Friday, March 20, 2009

Men Of Canada & England-U. S. Civil War.

I have done a lot of pages on the Civil War and men of the United States that were involved in the war but I have not done many from other countries that were involved in the war. The Rebel’s navy had a lot of secrete operations in Canada and England they would buy new or old ships from Canada and England and other countries then refit their ships take on supplies and try to run the blockades on the boarders between the United States and Canada and England too supply the Rebel army. It was hard to keep track on what was going with the ships as they work on these ships mostly in secrete and the Canada and England Government had a blind eye on the goings on at the docks. That’s not to say they showed no interest on what was going on, at the docks, but mostly only after the councils of the United States that were station there reminded the Canada and England Governments of are friendly relations with them and if they would like to keep that friendly relationship.

The Canada and England men who work in and around the docks were in the know on what was going on, and would give testimony on what was going on at the docks. The men on these page were just hard working men and sailors who felt it was their duty to give testimony on the goings on. I will list their names and where they lived when I can. As their statement are too long to put here I will give the page number of their statement in that way if you see a ancestor you can give his name and page number and I will send the statement to you. You can find my address in my profile.

Note. These information comes from; Enforcement on Neutrality, and the Rebel operations from Canada. Report No. 1395, Vo. 2.

Rebel operations from Canada.

1. John Melley, of Glasgow, Seamen, p. 170.

2. George Smith, Dumbarton, Iron ship builder, p. 171.

3. Men of the United States now Living in Canada, p. 190.
William Stone, Jeremiah Coghlam, Charles Bishop, James Foster, William Grey and David Williams.

4. George Hall, of Stockdon-on-tees, England, p. 192.

5. James Davis, of London England, Stocker, p. 194.

6. William Hall, Of Dover, Kent, England, Fireman, p. 195.

7. Thomas Gibson, of New Castle, England, Fire, p. 197.

8. John Morgan, of Galway Ireland, citizen of the U. S., now living in England ,p. 198.

Note. A lot of the above men work on many of the Rebel ships.

9. Warner Lewis Underwood, Of Glasgow, No. 5, Newton Terrace Sanchiehall Street, p. 210.

10. William Dayer, of Glasgow, ship-joiner, p. 214.

11. William Cook, of Glasgow, No.1, Clermont Street, p. 215.

12. Archibald McLellan, Joiner, Glasgow, No. 45, Eglinton Street, p. 216.

13. John McGibbon, Glasgow, Riveter, 63, King’s Street Tradeston, p. 218.

14. James Ross, Clerk, 13, Virginia Street Glasgow, p. 219.

15. John McQueen Barr, Clerk, No. 80, New City Road, Glasgow, p. 220.

16. William McCambridge, Shipwright, Govan, county of Lanark, p. 221.

17. William Carrick, Shipwright, No. 4, Ferrol Street, Relimbaugh, p. 222.

18. Robert Thomas, Police Constable, No. 3. Toxteth Park Liverpool, p. 223 & 238.

19. William Cozzens, Police Detective, No. 7, Lavan Street, Liverpool, p. 236.

20. John De Costa, Shipping agent, Liverpool, p. 239 & 264.

21. Henry Redden, Marine, 16, Hook street Liverpool, p. 242.

22. Matthew Maguire, of Dryden Rood, Edge Lane, Liverpool, p. 246 & 267.

23. John Baxter Langley, Surgeon, England p. 249.

24. William Milburn Blakiston, of Middleboro, Engineer, p. 251.

25. Oliver R. Mumford, of the United States, p. 265.

26. Neil Black, Carpenter, 18, Neptune Street Liverpool, p. 266.

27. Thomas Huston, Boatman, No. 6, St. George’s court, Red Cross Street, Liverpool, p. 267.

28. William Hayden Russell & Joseph Ellis, p. 328.

29. Clarence Randolph Yonge, United States now of Waterloo near Liverpool, p. 330.

30. George Temple Chapman, of the United States now at Liverpool, p. 332.

31. Thomas Haines Dudley, No. 3, Wellesley Terrace Princes Park, Liverpool, 335 & 354.

32. John Brady, No.10, Livingstone Street, Liverpool, p. 337.

33. Austin Joseph Hand, No. 35, Crosby Street, Liverpool, 337.

34. Thomas Sweeny, No. 57, Crosby Street, Liverpool. P. 348.

35. Joseph Ellis, No. 161, Athol Street, Liverpool, p. 355.

36. Charles Prentis, of the United States, now at Liverpool, p. 356.

37. John Dunn, p. 420.

38. Captain John A. Winslow, p. 430, 432, 437.

Rebel Cruisers.

39. Officers of the Bark Neapolitan. P. 493.

40. Moses Lansing, Hair-dresser, Liverpool, p. 534.

41. John Markham, Liverpool, p. 534.

42. Captain William Henry Nelson, United States, p. 547.

43. Frederick Williams, United States, p. 570.

44. John Trader, p. 629,

45. Henry George Wagner, p. 631.

46. Edward Thompson, Liverpool. P. 671.

47. Thomas Manhon, Liverpool, p. 672.

Note. Although there is no other information on the following men, it will help those who are looking for them and what happen to them.

List of officers and crew of the ship Japan, shipped at the Sailors’ Home, in Liverpool, and understood to be subjects of Great Britain.

48. Thomas Hedjik, master.
Griffith Jones, mate, No. 7 Virginia street.
Ahou F. Mackintosh, second mate, No. S Fleet square, Fleet street.
Robert Neal, carpenter, No. 28 Regent street.
Chas. King, boatswain, No. 22 Rupert street.
J. S. Woolfall, captain’s steward, )o. 119 Albert street.
Thomas Price, cook, No, 1 17 Bedford street, Everton.
John Thompson, cook, No. 113 Pitt street.
Wil1iain Jones, seaman, No. 16 Gerard street.
Thomas Williams, (1) seaman, No. 22 Edmund street.
Thomas Williams, (2) seaman, No, 31 Prussia street.
John White, seamen. No. 71 Jordan street.
William Williams, seaman, No. 40 high Field.
Frank Rivers, sea man, No. 53 Upper Hill.
James Rodway, seaman, No. 113 Pitt street.
Wm. Jackson, seaman, No. I George street.
Joseph Seymour, No. 53 Bedford street.
Wm. Dand, boat’s mate on board Great Eastern.
Frank Mills, seaman, No. 27 Union street.
Thos. Jones, ordinary seaman, Beaumaris tavern, Tayakarly street.
Henry Barron, ordinary seaman, No. 12 High Field road.
Edward Davis, ordinary seaman, No. 12 Lightbody street.
John Murray, ordinary seaman, No. 33 Gordon street.
Hugh Hughes, ordinary seaman, Beaumaris tavern, Union street.
C. Owen Crow, boy, No. 73 Kew street.
Richard Callaghan, boy, No. 28 Regent street.
Charles Penrose, boy, No: 6 Woodstock street.
Thomas Claydon, boy, No. 4 Bell street, T. P.
Robert Ford, boy, Sailors’ Home.
John Fitzgerald, boy, No. 39 Hornby street.
Joseph Fisher, boy, No. 19 John street, T. P.
Benjamin Connolly, boy, No. 17 Temple Bed, Dale street.
Samuel Alfred Seaton, storekeeper, No. 48 Westbourne street.
W. Hamilton, Landsman, No. 45 Hamilton street.
Thomas ,James, landsman, No. 15 Earl street.
John Williams, landsman, No. 21 Richmond row or street.
Joseph Hopkins, landsman, No. 55 Atherton street.
John Flynn, landsman, No. 18 Milton street.
John Dolan, landsman, No. 4 Ct. Blondel.
H’y Tanner, fireman, No. 5 Prince’s Walk, Gt. Howard street.
Phil. Thomas, fireman, No. 32 Kay street.
Michael Downey, fireman, No. 29 Gt. Howard street.
Alex. McDuff, fireman, No. 29 Thomas street.
John Hughes, fireman, No. 29 Thomas street.
James Kendry, fireman, No. 15 Earl street.
John McCarthy, fireman, No. 5 Prince’s Walk, Gt. Howard street.
Michael Connor, fireman, Gt. Howard street.
Richard Groves, fireman, o. 19 Bennis Gardens.
Wm. Myers, trimmer, No. 3 Ct. Spitalfields.
Thomas Mahou, trimmer, No. S Ct. Gore street.
James Gordon, trimmer, No. 44 Tatlock street.
Edward Thompson, trimmer, No. 18 Denison street.
Samuel Haywood, trimmer, No. 18 Denison street.
John Miles, trimmer, No. 29 Thomas street.
John Stanley, cooper, No. 26 Ct. Oriel street.
Went by the Heron, Glasgow boat, at 7.30 p. in., March 30, 1863.

