| Pleasant Duke | ||
| Hardy Ellis | m 22 May 1815 Mont Co to Martha Trotter Dennis; d 1872 Calloway Co. KY | |
| Edward Farris | ||
| John Fletcher | ||
| Edward Fowler | ||
| Francis Frizzell | ||
| Andrew Giffin | ||
| John Giffin | ||
| David Gray | ||
| Thomas Haley | ||
| John Hoyse | on furlough 6 Apr 1814 and absent | |
| Daniel Isbell | ||
| William Johnston | ||
| John Jones | ||
| Robert Jones | ||
| Charles King | ||
| Samuel Lancaster | ||
| William Langley | on furlough May 6th 1814 and absent | |
| William Lewis | ||
| Mathew Lisby | ||
| Willie Mallory | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Bird Matlock | ||
| Charles Matlock | ||
| Moses Matlock | ||
| John McColough | ||
| James Melugin | ||
| Joseph Melugin | promoted to 1st Sgt. Jan. 28th 1814 | |
| Charles Miller | ||
| John Mitchell | ||
| Samuel Mitchell | ||
| Larkin Norrid | m Elizabeth _______; WO 10136, WC 5512 | |
| Nicholas Norris | SO 24666, SC 15680 | |
| Thomas M. Oliver | ||
| John Palmer | ||
| Thomas Randal | ||
| William Randal | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| James Read | ||
| John Read Jr. | SO 8859; SC 5013 | |
| John Read Sr. | ||
| Charles Roper | ||
| Elijah Rudolph | ||
| Aaron Smith | ||
| Mumford Smith | transferred to Capt. Molton's Co. 21st March 1814 | |
| John Spencer | ||
| Absalom Swift | m Mary Ann ______; SO 14804; SC 9360; WO 17759; WC 10656, Capt. James Haggard's & Capt. Francis Ellis' Cos. | |
| Thomas Swift | ||
| Nathan Thompson | transferred to Capt. Molton's Co. 21st March 1814 | |
| William Trousdale | ||
| Alexander Truman | absent | |
| Martin Wells | ||
| Solomon Williams | ||
| William Williams | on furlough 6th May 1814 and absent | |
| George Wimberly |
Captain Thomas Gray's Company of Milita Infantry, 28 Jan - 10 May 1814: A company formed in Stewart County by Captain Thomas Gray, in Col. Richard C. Napiers regiment. Entered service 28 Jan. 1814 and discharged 10 May 1814. Part of General Thomas Johnson's brigade, this regiment mustered in at Fayetteville and marched to Huntsville, then Ft. Deposit, Fort Strother, and Fort Williams. While some detachments participated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (27 March 1814), others stayed at Fort Williams on guard duty (Capt. Preston, for example). Jackson's report of the battle mentions that the troops under Captain James McMurray were on the left line at Horseshoe Bend. Many of the men then marched to the Hickory Ground (near present-day Montgomery, Alabama) where Jackson anticipated another battle with the Creeks, but the defeat at Horseshoe Bend had been decisive and the Tennesseans faced no further massed resistance. The regiment numbered about 500 men.
Abbreviations in Pension information below: SO=Soldier's Original Pension app.; SC=Soldier's Certificate; WO=Widow's Original Pension app.; WC=Widow's Certificate; BLW=Bounty Land Warrant No.
