A Statement of Claims coming within the provisions of the several acts of Congress of the twentieth of June, 1788, granting donations of four hundred acres to heads of families in the Illinois country; of the 3d of March 1791, granting donations to persons enrolled in the militia, and doing militia duty on 1st August, 1790; and donations of four hundred acres to such a had actually cultivated and improved land under any supposed grant from any court or commandant claiming the right to grant, &c., some of which were not entered within the time limited by law; but as those which have been approved by us are thought to be just and equitable claim they are submitted for the approbation of congress.
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Original claimant-------Present claimant.
Antoine St. Francois-----Pierre Troge, (heir)
Names of witnesses
Louis Pillett, ancient inhabitant of Cahokia.
Witness well knew Antoine St. Francois, of Peoria, a head of family, and cultivating the land; having a small field in which he sowed corn, in the year 1765, and remained there for several years after; and. came down and died in the country, (Illinois) That Pierre Troge was married to one of his daughters.
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Original claimant------Present claimant.
James Moore.----------Heirs of Moore.
Names of witnesses.
James Garretson, Esq., of St. Clair county.
That James Moore, deceased, was the head of a family, and living with his family in the Illinois country, (St. Clair county,) from some time in May, 1781, until the year 1786.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Henry Golding, deceased-----Heirs of Josiah Ryan,
Names of witnesses.
James McRoberts, Esq. and William Robins.
That, in 1786 and 1787, said Golding cultivated in corn. about six acres of land, which he had. cleared and. fenced. Robins states, that in the spring of 1787, deponent was at the house of said Golding, called Golding’s block-house, at a spring under the bluff, in the American bottom, called Golding’s spring’s where he had, under fence and. cultivated out from four to six acres. That said Golding continued in the country until he died, which happened, he thinks, in 1791. In the transcript of claims confirmed by the Governor, we find in page 11. the following entry, to wit “Josiah Ryan claims land adjoining Katy Ryan.” “Likewise land bequeathed to him by Henry Golding, deceased.”
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Ephraim Story----------------------------------
Names of witnesses.
William Robins and Daniel Raper.
William Robins states, that he knew Story to keep house, and live in the county of St. Clair, in 1787. Raper, that he knew said Story to keep house in said county, Illinois Territory, in 1788.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
John Slaughter---------------------------------
Names of witnesses.
John Moore and James Lemon.
Moore states, that he was well acquainted with said Slaughter, and knew him to keep a house in St. Clair county, Illinois Territory, in the years 1787 and. 1788. Lemon, that he knew the said Slaughter to keep a house in said county in 1787.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
John Berks------------------------------------
Names of witnesses.
William Murray and John Moore.
That they were well acquainted with, and knew, John Berks to be a head of family, and to keep house in St. Clair county, Illinois Territory, in the year 1783.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
James Whitley----------------------------------
Names of witnesses.
William Murray and John Moore.
That they were personally acquainted with James Whitley, and knew him to be head of a family, and to keep a house in St. Clair county, Illinois Territory, in the year 1788.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Reuben Miller------------------Reuben Miller.
Names of witnesses.
John Murdock, James McRoberts, Esq., and John Edgar.
Murdock states, that said Miller was in the country in 1790, and done militia duty as other militiamen, and now resides in the country. McRoberts, that he knew him, said Miller, in the country in. 1787 and 1790. Edgar, that lie knew him in the country, (Illinois,) in May or June, 1790, and sometime after.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Jean Baptiste Chevery--------Nicholas Jarrot.
Names of witnesses.
Louis Leperche, Nicholas Boismenue, and Louis Bihore.
Leperche states that he knew Jean Baptiste Chevery as an inhabitant, and planted corn for thirty years and upwards from this time, (1809.) Boismenue, that he knew said Chevcry, a settler in Peoria, near 30 years, (1809.) Bihore states that he, said Chevery, inhabited and resided Peoria with his family in 1783.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Jean Baptiste Poinstable------Jean Baptiste Poinstable.
Names of witnesses.
Jacque Ducharme, Louis Brunette, and Francois Vailett.
That said Jean B. Poinstable was head of a family at Peoria in the year 1783, and before and after that year. Had a house built, and cultivated land between the old fort and new settlement in the year 1780.
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Original claimant--------------Present claimant.
Francois Arcoit----------------Francois Arcoit,
Names of witnesses.
Baptiste Peltier, Pierre Verbois, and Sean B. Parant.