49. List of men, understood to he subjects of Great Britain, who left the steamer Virginia, late Japan, and came to Liverpool, in the steamship East Anglican, from Plymouth.

John White, Joseph Hopkins, William Swift, Henry James, William Myers, John Myers, Thomas Mahon, John Hughes, Mr. Seaton, purser, Mr. Jones, master mariner, Mr. Mc Intosh, Edward Thompson, John Pirin, George Crow, Richard Groves, Richard Credshaw, Charles Spencer and James Woolfall.

50. John Stanley, cooper, of Liverpool, No. 26, Ct. in Ovid Street, p.684

51.Francis Glassbrook, seaman, 53, upper Hill, Liverpool, p.686

52. Benjamin Conolly, of No. 17, Temple Buildings, Liverpool, p.689.

53. Catherine Stanley, of Liverpool, No. 26, Ct. in Ovid Street, p.692.

54. Cecillia Glassbrook, 53, upper Hill, Liverpool, p. 693.

55. Daniel Conolly, of No. 17, Temple Buildings, Liverpool, p. 695.

56. Eliza Conolly, of No. 17, Temple Buildings, Liverpool, p. 695.

57. Thomas Matthews, No. 37, Glocester Street, Liverpool, p.698.

58. Patrick Shanley, of 13, carlton Street, Liverpool, p.707.

59. William Rawlinson, No. 12, Blackstone Street, Liverpool, p.715.

60. Frederick Harcourt, of No. 68, Porter Street, Liverpool, p.716.

61. Charles Thompson, 40., Upper Baker Street, Liverpool, p.722.

62. William Wynn, Boarding House Keeper, p. 730.

63. Joseph Murry, 22., Lower Berner’s Street, p.730.

64. Henry Barraclough, of King’s Head Alley, p.731.

65. James Tucker, of King’s Head Alley, p.732.

66. Richard Spendiff, Brightman’s Court, p.733.

67. Enoch Cohen, No. 9, Palmer Street, Spitalfields, p.740.

68, George Hill, Sailmaker, p.740.

69. James Nunn, No. 2, Union Row, Sheerness, p. 741.

70. Charles Newton, of Sheerness, p.741.

71. James Maloney, of Sheerness, p.742.

72. William O’Kelly, 41, Smith Street, miles End,p.743.

73. George Bailey, of Sheerness, p.744.

74. George White, Liverpool, p.748.

75. Andrew McEune, Seaman, Liverpool, p.748.

76. William Hewson, Plymouth, p.749.

77. Thomas Bryant, London, p.750.

78. Catharine Pratt, Llewellyn Street, Liverpool, p.751.

79. Catharine Dow, Llewellyn Street, Liverpool, p.752.

80. Robert Sadd, of Walthan, Abbey, Essex, p.756.

81. Joseph Sullivan, London, p.757.

82. Edward Smith, Ratherhithe, p.758.

83. James Graham, Liverpool, p.759.

84. Charles Bennett, Plymouth England, p.762.

85. Robert Dunn, Sheerness, p.763.

86. Ludwig Kretschmar, p.764.

87. Thomas Monk, England, p.765.

88. James Conner, p.766.

89. John Ford, p.768.

90. Thomas Shrouder, p.768.

91. Samuel Garland Liverpool, p.769.

92. Thomas Woods, Liverpool, p.769.

93. John Dow, Seaman, p.770.

94. John Pratt, Seaman, p.770.

95. Walter Dixon, p.770.

96. Charles Bollen, p.771.

97. Robert Russell, p.771.

98. George Thompson, Engineer, England, p.772.

99. Edwin Shaw, Hammerman, p.774.

100. William Hall, Hammerman, p.774.

101. Maurice Breen, Willians Place, Liverpool, p.776 & 784.

102. John Fleming, No. 3, Court Lightbody, Street, Liverpool, p. 778.

103. Bernard Cassidy, Court Lightbody, Street, Liverpool, p. 779.

104. William Rawlinson, 91, New Edgar Street, Liverpool, p.780 & 784.

105. John Davies, No.5, Princes Walk Great Howard Street, p.781.

106. Matthew McMullan, Stone Street, Liverpool, p.782 & 784.

107. John McClusky, No. 1, Blackstone, Street, Liverpool, p.783.

108. Patrick Bradley, No. 1, Blackstone, Street, Liverpool, p.783.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Frederick Scheuer Civil War Prisoner.

I live in St. Louis; am a barber; thirty-five years old. I enlisted in 1861, in March, in the Twenty-fourth Illinois regiment. I was wounded on the 8th of October, 1862, at Perryville. I was discharged from that regiment six weeks after; and then I enlisted on the 19th of December, 1862, in the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry, and then until 1864 I was in the Fourteenth Illinois cavalry. I was on the raid of General Stoneman, in 1864, through Macon, Georgia.

I was captured on the Chattahoochie River not far from Marietta Georgia. They marched us from where we were captured, nine days, to Andereonville. All we had to eat was three ears of corn a day on the march for nine days. One time we went to a house for something to eat—for a little corn bread, and the woman said she wouldn’t give us any—that she would give us poison before she would give us corn bread. Immediately after they captured us they took my hat, and boots, and watch, and ring that was given to me by my wife. I had pretty near $600 in greenbacks secreted in my drawers; they took it away from me and took all my clothes. The lieutenant saw a bunch in my drawers, and asked me what was the matter with my knee, and I told him I was wounded, and he took a knife and cut it Open, and took away all my money.