| Muster Roll remarks | Pension Information | |
| Thomas Gray, Captain | ||
| William King, Lt. | sick absent 6th May 1814 | |
| Ardader Bass, Sgt. | ||
| Walter Brown, Sgt. | ||
| Thomas Gibbs, Sgt. | ||
| Harris McGregor, Sgt. | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Daniel Curtis, Corp. | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Thomas Curtis, Corp. | ||
| John Hyer, Corp. | ||
| Isham Jones, Corp. | ||
| Absolam Clark, Ensign | sick absent 6th May 1814 | |
| Privates: | ||
| Joseph Allen | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Samuel Alsup | ||
| John Anderson | SO 3659, SC 19329 | |
| David Andrews | sick absent 6th May 1814 | |
| Jared Bell | ||
| George Boyd | ||
| James Byrd | WO 31778, WC 19156; m 20 Aug 1814 Stewart Co., Harriet Brigham | |
| John Byrd | on furlough 6th May 1814 | WO 3698, WC 2032; m 27 Oct 1814 Stewart Co. Louisa Brigham |
| John Collier | ||
| William Daniel | ||
| Samuel Davis | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Edward Eblen | ||
| Etheldred Folks | transferred to the artillery 12th March 1814 | |
| Jeremiah Forsythe | ||
| Richard B. Hicks | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| James Hogan | ||
| John Hood | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Charles Hooks | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| William Hornberger | ||
| Jesse Hutson | sick absent 6th May 1814 | |
| Andrew Irwin | ||
| Eli Jackson | m Margaret _______; WO 22948, WC 24899 | |
| Elisha Jackson | ||
| Samuel Jump | ||
| John Kitts | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Thomas M. Lane | ||
| Loyd Lee | ||
| Isaac Lowry | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Joseph McClanahan | on detachment 1st March 1814 as wagoner | |
| John McGregor | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Robert McKinney | ||
| Daniel McMillan | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Joseph Miller | ||
| Charles B. Moore | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Stephen Parker | ||
| Edmond Randle | ||
| Thomas Robinson | ||
| Elisha Scruggs | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Ebenezer Skinner | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Edwin Stephens | died 26th April 1814 | |
| Johnathan Stephens | ||
| James Summers | SO 9138; SC 8245 | |
| Hiram Warnack | on furlough 6th May 1814 | |
| Frederick Weston | ||
| Elijah Whatley | SO 16647, SC 10657 | |
| Martin Wyatt | ||
| Robert Wyatt | ||
| Nathan Yarborough |
Capt. James Gray's Company, 2nd Regiment, West TN Miltia, 13 Nov 1814 - 13 May 1815: A company formed in Stewart County by Captain James Gray, under Col. John Cocke, in service from 13 Nov. 1814-10 May 1815. This regiment was one of three West Tennessee militia units at New Orleans under the command of Major General William Carroll. They were part of the flotilla that went down to New Orleans via the Cumberland, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. The Nashville Clarion of 21 February 1815 mentions that Captain John Weakley, of Montgomery County, was at the breastworks of Jackson's line at New Orleans during the battle of 8 January. Muster rolls of the regiment show no battle casualties, but do reveal many deaths due to sickness -- a common occurrence for troops stationed at New Orleans in the months of February/March 1815. Colonel Cocke was sheriff of Montgomery County at the time of war. He is not to be confused with Major General John Cocke of East Tennessee who commanded the 1st Division and was counterpart to Andrew Jackson -- Jackson commanding the 2nd Division.
Abbreviations in Pension information below: SO=Soldier's Original Pension app.; SC=Soldier's Certificate; WO=Widow's Original Pension app.; WC=Widow's Certificate; BLW=Bounty Land Warrant No.
| Muster Roll remarks | Pension and Supplemental Information | |
| James Gray, Captain | ||
| Thomas W. Lewis, 1st Lt. | ||
| Nelson Crosswell, 2nd Lt. | SO 13594, SC 20842 | |
| Matthew Powell, 3rd Lt. | ||
| John Hodges, 1st Sgt. | m Mary _______; WO 25744,WC 21918, SO 21245, SC 19479 | |
| Daniel L. Futrell, 2nd Sgt. | ||
| William R. Hagler, 3rd Sgt. | m 1 May 1807 in Mont Co. to Elizabeth Hagler; WC 2954; sol died 17 Oct 1832 Madison Co. IL; lived IL 1850-71 | |