That said Arcoit was head of a family at Peoria in 1783; and that lie made an improvement near said village at tile same time. J. B. Parant states that he well knew the said Arcoit, an inhabitant of Peoria, in 1782; having a house of his own, cultivating the ground and planting corn; and that he had to leave the place on account of the Indians.
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Original claimant--------Present claimant.
Louis Brunette-----------Louis Brunette.
Names of witnesses.
Jacque Ducharme and Francois Vailett.
That said Brunette was head of a family at Peoria in 1783, before and after, and continued to live in said village.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Widow Isabella Bond-----I. Bond, widow,
Names of witnesses.
Sarah Kinney and John Moore.
That the said. Isabella was a widow, and kept house, and was the head of a family in the Illinois country in 1783, and resided in the country ever since.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Martha Ellison-------------M. Ellison.
Names of witnesses.
James Garretson and Isabella Bond.
That she, the said Martha, was a widow, and the head of a family, in the Illinois, in the year 1783, and continued some years afterwards.
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Original claimant---------------Present claimant.
Antoine Gerardin,
(son of August. Gerardin.)----Antoine Gerardin.
Names of witnesses.
Louis Perio, Julian Merceir, Francois Arnouse.
Pei1o knew said Gerardin to be the head of a family in Prairie du Pont in the year 1787. Arnouse and Merceir knew him to be head of a family, residing in Prairie du Pont, ever since the year 1787, until about three or four years past.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Rene Locat’s heirs---------Heirs of Bone Locat,
Names of witnesses.
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The heirs of Rene Locat are found on the list of governors confirmations as entitled to a donation of 400 acres; and from testimony on record, page 75; relative to Pierre Locat’s donation claim, it is incidentally proven that Rene Locat died in Cahokia, in. the Illinois, before 1779, and that his widow continued to be head of a family until she died in the year 1786.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Pierre Verbois-------------Nicholas Jarrot,
(alias Blondeaux.)
Names of witnesses.
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The donation claim of Pierre Verbois stands confirmed to Nicholas Jarrot, on the records of decisions made by Jones and Backus, (commissioners,) under No. 143; but it is not found on the abstract of confirmations forwarded by them to the Secretary of the Treasury, nor on the one transmitted by him to this office. This was an omission; the claim remains unsatisfied, and ought to receive a legislative sanction. But, as a militia right of 100 acres has been confirmed to P. Verbois, (alias Blondeaux,) the same man, under claim No. 898, only 300 acres ought to be confirmed.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
John Dumoulin------------John Duinoulin’s heirs.
Names of witnesses.
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The case of John Dumoulin is precisely similar to the preceding. He is, by the records of decision under No. 1773, entitled to 300 acres, having received a militia right.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Isaac Levy------------------John Hays and heirs of said Levy.
Names of witnesses.
Joseph Poupard, Sen., and Sean Beauliew.
That both knew him, the said Isaac Levy, as head of a family before, in, and after, the year 1783, at Cahokia, in the Illinois country. That Maria Louisa, wife of Joseph Cecel, was the daughter of said Levy, one of his three children. That Emil Cecel, the wife of Francois Demit, is the daughter, and only heir now living, of the said Maria Louisa, deceased.
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Original claimant----------Present claimant.
Jean B. Parant--------------Nicholas Parrot
Names of witnesses.
Sean B. Poinstable, Jacque Ducharme, Louis Bihore, Pierre Verbois.
That Jean B. Parant was head of a family in Peoria in 1783, before and after that year. That he had a house built, and cultivated lands, near the old fort of Peoria, in the year 1780. Bihore and Varbois state that the said Parant was the head of a family in 1780 and 1783; and, at that time, had a farm, and raised crops. This man has been confirmed in a militia donation of 100 acres, under No. 1I, and is, therefore, entitled to only 300 acres
as head of a family.
It must be remarked that, in the transcript forwarded to the Secretary of the Treasury, 18th January, 1813, J. B. Periault, Sen. was represented as entitled to a donation as head of a family under No. 2661; but it is since ascertained that this J. B. Periault is the same with J. B. Perio, who had also obtained a confirmation of 400 acres as head of a family, under No. 1468. Now, as the certificate of confirmation to J. B. Periault under No. 2661, has not been issued, as J. B. Perlo, who is in fact the same man, has obtained his donation, the confirmation to Jean B. Periault, Sen. of 400 acres, under No. 2661,must be annulled, and this to Jean B. Parant, of 300 acres as head of a family, confirmed.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Militia Land Donations In Vincennes 1780's-1790's
The following men and the heirs of said men, were trying to claim their militia donation land in Vincennes, but because of lack of proof and other seasons all the claims were rejected, but for the last ( five cases which were special cases. ) Because these claims were rejected there is no need to state anything about the land as it is not important now, and there was so little information in any case. But the information given by testimony and witness’s in these cases is very important, as it may fill some holes in your ancestors history, and you may find something out about your ancestor you never know before.