After we got to Audersonville I found a friend who said he would let me have some ground to lay on—just a sandy place. There was no tent or anything. The first that we got to eat theme was a tablespoonful of beans, and a teaspoonful of salt, and a pint of corn meal; and bits of firewood about a foot long that was for cooking. We had no knife to split it with, and had to split at with our finger nails. The water was in a slough, and very bad. We found a little spring over the dead-line. The dead-line was a little ditch ten feet from the stockade, and if a man stepped over that, or even touched it, the guards shot them.

We made strings out of old drawers, like fish lines, and put tin cups on the strings, and then threw them over the dead-line to the spring to get a drink of water. We were two days working on that, and then they stopped us from getting any more water there. One man was killed while getting water. The guard told us every man who got water there he would kill, although we never stepped over the line, and just threw our cups over.

Captain Wirz was in command of the guards there. He went every morning about 10 or 12 o’clock with the rebel guards inside. We lay in different places on the sand. There was no regular path; and when he was going his rounds if anybody was in the way he would kick them. I heard some of my comrades who were in the way and too sick to get out of the way, complaining because he kicked them. Sometimes he would put ten or fifteen men together and put a ball and chain of iron upon them; the ball would weigh fifty pounds. He would chain them there in company with one another, and they were so sick that if they wanted food they couldn’t stand up straight, and when they put on this fifty-pound ball and chain it just bore them down to the ground, and there they lay until they died.

I went into the Andersoiiville pen in July, and was there ten months. I dug a hole in the sand with my hands, about four by six feet, and would crawl in there for shelter when the sun was too hot. In rainy weather the holes would fill up with water. In the winter it was cold, and great numbers were frozen. We asked Wirz one time for. a little more wood and some straw, and he said, “I will see you die before I will give it.” One morning I heard him say, “Don’t give them any more salt, and we will kill them easier.” Before that we had a teaspoonful of salt. During that winter from one hundred to one hundred and fifty persons died every night. I would occasionally see the rebel officers in there, but they never spoke to us. They would come in to see if we had made any tunnels to get out. Almost every day I would see some one who had been shot for stepping over the dead-line, where they had gone for the purpose of being shot to end their misery.

Every rebel soldier who shot a prisoner had a furlough. Many of the men dug tunnels in order to get out, and some would get away and others would be caught by bloodhounds to be brought back with their legs all torn to pieces, and after they came back, they wouldn’t be allowed to have any rations for four days then they would die.

In December, 1864, they took away fourteen thousand of us to Florence, in South Carolina, at the time of Sherman’s raid. General Winder was in command, and we had a worse time there than at Andersonville. We had no shelter of any kind there; there we got no beans at all, and nothing but a pint of corn-meal made from rotten corn and the same rations of wood that we had at Andersonville. We were there in Florence for a long time; I can’t remember how long, because I was so sick. General Sherman took Savannah and Charleston, and then went for Florence to set us free. The rebels knew of it, and took the best of our prisoners out that could walk a little, and left nineteen hundred of us lying there in the sand, because we were too weak to walk. They left us without any rations. We were in this condition for some days.

General Sherman sent a battalion of infantry there. The rebels had all left, and there was no guard over us at all. On the fourth day I took a boot leg and tied it around my neck and crawled outside to find some bone or something to put into it to eat. I couldn’t walk and I had to crawl on my hands and knees like a dog. After I got outside I found some pork rinds and bones that the rebels left there, and I filled my boot leg with them and crawled back and made some soup. Some of our soldiers came up to see how many were alive; they asked us how long the rebels had left us, and I told them five days; that was the fifth day that we were without rations, except what I had picked up outside. We were almost naked, and our soldiers had no rations for us.

I took my boot leg and filled it again with pork rinds and bones; and then we were taken in some box cars to Wilmington, North Carolina, and there we got plenty to eat, but couldn’t get any clothing. A good many of us died during that time from eating too much. We were then taken to Annapolis, and then I lost my reason, and don’t remember what did occur. When I came to my senses, I was with my sister in Illinois, three months afterward. While I was in prison at Florence, my feet were frozen; and a large number of our prisoners were frozen in the same way some of whom lost their feet. I am lame for life on account of my feet being frozen. I can’t speak the English language very well. If I could speak it better, I could give a much fuller account of my sufferings during my imprisonment.

FREDERICK SCHEUER.

A Letter To All Navy & Army Researchers.

A few weeks ago I did a page on the navy Cooks, but found very little information on them so I wrote to the Navy Historical Center, and received the following letter. I know you army researcher are asking what’s this got to do with the army? Well, what is stated in this letter also goes for the army. There are no national register for the Army or Navy, well I will take that back, the first national register for the navy came around 1798, but was for captains only. The first register for the army came around 1812, there were a few before that, but only listed a few officers.

The full National Register for the Army came around 1816, and covered most departments and covered 45, regiments, then the register was cut to 8, regiments then finely to 7, regiments. The first full National Register of the Navy came around 1812, and listed more departments then one could think of, but was for manly officers.

Both the Army and Navy register have the same thing in common, and that is they came out each year, but there are a few years missing here and there for unknown reasons, and neither registers lists any enlisted men only officers. Now you Militia researcher the information in this letter goes for you as will. I hope this letter will help you understand why it’s so hard to find information on your ancestor.

Sir:

The Navy & Army did not maintain comprehensive registers of enlisted men in the 18th and 19th centuries, rather only muster rolls for ships & regiments and some other establishments. Therefore, a list of Navy & Army enlisted men for that period would have to be compiled from the muster rolls. The principal problem with doing this research, beyond the obvious consumption of time and possibly money to obtain copies of the muster rolls, is that the muster rolls themselves have gaps in their coverage resulting from a variety of things, including loss of documents and the lack of a systematic archival system in the Federal government until 1934, poor storage of documents leading to their deterioration and destruction, etc. Therefore, the research will not yield a truly complete list. Such a list, of course, could be supplemented from primary sources of a personal nature, such as diaries and letters, but the list still would not be complete.

With these caveats set forth, I direct you to the agency that holds the muster rolls:

National Archives and Records Administration Old Military and Civil Branch 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC 20408-0001.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Men & Women Of 1812.

I know looking for a family ancestor can be frustrating and one can run in to many brick walls along the way and will look for any clues that may lead you in a new direction. You may heard of a family story that a member was in the war of 1812, or the fanily had some kind trouble in the war but you can’t seem to find any proof, well maybe this page will help. Most of this information will be one liners as I call them. You may only find a wife’s, State or county name, but as you are at a brick wall any new information may help you in a new direction or confirm you are looking in the right place.

Note. This information will come from Congress, these are petitions that the men and women had before Congress, as these are petitions some names may be repeated.

A lot of these names will have more information on them, if you find a name and would like to know if there is more information on them, I will be glad to take a look, my address can be found in my profile, there are a 154, names on this page.

1. Elias Carpenter, of Sturbridge, in the State of Massachusetts, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812 with Great Britain, praying for arrearages of a pension

2. Sally Pomroy, administratrix of Abner Pomroy, deceased, praying remuneration for supplies furnished in the war of 1812, and damages done by the United States troops in said war.