| Thomas French, 4th Sgt. | died coming up in the steam boat the time 20th March 1815 | |
| James Greer, 5th Sgt. | ||
| Samuel C. French, 1st Corp. | ||
| Frederick Smith, 2nd Corp. | died 2 Feb 1815 | m Delilah _______; Old War WF #12980 |
| Walter Boswell, 3rd Corp. | ||
| William Jackson, 4th Corp. | ||
| William Brigham, 5th Corp. | ||
| Charles Bass, 6th Corp. | ||
| Cornelius Cooley, Ensign | died 10 Feb 1815 | |
| Benjamin J. Hagler, Drummer | ||
| Daniel L. Minor, Fifer | ||
| Privates: | ||
| John Aaron | sick absent | |
| Thomas Almond | ||
| Drury Angling | "sick absent March 18th 1815" | |
| Isaac Ballentine or Delyser? | died 8 Jan 1815 | |
| Tinney Boatwright | died 13 Mar 1815 | |
| Sandford Bramblet | ||
| Charles Brandon | ||
| Robert Bridges | ||
| David Brock | WO 40912, WC 32011; 1st wife Elizabeth Lowery; 2nd wife Nancy Moore m 20 Aug 1845; d 1860 | |
| John Buchanan | ||
| William Buntin | sick absent March 18th 1815 | |
| John Burgess | died 22 Jan 1815 | |
| John Burns | ||
| Solomon Castleberry | "Jesse Weston substitued for Solomon Carsonberry and drew the pay and he died March the 13th 1815" | |
| Andrew Cathey | (d 13 Feb 1815 ??); substituted for James Taylor | |
| Green Chambers | SO 26121, SC 19124; m 11 Aug 1817 Stewart Co. to Margaret Cassels | |
| Henry Chambers | WO 21398, WC 16575; m 5 Aug 1817 Stewart Co. to Sarah Ridings | |
| John Chester | ||
| Josiah Clark | ||
| William Colson | ||
| John Cottingham | discharged by court martial 18 Nov 1814 | WO 12235, WC 28731; m. 1814 Humphreys Co. to Obedience Brown |
| James B. Cowell | SO 11113, SC 6549; m. 1813 Stewart Co. to Nancy B. Cormack | |
| Jacob Crossnoe | sick absent 18 Mar 1815 | BLW 43854-80-50; m. 20 Sep 1811 in Stewart Co. to Jane Greer |
| Elisha Crosswell | Voluntarily joined 21 Nov 1814 | SO 13595, SC 10126; m. 21 Feb 1821 in Stewart Co. to Elitha Summers |
| Thomas Dennis | sick absent March 18th 1815 | |
| Benjamin Dunn | sick absent March 14th 1815 | |
| John Edwards | ||
| Thomas Ferrill | m 28 Sep 1819 Stewart Co to Elizabeth Anderson | |
| Mathew Free | died 23 Feb 1815 | |
| Gideon French | m 9 Aug 1806 Stewart Co to Rebeccah Anderson; d 3 Oct 1870 Carroll Co. | |
| Martial French | ||
| John Gaston | ||
| William Gentry | BLW 38728-80-50, 38851-80-55 | |
| Jesse Gilbert | m 12 Jul 1810 in Stewart Co. to Mary Edmonds; sol. D 6 Apr 1851 Mont Co; Capt. Searcy's militia; lived Mont & Stew Cos.; WC 2031 | |
| John Greer | warrants 4539-80-50, 48487-80-55 to Martha Jane Greer | |
| Solomon Grice | ||
| Joel Hagler | SC 14957 | |
| John Hood | ||
| Levi Johnson | sick absent March 18th 1815 | |
| Jacob Johnston | died 13 Feb 1815 | |
| Jeptha Joiner | died acomming up in the steam boat 20 March 1815 | |
| Samuel Lancaster | ||
| George Lee | m Hannah _______; WO 10104, WC 24714 | |
| John Lee | ||
| David Lowry | died 14 Feb 1815 | |
| Drury Mathews | ||
| John Mathewson | ||
| John McGeehe | ||
| Malcolm McKinsey | m Nancy _______; Old War WF #16332 rejected | |
| Gilbert McMillan | ||
| Benjamin McNatt | ||
| Henry Moore | enlisted 16th of November 1814 in the regular service; absent without leave from 26th of Nov. to 20 Feb. | |
| Samuel Morrow | ||
| Stephen OGuin | ||
| John Rasbury | SO 26744, SC 17504 | |
| Abel Robertson | ||
| Jacob Roden | died 14 Feb 1815 | |
| Charles Ross | m Mary E. ______; WO 26272, WC 27225 | |
| Abel Rushing | ||
| Dennis Rushing | Dec. 18th promoted to corporal in place of Wm. Brigham 1814 | |
| Willis Rushing | died coming up in the steam boat March 28th 1815 | |
| Larry Satterfield | ||
| John Scolds | died 20 Jan 1815 | |
| George Smith | died 28 Mar 1815 | alleged; m Jane _________; WO 34144, WC 24577 |
| Benjamin Spencer | ||
| John Spencer | ||
| George Stephens | ||
| William Strong | joined Feb. 24 1815 as a substitute for William Brigham | |
| James Taylor | ||
| Joseph Thomason | ||
| Reuben Throgmorton | enlisted in regimental service Nov. 22 1814 | |
| Uriah Tomlinson | ||
| Jesse Turner | ||
| John S. Venters | died 25 Jan 1815 | |
| Henry Vinson | m Permela _______; WO 31743, WC 26938 | |
| James Vinson | ||
| John Wallace | ||
| David Warnack | ||
| William Weatherford | ||
| Jesse Weston | died 13 Mar 1815 | |
| Charles Williams | died 15 Feb 1815 | |