Note. This information came from the department of public Land, Volume 7., 1834-1835, which is housed at the Library of Congress.
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Pierre Pettier .
François Pettier, father of Pierre Pettier lived at Vincennes before and after the country was taken possession of by the Americans; that he kept house, and died about 20 years ago; that Pierre Pettier is the only surviving child, and has always lived at Vincennes. By reference to the records of the Catholic church, it further appears, that Pierre, the only surviving child and heir, was born in February, 1783.
Rene Campeau.
Rene Campeau was on the militia roll at Vincennes, from the year 1786, until the year 1795..
Francois Cardinal.
Francois Cardinal did militia duty at Vincennes under deponent for two years previous to the marching of Col. Hamtramck up the Wabash, (that is to say the fall of the year 1790,) and that he was ordered to march with said expedition.
Bernice Lefevre.
Bernice Lefevre was married and kept at Vincennes when Captain Helms took possession of the country, that he died in the year 1779, or 1780, that he left no children, but left two nieces and one nephew living in Vincennes.
Jean Baptiste Valcour.
Jean Baptiste Valcour was at Vincennes when the Americans took possession of the country, that he had a family, lived and kept house therein, until about twenty-seven years ago, when he died; that his eldest son, who is now the only heir, according to one witness, is twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and according to another witness forty-two years old, and has always lived in Vincennes.
Pierre Borgne, alias Belfin.
Pierre Borgne came to Vincennes a soldier under Gen. Clark in the year l’179, that he was a single man, rented deponent’s house for a year, wherein he worked at his trade in partnership with one Cantara, for about nine months, after which, he went and lived with one Lavislitte, about three months, at the end of which, he left the country, and has never lived in it since.
Charles Bonneau.
came to Vincennes before the Americans took possession of the country; that he kept house; but no evidence being adduced to establish the precise time of his death, whether before or since the expedition of Gen. Clark.
Samuel Bradley.
Samuel Bradley came to Vincennes, in the year 1785, lived and did militia duty therein until 1788, went to Illinois and returned in. 1789, that he then went to Kentucky to join his family, whom he moved to Vienna on Grand river. That he came to Vincennes on business, in July or August 1790, when he was detained until October waiting for company to return home with; it is further proved that he was ordered to go on Col. Hamtramok’s expedition, (in that year) was seen on the parade with a gun on his shoulder, but did not go. From the circumstances stated it appears that claimant was not a settled inhabitant of Vincennes, but a traveler, whose place of residence was Kentucky, that he was accidentally detained by apprehension of the Indians, and waited for company.
John Balis or Bayless.
John Balis or Bayless came to Vincennes as an officer under general Clark; that he married in the winter of 1780, or 1786, and vent to live in a house with his wife in the back part of the town, but whether he resigned his commission is not known; that he went away about the time the troops of general Clark left Vincennes, but did not go with them; they went by water and claimant by land. From the above statement it appears that claimant can be viewed in no other light than that of an officer of general Clark’s, to whom, no more than the privates, the act of 1791, in relation to heads of families, can by any means apply; it may also be observed, that the officers and privates of the Illinois regiment have been provided for elsewhere.
Pierre Beaupre.
Pierre Beaupre came to Vincennes about 20 years ago; (that is, 1785) kept house therein by himself for two years, when he went away; claimant having come two years subsequent to the year 1783.
Jean Baptiste Chicotte.
Jean Baptiste Chicotte lived in Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country, was a single man and lived with his brother; claimant cannot be considered as the head of a family.
Victal Caron.
Victal Caron lived at Vincennes and kept house, but died before the Americans took possession of the country.
Francois Dumay.
Francois Dumay lived in Vincennes and was about twelve years old when the country was taken possession of by the Americans.
Pierre Dumay.
Pierre Dumay was on the militia roll, and did militia duty at Vincennes, but it is uncertain at what time that he left Vincennes four or five years before colonel Hamtramck’s expedition against the Indians (in the year 1790.)
Joseph Dumay.
Joseph Dumay came to Vincennes about thirty-eight years ago, and lived there until about nine years ago, when he died; that he acted as an interpreter at the United States garrison at Vincennes, and at Greenville in 1795, but it is not known whether he was enrolled in the militia, and it is believed by deponent that he was exempted by being interpreter.