3. Cephas Kingsley, praying for compensation for forage furnished the United States in the war of 1812.

4. Abner Wilder, praying for pension for services in the war of 1812.

5. James Thomas, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land

6. Mahlon Willet, a volunteer in the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

7. The heirs-at-law of Warren Sadler, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

8. The heirs-at-law of John Roop, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

9. Sally Pierce, Widow of Gad Pierce, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

10. The heirs-at-law of Lemuel Cook, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

11. The petition of Henry Lovejoy, heir-at-law of Joshua Lovejoy, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

12. The petition of the heirs-at-law of William Miller, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy during the war of 1812.

13. The petition of Solomon Gillett, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy during the war of 1812.

14. Sally M. Judson, heir-at-law of Jonathan Haddock, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy during the war of 1812.

15. Martha Dickinson, widow of Ira Dickinson, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy during the war of 1812

16. Betsey Harrison, widow of Jonas Harrison, deceased, praying indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.
17. James Botner, praying for bounty land for services in the United States navy during the war of 1812.

18. Edward Hamilton, executor of Elias Hamilton and Zetus Newell, administrator of Samuel Newell, praying indemnity for loss of a raft, occasioned by the declaration of the war of 1812.

19. Joseph Weeks, praying for bounty land and special relief for services in the war of 1812.

20. George M. Graves, Sally Walker, and Solomon Fitch, praying for bounty land for soldiers of the war of 1812.

21. Joseph Binden, jr., a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

22. Nathaniel Fadden, a volunteer in the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

23. Samuel C. Walker, praying for arrears of pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

24. Henrietta S. Clark, widow of Major John B. Clark, asking a continuance of pension for life, on account of the services of her husband in the war of 1812.

25. Judith Nott, widow of John Nott, praying for a pension on account of the services of her husband in the war of 1812.

26. Elijah Armstrong, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

27. Matthew Stetson, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

28. Captain Samuel Tucker, presented on the 24th of March, 1812.

29. Sparhawk Parsons, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812, on board the privateer General Armstrong.

30. John Buxton, praying for bounty land for services on board the General Armstrong in the war of 1812.

31. James Floyd, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

32. Sally Gill, widow of Elihu Chapin, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

33. Sutton M. Young, a soldier in the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

34. Sylvester Tiffany, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

35. Celestino De Oteyza, master of the Spanish brig Patriota, praying, for reasons stated in the petition, the restoration of the said brig, which has been seized on behalf of the United States, for a violation of one of the revenue laws passed on the 6th of July, 1812.

36. Robert Neil, praying for a pension in consideration of a wound received whilst a soldier in the detachment of militia acting against the Seminole Indians in the year 1812.

37. Sally Sibley, widow of John Sibley, of Clinton county, New York, for compensation for horse, sleigh, and harness, taken and used by the United States, during the war of 1812.

38. John Yaw, a soldier of the war of 1812, for bounty land.

39. Jacob Grubb, of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, for compensation for services during the war of 1812.

40. James Monroe, praying remuneration for three horses lost in the service of the United States during the war of 1812.

41. Lieut. Alton Nelson, praying for a pension on account of disability incurred by injuries while in the military service of the United States, during the war of 1812.

42. Nathaniel Fadden, a Canadian volunteer in the war of 1812.

43. George Reed, of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, for compensation for services during the war of 1812.

44. J. C. Hamilton and others, invalids of the war of 1812, for pensions.

45. Reuben Apperson, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

46. Isaac Ayres, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

47. Cyrus Weston, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

48. John P. Smith, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

49. Abner Cason, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

50. Samuel Ward, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

51. Alexander Gaddes, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

53. James C. Hamilton, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

54. Thomas Nichols, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

55. Ephraim Sharp, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

56. The heirs of Edie Stewart, asking for relief and bounty land on account of services in the war of 1812.

57. Alexander Turner, of Lisbon, in the county of St. Lawrence, New York, praying for compensation for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812, and for services during said war.

58. Rufus Call, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

59. Mary Fletcher, praying to be relieved from her distressed situation, occasioned by the death of her husband, who was killed by the enemy, whilst in the military service of the United States.

60. John Wilson, praying to be placed on the pension list, in consideration of a wound accidentally received from a soldier in the service of the United States

61. William McVicker, praying compensation for supplies furnished for the use of the United States troops in the war of 1812

62. John Ryley, a friendly Indian, praying to be allowed a pension in consideration of his services in the war of 1812

63. Philip Wilhoit, a soldier in the war of 1812, praying to be allowed a pension.

64. Anthony Castle or Casloo, praying for an increase of pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

65. Harriet B. Howe, praying for compensation for services rendered in the war of 1812 as a spy.

66. C. M. Reeves, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.
67. Benjamin Cummings, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

68. Williamson N. Bain, praying for bounty land on account of services in the war of 1812.

69. Wyatt Griffith, praying for a pension for services rendered during the war of 1812

70. Elijah Close, of Tennessee, praying obeyer a pension for services rendered during the war of 1812.

71. Thomas Coward, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

72. Orrin Abbott, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

73. Thomas Price, praying for bounty land on account of services in the war of 1812.

74. Benjamin Almy, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

75. Moses Olmsted, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

76. Sarah Palmer, widow of William F. Palmer, a soldier in the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

77. Asa Wells, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension on account of an injury received by him in said service.

78. Hymen Hodges, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land on account of services in said war.

79. Benjamin A. Hicks, praying for a pension on account of wounds received in the war of 1812.

80. Citizens of the Territory of Minnesota, praying that a pension be granted to Anthony Page, an invalid of the war of 1812.

81. Sheldon Henry, praying for compensation for services rendered the government of the United States during the war of 1812.

82. Catherine Sandford, widow of Hezekiah Sandford, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

83. Mary Rhodes, administratrix of Mary Sanborn, widow of Richard Sanborn, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

84. Elias Carpenter, praying for a pension on account of his services in the war of 1812.

85. Thomas P. Dudley, praying for a pension on account of his services in the war of 1812.

86. James Lacey, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

87. Roswell Ransom, praying compensation for property taken by the United States and British troops during the war of 1812.

88. John Beckford and Simon Harrington, Dartmoor prisoners in the war of 1812, for a pension;

89. William Brantly, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

90. Dr. Micajah Hawks, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

91. Colonel John Sprague, for relief for moneys paid for the United States during the war of 1812.

92. Jeremiah Wells, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

93. Thomas Dinsmore, an invalid soldier and pensioner of the war of 1812, for arrears of pension due for his services from the date of his wound until he received a pension.

94. Parmelia Slavin, of Oneida county, and State of New York, formerly wife and widow of John Blue, deceased, who was a soldier of the United States army in the war of 1812, praying for the pension due to the said John Blue at his decease.

95. Nathaniel W. Dopkins, of Oswego county, and State of New York, praying for a pension in consequence of disease contracted whilst a soldier of the United States army in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

96. Joseph Perkins, of the State of New York, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812;

97. Zimri Green, of the State of New York, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

98. Ruth B. Phillips, widow of Richard C. Phillips, a soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

99. Eliza H. Carrington, widow of General Edward C. Carrington, deceased, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension during her natural life.