| John Williams | died 5 Feb 1815 | |
| Daniel Wyatt | died 9 Mar 1815 |
| Jacob Bird | John C. Dodd's KY Militia | SC 9127; m Oct 1816 in Dover to Biddy Hancock; Private in Capt. John C. Dodd's KY Mil. |
| Christopher Buchanan | Alexander Gray's 24 US Inf. | m 24 Aug 1814 in Stewart Co to Isabella McLeod; SC 17375; Capt. Alexander Gray's Co., 24 US Inf.; lived in Stewart & Houston Cos. |
| David Cahoon | Benjamin Reeves' KY Militia | WO 10276, WC 6645; m Mar 1809/1810 in Stewart Co. to Rebecca Futrell |
| Samuel Dancer | Capt. J. Gray's Co.; SO 29806; m 23 Mar 1823 in Stewart Co. to Nancy Barnes | |
| Dennis Duff | Daniel Newman's Co., 3rd Regt., TN Militia | drafted at Sparta; m 1st ?; m 2nd 18 Nov 1842 in Stewart Co. to Nancy Clark; d 28 Feb 1875 in Houston Co. |
| James Dycus | Francis Ellis' Co., 2nd Regt., West TN Militia | drafted at Nashville; served 6 mos. in 1814-15; m 5 Nov 1816 in Montgomery Co. to Mary Studdard; lived in Stewart Co. ca. 1860 until his death in 1874 |
| Joseph B. Edwards | Joe Williams' Co., TN Militia | m 14 Aug 1806 Mont. Co. to Ann Fentress; d 2 May 1848 Stewart Co. |
| George S. Elliott | Peter Searcy's West TN Militia | m 23 Mar 1815 Stewart Co to Henrietta R. Oldham; d 1851 Weakley Co. |
| Jacob Faulkner | d 1 Jul 1860, age 85, in Stewart Co | |
| Joseph Griffin | John F. Walker's NC Militia | m 1808 Northampton Co NC to Charity Bass |
| Philip B. Nolin | obituary, Nashville Union and American, 11 Jan 1854 |
Written by: Jimmy Driftwood
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In 1814 we took a little
trip |
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Along with Colonel Jackson
down the mighty Mississip, |
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We took a little bacon and
we took a little beans |
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And we fought the bloody
British in the town of New Orleans. |
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(chorus)We fired our guns
and the British kept a-coming |
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There wasn't nigh as many as
there was a while ago |
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We fired once more and they
begin a running, |
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On down the Mississippi to
the Gulf of Mexico |
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We looked down the river
and we saw the British come |
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And there musta been a
hundred of 'em beatin on the drum |
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They stepped so high and
they made their bugles ring |
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We stood behind our cotton
bales and didn't say a thing. |
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(chorus) |
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Ole Hickory said we could
take 'em by surprise |
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If we didn't fire our
muskets 'till we look 'em in the eyes. |
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We held our fire 'til we
seen their faces well |
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Then we opened up our
squirrel guns and really gave 'em, Well.. |
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[ chorus ] |
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They ran through the briars
and they ran through the brambles |
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And they ran through the bushes
where the rabbits couldn't go. |
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They ran so fast that the
hounds couldn't catch 'em |
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On down the Mississippi to
the Gulf of Mexico. |
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We fired our canons 'til
the barrel melted down |
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Then we grabbed an alligator
and we fought another round. |
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We stuffed his head with
cannon balls and powdered his behind, |
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And when we shot the fire
off the gator lost his mind. |
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