Isaac T. Decker.
Isaac T. Decker did militia duty, in the summer of 1790, at the river Duchis station, about six miles from Vincennes; that claimant is older than deponent’s son Moses, who was born in the year 1780, and who has received a militia donation, (from the governor when acting as commissioner.) It does not appear that claimant was enrolled on the first of August, 1790, but on the contrary was not of sufficient age to be enrolled, or to do militia duty.
Josette Fauvelle.
Josette Fauvelle was the wife of Jean Baptiste Ravelet, who left Vincennes about the year 1777, leaving his wife and family behind, and has never returned; that she left Vincennes before captain Holmes took possession of the country, (that is, June, 1778.)
Charles Finley.
Charles Finley came to Vincennes in the year 1786, staid about six months and went away, returned to Vincennes with the Kentucky militia who went with colonel Hamtramck against the Indians up the Wabash, n the year 1790, from which facts it appears that claimant was not a resident at Vincennes.
Jean Baptiste Frizy.
Jean Baptiste Filzy lived in Vincennes, in the year 1786, did militia duty therein, went with general Clark against the Indians in the same year; that he left the country in the year 1787, and has never returned.
Vital Goyoux.
Vital Goyoux lived at Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by Americans; that he was a single man, is not known (to deponent) that he kept house, or when he went away.
Antoine Goyoux.
Antoine Goyoux lived in Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by the
Americans; that he was a single man; that about thirty-three years ago, he, deponent, and a certain Mr. Larsh, lived together and kept house for one year.
Charles Lognon.
Charles Lognon was a trader and kept store at Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by the Americans; was a single man and lived with his brother; that he married about twenty years ago, and remained at Vincennes until about ten years ago, when he went away; he cannot be viewed as the head of a family between the years of 1779 or 1783.
Vincent Lafoy.
Vincent Lafoy lived at Vincennes, before and after the Americans took possession of the country, was a single man, had cattle, and kept house in company with a certain doctor Oliver, who was also a single man, but whether before or after the country was taken, deponent does not recollect; that after leaving Oliver, he lived with Angelique Mallet and a Mr. Cartier.
Jean Baptiste Langlois.
Jean Baptiste Langlois did militia duty at Vincennes, twenty-one years ago next September (to wit September, 1790), in captain Edelin’s company, wherein he remained as a private until about fourteen or fifteen years ago; that he has continued in the country ever since. It not appearing by any testimony adduced, that claimant did militia duty previous to and on the first of August, 1790.
Luke Matson.
Luke Matson did militia duty in the summer of the year 1790, at the river Duchis station (about six miles from Vincennes); that he is perhaps two years older than deponent’s son Moses (who was born in the year 1780.) At such a tender age the claimant’s services as a militiaman could not be of any real importance, and the act of 1791, cannot be understood to apply to children, but to effective militiamen.
Alexis Roubaux.
Alexis Roubaux lived at Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country; that he was a blacksmith and kept a shop of his own; was a single man, and lived with one Cornoyer.
Jacob Pea.
Jacob Pea did militia duty at Vincennes, in the years 1785, 1786 and 1787, and then went away; that it is not known whether he was at Vincennes in the year 1790.
Joseph Patterson.
Joseph Patterson was an effective militiaman at Vincennes in the year 1.786, was wounded by the Indians at the battle on Embarras creek, in the same year, staid at Vincennes some time, and went away to have his wounds cured, and has since died.
John Richardson.
John Richardson lived in and did militia duty at Vincennes in the years 1785 and 1786, and went away in 1787.
Edmund Hogen.
Edmund Hogen came to Vincennes in the year 1780, did militia duty thereinn for about a year, and then went away.
John Glass.
John Glass came to Vincennes in the year 1785; that he was in the battle on Embarras creek with the Indians; that he piloted general Harmer from the mouth of Pidgeon on the Ohio to Vincennes, and died in the latter end of the year 1788.
Joel Baker.
Joel Baker came to Vincennes in the year 1785, and did militia duty therein; was in the battle of Embarras in l786; sometime afterwards he went on a hunting party with some Indians, and was heard of no more.
Antoine Rimbeault.
Antoine Rimbeault was living with his father in Vincennes when the Americans took possession of the country; that his said father left Vincennes before that event; that he continued to live with the rest of the children in the father’s house after the said father had went away; that Pierre, the eldest brother, was married, but whether he lived with Antoine is not known; that Pierre was killed by the Indians; that Antoine afterwards went on La Balmis expedition against Detroit (in the fall of the year 1789), and was also killed by the Indians.