100. James Fugate, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for an increase of pension.

101. James Fugate, of Bath county, and State of Kentucky, praying for a pension on account of wounds and disabilities received or incurred as a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

102. John McIntosh, of Estill county, and State of Kentucky, praying for a pension on account of wounds and disabilities received or incurred when a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

103. Jesse Washington Jackson, of Lewis county, and State of Kentucky, praying for a pension on account of wounds received and disabilities incurred, when a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

104. Carle Dingey, of Yates county, and State of New York, praying for a pension on account of wounds and disabilities incurred when a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

105. Daniel Wilson, of Du Page county, in the State of Illinois, praying for a pension on account of loss of health and disabilities incurred when in the service of the United States as a soldier in the war of 1812 with Great Britain;

106. Truman Enos and others, citizens of the State of New York, praying that a pension may be granted to Seth Morton, a soldier of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

107. Alexander McEwen, of Northumberland county, and State of Pennsylvania, who was a captain of the army of the United States in the war of 1812 with Great Britain, praying for a pension on account of injuries received while in said service.

108. Joshua Merrill, of New York, praying for a pension, in consideration of a wound received whilst acting as a volunteer in the Army, in the battle of Queenstown, in Canada.

109. Notham Ingraham, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

110. Leslie Combs, praying to be allowed a pension for a total disability incurred during the war of 1812.

111. Cyrenus C. Blackmon, of Louisiana, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

112. Elijah Daily, praying for back ray under act of 1816, for services in the war of 1812.

113. William B. Tompkins, of New York, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

114. Alexander S. Bean, of Pennsylvania, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

115. Daniel Hickey, of the State of Pennsylvania, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

116. Manasses McFadden, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

117. Jonathan Douglas, praying compensation for property taken and damages done by the United States and British troops in the war of 1812.

118. The heirs of James Roberts, praying compensation for property confiscated by the British government during the war of 1812.

119. Asahel Borden, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

120. Amos Jones, praying for bounty land on account of services in the war of 1812.

121. Philo Borden, praying for bounty land on account of services in the war of 1812.

122. Anna Hull, widow of William Hull, praying for bounty land on account of the services of her said husband in the war of 1812.

123. Laurinda Jones, widow of Selden C. Jones, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for bounty land.

124. John Brady, for a pension.

125. Robert Wilson, of Baltimore, Maryland, for a pension.

126. Daniel Ladd, an invalid of the war of 1812.

127. William Carson, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

128. Henry Berkett, praying for increase of pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

129. Nancy Maggart, widow of Henry Maggart, a soldier, in the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

130. Dorcas Carey, widow of Peter Carey, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying that the pension allowed her late husband may be granted to her.

131. Edward Green, praying to be allowed arrears of pay, bounty land, and extra pay, for his services as a soldier in the war of 1812.

132. Charles Steward, H. E. Ballard, W. B. Shubrick, and Archibald Henderson, surviving officers of the Frigate Constitution, in behalf of themselves and the officers and crew of the said frigate, praying that they may be rewarded for gallantry and good conduct displayed in the capture of the British ships Cyane and Levant, in the war of 1812.

133. Silas Chatfield, of the State of Illinois, praying for a pension on account of his disability incurred while in the military service of the United States, during the war of 1812.

134. Eunice Gilbert, widow of John Gilbert, deceased, praying for indemnity for property destroyed by the enemy in the war of 1812.

135. John H. Southern, administrator and heir and legal representative of James F. Southern, deceased, praying for compensation for tobacco destroyed by the enemy during the war of 1812.

136. Hugh Riddle, for arrears of pay as a pensioner of the war of 1812.

137. Thomas Smithers, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812, for a pension.

138. John Golden, a soldier of the war of 1812.

139. John Camp, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

140. William Blake, of Fox lake, Dodge county, in the Territory of Wisconsin, praying for a pension, in consideration of disabilities incurred in the service of the United States, in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

141. Samuel Cochran, of Vernon, Oneida county, State of New York, praying for a pension, in consideration of disabilities incurred in the service of the United States, in the war of 1812 with Great Britain.

142. Jacob W. Morse, praying for a pension on account of services in the United States navy during the war of 1812.

143. John W. Heath, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.
144. John Overman, praying compensation for property destroyed by the British at Alexandria, Virginia, in the war of 1812

145. John Reamer, of Miami county, Indiana, praying for bounty land for services in the war of 1812.

146. M. F. B. Levely, widow of Henry Levely, a soldier of the war of 1812, praying for a pension.

147. Jacob Hatmaker, praying for a pension for services rendered in the war of 1812.

148. Jacob Grubbs, praying compensation for services in the war of 1812.

149. Daniel Good, of Green county, Tennessee, praying for a pension for services in the war of 1812.

150. Job C. Smith, of Delaware county, State of Ohio, praying pay for freight of troops and baggage on the expedition to Michilimackinac in 1814.

151. John Richmond, praying for a pension on account of injuries received in the war of 1812.

152. Charlotte Butler, widow of John Butler, praying for a pension on account of services in the war of 1812.

153. General Nathan Towson, David R. Whitely, and other members of Captain Towson's artillery, in the war of 1812, asking to be paid for the capture of the British ship Caledonia.

154. Solomon Honey, an invalid soldier of the war of 1812.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Josiah H. Webb Mail Carrier 1805.

Josiah H. Webb, in August of 1805, was employed as a mail carrier for the United States, from Athens In Georgia to New Orleans. While riding through the Creek Nation he was shot by some unknown persons ( supposed to be Indians ) and was very severely wounded. He was taken to Fort Stoddert, where humane attention was given him. He partially recovered from the wound but was left in a crippled state.

On examination by Doctor O. B. Heaton, it was found that a ball had entered the upper edge of his left hip fracturing the hip, then passed out the right lumbar region of his body. This wound would be a source of much irritation at the slightest exposures, and well incapacitate him from any active duty’s necessary to support maintenance of lively hood.

Mr. Webb had been receiving 50, dollars a year as a pension, but it is stated the Mr. Webb is a poor man and his pension now is inadequate to provide him with the necessaries of life. A petition had been sent on his behalf asking for 8, dollars per month, which is what a common solider would receive when totally disabled.

Here is the report that was read before Congress.

Josiah H. Webb, the petitioner, while employed in carrying the mail of the United States in August last, from Coweta to Fort Stoddert, was shot through the body by some person unknown. He is now in a languishing condition, under the care of the commanding officer at Fort Stoddert, destitute of the means of present subsistence; and, from the nature of the wound, it is not probable he will be able to provide for his future support.

A letter from the Postmaster General addressed to the Committee, and accompanying this report, confirms the foregoing statement, and recommends the petitioner’s case to the humane provision of Congress. And when it is considered that the petitioner is now within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Government of the United States, in a part of the country where no regulations are yet adopted for the support of the poor; that he is under the immediate charge of an officer of the Government, who must either permit the petitioner to suffer for want of the necessaries of life, or maintain him at his own private expense, there can be little doubt that it is the duty of the National Legislature to extend its aid to an individual thus circumstanced. Of the nature and extent of the relief which ought to be afforded to the petitioner, your Committee are not yet fully advised; at present they respectfully submit the House the following general resolution;

Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner is reasonable, and ought to he granted.

Ordered, That a bill or bills be brought in, pursuant to the said resolution, and that the Committee of Claims do prepare and bring in the same.

Here is the Bill that was printed FEBRUARY 10, 1830, and sent Before Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Josiah H. Webb, who was wounded in the Creek’ nation of
Indians, while employed in carrying the mail of the United States from Athens, in Georgia, to New Orleans, be, and he is hereby, allowed the sum of ninety-six dollars per annum, in lieu of fifty dollars allowed him by act of twelfth December, one thousand eight hundred and eleven, to be paid semiannually, out of the Treasury of the United States, to commence on the fourth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and to continue during his natural life.

Note. This author found his pension Bill for his 50, dollar pension that passed in 1811, but was unable to find if the Bill of 1830, ever passed.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Military & Citizens Of Virginia 1812.

Those of you who have visited my site before know this is mainly a military site, however from time to time I like to do a page on the normal citizens, will as normal as one can get in the time of war. Virginia is the place of these men who were trying to earn there living. The man on this list sent in vouchers for services they say they had provided for the militia, but the vouchers were disallowed. Although there is no family information on these names it is still interesting to know what ones ancestor was doing at this time in history. There will be vouchers by military men as well.

These vouchers were first sent to the State of Virginia to be paid, but being that there was no money left to cover them the Governor sent them on to the War Department. This list is what was sent back to the Governor, stating that many fall under the State laws and not federal laws, and others were not properly recorded and his department could not tell if the voucher fall under State or federal laws and so were totally disallowed.

1. Voucher 1. Amount deducted from the account of John Ambler, being an advance of ten dollars, made by him, to Jo West, quartermaster, and not accounted for on settlement with said Vest, (see Vr. 148;) an advance of four dollars to two privates of Richardson’s company, and not accounted for on settlement with said company; a payment of one dollar and fifty cents for a battalion belt, that being an expense belonging to the officer who carried the colors; and a payment by Ambler, and sundry payments by M. Minus, as commissary for provisions, rum, &c. for the militia; which payments are inadmissible, as the men were either furnished by the contractor with rations, or received an allowance for them on the rolls, through the paymaster, —$228.33

2. Voucher 5. James Laughlin’s bill for services as express, carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service,-$4.16

3. Voucher 12. Samuel Clark’s bill for blankets w the militia. Inadmissible, the men having received an allowance on the rolls for clothing, and, consequently, were to furnish themselves with blankets.-$309.75

4. Voucher 15. John Anderson’s charge as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$20.

5. Voucher 18. John Atkinson’s charge as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$54.12

6. Voucher 19. James Laughlin’s charge as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$31.25

7. Voucher 20. John Gunu’s charge as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$11.45

8. Voucher 22. Benjamin Wolfe’s bill. Inadmissible, being for bacon for the militia, who either drew their rations from the contractor, or received an allowance for them on the rolls, -$232.44

9. Voucher 24. John Atkinson’s charge as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, as the United States are not liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$27.12

10. Voucher 25. An advance to sergeant Wheeler; no advances or payments on account. Inadmissible, and no evidence of this sum having been disbursed for public purposes,-$50.

11. Voucher 27. Lownes & Pierce’s bill for bacon for the militia. Inadmissible, they having received their rations from the contractor, or an allowance for them on the rolls, -$260.

12. Voucher 29. James Laughlin’s bill as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$7.50

13. Voucher 40. Part of N. McCoul’s bill. Inadmissible, being for blankets, mattresses, and salt. The men have received an allowance on the rolls for blankets; mattresses are not allowed either to officers or soldiers in the army, and salt is a component part of the ration, and must have been furnished by the contractor,-$1,197.84

14. Voucher 43. John Gaun’s bill as express, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to calling the militia into service, -$20.41

15. Voucher 51. Robert Gamble’s bill for whiskey. Inadmissible, whiskey being a component part of the ration, was furnished the men by the contractor, or they must have received an allowance for it on the rolls-$285.33

16. Vouchers 55, 56, 60, 63.
Charge as expresses, with orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for expenses incident to ordering the militia into service.

.John Atkinson-$33.33, James Laughlin-$17.20, John Gunn-$4.16, G W. Dixon-$4.89

17. Voucher 62. Samuel Pointer’s bill for bacon. Inadmissible, the militia having either drawn their rations from the contractor, or received an allowance for them on the rolls,-$86.11

18. Vouchers 70, 71, 75.
Charges for bread, mutton and salt. Inadmissible, the militia having received their rations from the contractor, or an allowance for them on the rolls.

James Young-$52.07, C. B. Harrison-$13., John Leslie-$25.

19. Voucher 76. An advance to Major James Byrne. No advances or payments on account admissible, and no evidence of this sum having been accounted for-$238.93

20. Voucher 80. Part of Benjamin Drew’s account Inadmissible, being for flour, bacon, and liquor, the militia having either received their rations of the contractor, or an allowance for them on the rolls-$184.69

21. Voucher 82. An advance to Samuel J. Winston, as deputy adjutant general. Inadmissible, not being accounted for, and no such officer provided for by law at the time-$50.

22. Voucher 96. Elmore and Glazebrook’s bill for services, carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering the militia into service-$48.

23. Voucher 97. P. R. Denouville’s bill for provisions for the militia. Inadmissible, they having received their rations from the contractor, or an allowance for them on the rolls, -$18,58

24. Voucher 99. John Camps bill for services as provost marshal. Inadmissible, there being no such officer provided for by the military laws of the United States-$9.

25. Voucher 101. Amount deducted from the pay of Ch. F. Adams, on the rolls of Captain Coke’s company, he having been settled with, as quartermaster to the company; which is not allowed, and his pay and emoluments are reduced to those of a quartermaster sergeant-$14.01

26. Voucher 102. Payment to John Murmally. Inadmissible, the object of the payment not being stated-$20.

27. Voucher 104. John Uzzel’s bill for services carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering out the militia-$185.

28. Voucher 115. Payment to Captain William Bowden, for forage furnished his troop of militia cavalry. Inadmissible, they having received an allowance on the roll for forage and rations, -$136.79

29. Voucher. 127. James Haggerty’s bill for carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering the militia into service,-$16.89

30. Voucher 128. John Stith’s bill for inspecting the Virginia militia, in January, 1808. Inadmissible, it being an expense belonging solely to the State of Virginia-$87.90

31. Voucher 129. Hy. Lee’s claim for reimbursement for expenses of his aid, executing orders under the requisition. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to calling out the militia-$10.

32. Voucher 130. Joseph Pollard’s bill for services, carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering the militia into service-$40.

33. Voucher 131. Timothy Taylor’s bill for mustering and inspecting the Virginia militia. Inadmissible, it being an expense belonging to the State-$26.90

34. Voucher 132. S. 3. Winston’s bill for mustering and inspecting Virginia militia. Inadmissible, it being an expense belonging to the State-$96.40

35. Voucher 133. G. Metcalf’s bill for carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering out the militia-$40.90

36. Voucher 137. A. Perkins’s bill for mustering and inspecting Virginia militia. Inadmissible, it being an expense belonging to the State-$85.

37. Voucher 138. M. Tate’s bill for carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering out the militia-$57.

38. Voucher 142. Joseph Martin’s bill for carrying orders for calling out the militia. Inadmissible, the United States not being liable for the expenses incident to ordering out the militia-$24.

39. Voucher 11. Henry Tompkins’ bill for surgical instruments, medicines, and groceries for the militia. Inadmissible it not appearing that there was a necessity for any of the articles and no evidence exhibited of such of them as must have remained on hand at the close of the expedition being stored, or kept for the use of the United States-$78.42

40. Voucher 31. Dunsmure & Turner’s bill for surgical instruments, medicines, and groceries for the militia. Inadmissible it not appearing that there was a necessity for any of the articles and no evidence exhibited of such of them as must have remained on hand at the close of the expedition being stored, or kept for the use of the United States-$82.60

41. Voucher 41. William Wardlow’s bill for surgical instruments, medicines, and groceries for the militia. Inadmissible it not appearing that there was a necessity for any of the articles and no evidence exhibited of such of them as must have remained on hand at the close of the expedition being stored, or kept for the use of the United States-$462.27

42. Voucher 110. Amount claimed for the pay and emoluments of Capt. B. Sheppard and troop of militia cavalry. Deducted, the roll having been revised in the office of the paymaster of the army, and the correct amount by him placed in the hands of R. C. Jennings, paymaster, and by him handed over to the State of Virginia, which has been charged with the amount, and obtained a credit for the same, after deducting the amount of forage drawn by said troop in kind from the State, which forage the State gets a credit for, on the forage abstract-$1,240.47

43. Voucher 111. Amount claimed for the pay and emoluments of Capt. Wm. Bowden and troop of militia cavalry. Deducted, the roil having been revised as the foregoing, and the same course pursued throughout-$1,624.50

Disallowed claims for Forage.

44. William Sharp, Lieutenant colonel, From July 4, to August 3, 1807; paid for his forage for same time by Mr. Jennings, Pounds hay-682, Gallons corn-186.

45. William Lindsay, Major, From 9 to 31, 1807, paid for Mr. Jennings-Pounds hay-253, Gallons corn-69.

46. Samuel Marsh, Brigade inspector, From July 4, to August 27, 1807; no such officer provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-1,210, Gallons corn-330

47. Dempsey Watts, Major, From July 4, to August 3, 1807; paid for
his forge for same time by Mr. Jennings-Pounds hay-660, Gallons corn-189.

48. Alex. Whitehead, Q. M. G., From July 4, to August 4, 1807; no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-1,010, Gallons corn-320.

49. R. H. Lee, Secretary to the General, no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-1,188, Gallons corn-324.

50. A. Jordan, Deputy Q. M. G., From July 10, to August 27, 1807, no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-539, Gallons corn-147.

51. Thomas Lawson, Regimental paymaster, From July 9, to August 10, 1807; the paymaster of the army having refused him pay- as being unauthorized by the then existing military laws of the United States, Pounds hay-363, Gallons corn-99.

52. Robert Maitland, Deputy commissary, From July 24, to August27, 1807, no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-385, Gallons corn-105.

53. Samuel B. Archer, Judge advocate, From July 4, to August 27, 1807, no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-549, Gallons corn-162.

54. Lee Hall, Regimental surgeon, From July 4, to August 3, 1807; the pay master of the Army having refused him pay as being unauthorized by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-660, Gallons corn-180.

55. J. L. Willoughby, Regimental surgeon’s mate, July 4, to August 3, 1807; the pay master of the Army having refused him pay as being unauthorized by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-330, Gallons corn-90.

56. Thomas Mathews, Brigadier general, From July 4, to August 27, 1807; paid at the rate of $225 per month, by Mr. Jennings, which is in full of all allowance, Pounds hay-2,420, Gallons corn-660.

57. William Cammack, commissary of forage, From July 4, to August 27, 1807; no officer of that grade provided for by the then existing military laws of the United States-Pounds hay-1,210, Gallons corn-330.

58. Anthony Lawson, Surgeon’s mate, From July 4, to August 27 1807; deducted, he having been settled with by the State for pay and rations from July 3, to November 9, 1807, and disallowed; there being no evidence of his having acted as such for the time charged, and no authority produced for it to the person, who receipts for it, Pounds hay-605, Gallons corn-165.

* Hay, at $1 per hundred pounds.
* Corn, at 85 cents per bushel.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Boys Playing War Games Of The 1860's

The old saying “Boys will be boys,” is no more true today then it was in the 1800, hundreds. A boy is just a boy no matter what century he is from and could be found making some kind of mischief. The boy is and has always looked for something to do as to keep from being bored. Many of the games the boy played was a refraction of the times they lived in, this was no more true then in war. Ever in war the boys would find time to make mischief. Even though war was a harsh reality to the adult, children would turn to playing war games. This was so at the time of the Civil War, about every boy across the United States were playing war games. These war games were to the boys just fun but could be dangers not only to them but to any innocent passerby. This was the case of one war torn city of Richmond Virginia, were the playing of war games had gotten way out of hand. The following Newspaper stories tell of these war games and a few dangers because of them.


From the Richmond Whig, 9/10/1861

“ROCK BATTLE.” - From time immemorial the boys in Adams Valley, (popularly known as “Butchertown,”) and those residing on the north side of Shockoe Hill, have engaged, every successive summer, in “rock battles,” rallying under the distinctive titles of “Butcher Cats” and “Hill Cats.” Within the last few years, the majority of the respectable white boys, among the former, have so far been convinced of the discreditable character of these conflicts as to leave them chiefly to negro lads on their side; though a goodly number, influenced by the excitement of the mimic warfare, have participated in the “battles” which have taken place within the past few weeks. Last Sunday afternoon the contending parties waged a fierce contest on Navy Hill, about one hundred boys being engaged on each side. - Stones and other missiles flew as thick, almost, as the Minie balls at the battle of Manassas, and it is wonderful that some of the belligerents were not maimed or seriously hurt. The progress of the fight was fortunately arrested by the timely arrival of officer, Chalkley, Seal, Davis, Quarles and Crone, in one direction, and officers Pleasants, Perria and others, in an opposite direction. At the sight of the police, the boys fled the field, but all of them did not make their escape. Six white boys and ten negro boys were captured and taken to the station house. The former were eventually bailed out; but the others were detained until next morning, when they were conducted to the presence of the Mayor. The parents of the white boys were fined $1 each, and admonished that a repetition of the offence would involve a heavier fine. The little darkies were ordered to be switched.

From the Richmond Enquirer, 9/27/1861, p. 3, c. 4

MAYOR’S COURT - THURSDAY. - John Delany, one of the combatants in the riot between the “Butchertown” and “Hill cats,” on Wednesday evening, was charged with being a person of “evil name, fame and reputation.” John wasn’t exactly prepared to prove his good character, and so the case was continued.

From the Richmond Dispatch, 1/28/1862, p. 2, c. 4

Throwing Rocks. - On a recent occasion John W. Davis, a very circumspect policeman, happened to be in the Spotswood Hotel, (for what reason we are not at present advised,) when “bum!” came a missile through the rear window. Out ran John Davis and captured two or three little boys, one of whom was a son of Mrs. Broughmeyer, who was yesterday mulcted in the sum of $1. The boy said it was coal which he threw, and therefore by consequence not a rock. His mother said she had whipped frequently before and would do it again.

From the Richmond Dispatch, 3/28/1862, p. 2, c. 3

Rock Battles. – The Shockoe Hill Cats and Butchertown Cats, as the boys of the two localities referred to denominate themselves, have on several occasions been showing their want of breeding and parental discipline by indulging in savage reencounters on the hill north of the President’s House. The adolescent ruffians have had, however, sense enough to post guards to give warning of the approach of the city police, who, while they have dispersed several crowds, have been unsuccessful in their attempts to catch any of the ragamuffins in the act of throwing rocks. – When caught, they will certainly be carried before the Mayor and fined, and have the pleasure of seeing their names flourishing under the police report.

From the Richmond Dispatch, 7/28/1862, p. 1, c. 7

The Military Police made a descent, yesterday, on a number of boys engaged in fighting rock battles at Rocketts. When they interposed, “the battle” was raging furiously, and rocks were being thrown, and pistols discharged with great vim. – The officers succeeded in securing one white and five negro boys. They were carried to the Guard House, on Franklin street, where the former was reprimanded, and the latter well whipped.

From the Richmond Examiner, 4/4/1863

OUTRAGEOUS PRACTICE. – Almost every evening two rival gangs of boys meet at Gamble’s Hill, for the purpose of engaging in stone battles. Several evenings since a little daughter of Mr. William Haily, living on Fifth street, near the hill, was struck in the forehead by a random missile, and a wound inflicted so serious as to threaten fatal consequences.

The police would be doing a good service if they would arrest and break up these several gangs, or at least effectually disperse them.

From the Richmond Sentinel, 6/24/186 4, p. 1


Throwing Stones. - Like all other classes of the community, the boys have felt the demoralizing influence of the war. Their increased viciousness is in nothing more conspicuously displayed than in the matter of throwing stones and engaging in rock battles in the streets and public places. In the Capitol Square, as little regarding the sentinel on duty there as if he were a dummy, they make the Clay statue and the Washington monument targets for their missiles, and on the President’s, Navy, Gamble’s and other hills about the city, they engage in mimic warfare with slings, sticks and stones continually. These practices have grown to be so serious a nuisance that complaints, both loud and deep, come in to the Mayor daily, and he has determined to exert his power to put them down. The police are ordered to arrest every boy, big or small, caught throwing stones or other missiles. The first capture under this order was brought before the Mayor yesterday, in the person of a boy fourteen years old, named Joe Berry. Officer Kelly had caught him on Gamble’s Hill, engaged in throwing stones from a sling, at some boys on the opposite heights, known as Penitentiary Hill. - The Mayor fined the boy’s father five dollars and required him to give security in two hundred dollars that his son should keep the peace. If the boy is caught throwing stones again his father will have to pay the money.

From the Richmond Sentinel, 11/7/1864, p. 1, c. 7

THROWING STONES IN THE STREETS. - Emmett Ruffin and Thos. S. Dodge were yesterday evening arrested, by officers Chalkley and Griffin, on 6th street, near the Second Baptist Church, while with a good many other boys, they were engaged in a rock battle with some “basin cats.” None of the “basin cats” were arrested, as they fled to their fastnesses on the approach of the officers.

This practice of throwing stones in the streets has become an intolerable public grievance. Every evening a crowd of boys collect on Navy Hill, and, with slings, stone every negro that passes within two hundred yards of them. We expect to hear of some of the negroes being killed, as even a very small boy can throw a stone from a sling with sufficient force to break the adamantine skull of a negro.

Navy Cooks 1792-1853.

The Navy Cook was a freemen of color and not a slave, at lest for the United States navy there were a few slaves cooks on private Privateers ships but for the most part all were freemen. The cooks job was a dirty an unrewarding one. There is very little known about the life of a navy cook of the 1700 & 1800 hundreds, oh their names are on records and in reports but there are no personal letters or diary’s known to exist to day and those that do exist are few. There were a few white men as cooks, they were known as “White Negro.” The rules and regulations of the cook were few, but were to be followed or the punishment would be harsh.

In the 1840’s and before there had been petitions in congress to do away with the Negroes on navy ships. The argument for it was at the time of a court-martial, it was argued that no negro should be aloud to testify against a white shipmate, stating that it was illegal as the negro was inferior to the white man. The other side of the argument was that if the Negroes were replaced by a white man he would be drawn down to nothing less then a “White Negro.”

This author tried to find some reports that talked about the cook but find none. However it was possible to find a few names and it was important for this author to put their names here less they be forgotten.
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The rules and regulations of the Cook, 1818.

1. He is to have the charge of the steep tub, and is answerable for the meat put therein.
2. He is to see the meat duly watered, and provisions carefully and cleanly boiled, and delivered to the men according to the practice of the navy.
3. In stormy weather he is to secure the steep tub, that it may not be washed overboard, but if it should be inevitably lost, the captain must certify as to the loss, and the cook is to make oath as to the number of pieces so lost that it may be allowed in the purser’s account.

The rules and regulations of the Cook, 1826.

1. Article 359. He is to be responsible for the safe keeping and proper distribution of the fresh water, meat, and vegetables which may be delivered into his charge. He shall receive no meat unless it is properly tallied.
2. Article 360. He is to have the rations of the ship’s company properly cooked, and delivered to the cooks of the messes at such time as may be directed by the commander.
3. Article361. He is to see that the boilers and cooking utensils are kept perfectly clean, and shall preserve order and silence about the galley, and report offenders.
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1793.

1. John Gallard.
2. Peter Seaver, Cooks mate.

1794.

1. Edward Broker.

1802.

1. John Shapely, Massachusetts.

1807.

1. William Cotter, Coter, Colter, Mew York.

1811.

1. Cotton Brown, Massachusetts.

1812.

1. William Thomson.
2. Thomas Jackson.
3. Thomas Jones.
4. Peter Adams.
5. George Fanner.
6. Hugh Francis.
7. Thomas Grey.
8. David Jackson.
9. Thomas Jackson.
10. Thomas Jones.
11. Jacob Lilleford.
12. Jack Lamb.
13. John Miller.
14. John Newel.
15. Henry Pannison.
16. William Spince.
17. John Thomson.
18. David Anderson.
19. John Chapley.
20. William Campbell.
21. Lam Drew.
22. John Doninico.
23. Joshua Frain.
24. Peter Hutson.
25. Joseph Sparrow.
26. Benjamin Shaw.
27. Wm. B. Smith.
28. Henry Shaw.
29. Mark Steel.
30. Rick Weeden.
31. Alexander Wilson.

1826.

1. Timothy Lane, New York.
2. Isaac Nicholson, Maryland.
3. Benjamin Kendrick, District of Columbia.
4. Abigail Jones, Widow, Massachusetts.

1840.

1. Daniel Waters.
2. James Henderson.

1853.

1. George Scott, Officers Cook.