Jean Baptiste Trudell.
Jean Baptiste Trudell came to Vincennes with general Clark, from the Illinois, when he came to take possession of the country, but had lived there before; that he remained in Vincermes many years after the country was taken; that he was not married, nor did he own a house of his own, though sometimes he lived by himself and sometimes boarded with others.
James Talbert.
James Talbert did militia duty at the river Duchis station, (about six miles from Vincennes in the year 1790, but whether he was enrolled is not known; that he stood his draft when colonel Hamtramck marched up the Wabash in the fall of that year. No evidence is adduced to prove that claimant did militia duty before or on the 1st of August, 1790.
Jean Marie Barrois.
Jean K Barrois lived at Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country; was a single man and kept house by himself; the same witness being re-examined, said that he sometimes lived by himself and sometimes with his brother; that he never had a family.
Jean Moise Malbouef.
Jean Moise Malbouef was in Vincennes 36 or 37 years ago, that he had a house and lot, and was the head a family and lived therein, until about the year 1787 or 1788, when he went away and has never returned; another witness proves that he married in the year 1785 and was a hunter; another that he was a day laborer and sometimes hunted; that he had a house and lot of his own, on and before the year 1783, wherein he lived by himself; but had no family until the year 1785, when he married at the falls of the Ohio.
Joseph St. Marie Racine.
Joseph St. Marie Racine lived at Vincennes before the Americans took possession of the country; but he does not know whether he was alive when that event took place; that he was never married but kept house; another states the same circumstance with this difference only, that he believes he was alive when the country was taken by the Americans. The want of positive proof that Joseph Marie Racine was living when the country came unto the possession of the Americans, for the vague expression fact, of one of the witnesses that he believes he was, is far from establishing that fact, would be a reasonable ground of rejection; but the fact well established, that he was a single man and the total want of evidence of every circumstance which would induce a belief that he lived at the head of working people or other dependents, forbids the liberal extension of the law to this case.
Special cases.
*Joseph Pancake.
Joseph Pancake was an effective militiaman at Vincennes in, the year 1786; that he was with and under deponent’s (John Small,) command in the same year the engagement with the Indians on Embarras, where he was killed.
*Jacob Howell.
*Jacob Howell was an effective militiaman at Vincennes, in the year 1786; that he commanded a party at the engagement with the Indians on Embarras, wherein he was killed.
*Alexander Wilson.
Alexander Wilson came to Vincennes in the year 1784; that he lived and did militia duty therein, until the year 1786, when he was killed by the Indians in the Embarras engagement.
*Daniel Sullivan.
Daniel Sullivan came to Vincennes in the year 1785, when he did militia duty until 1790, in the month of April of which year he was killed by the Indians.
*Jacob Tevebaugh.
Jacob Tevebaugh came to Vincennes in the year 1785, did militia duty therein until the year 1)190, and that in the month of April of the same year he was killed by the Indians, with Daniel Sullivan.
* Preceding commissioners have construed the provision of the act of 1791, relating to militia grants, strictly, rejecting the claim of those who had left the country before the first of August, 1790, and although they had. done militia duty for years before, and granted one hundred acres to such as, however recently arrived in the country, happened to be on the militia roll on that day. The present commissioners entertained some doubts on the correctness of that coutruction, and were inclined to believe that more liberality would accord better with the intentions of Congress; they could not entirely reject the idea, that the clause of the act of 1791, in favor of militiamen, went to provide a reward of one hundred acres of land for every man who, having not received the donation allotted to the heads of families, had done militia duty during their residence in the country, since it had come under the American government, and that the enrollment, on the first day of August 1790, was required as evidence of the performance of that duty rather than a condition indispensable for obtaining the bounty.
Fully sensible, however, of the importance and necessity of an uniform system of decisions, they have hitherto made no innovations therein in relation to militia claims, and rejected those which were predicated upon performance of militia duty not extending to the first of August, 1790. But the foregoing claims present themselves under a very different aspect. The several persons in whose right the bounty of one hundred acres is demanded by their representatives, not only did militia duty, but lost their lives, some in the actual performance of that duty, and all by the hands of the common enemy.
To have peremptorily rejected them, would have savored of injustice; to have confirmed them, would have been perhaps too great a deviation from the letter if not the spirit of the law and mode hitherto adopted in the decision of land claims. Under these circumstances, the commissioners, under a strong impression of the equity of the claims alluded to, have deemed it proper to lay the whole in the form of a special report, under the view of Congress, who akne can grant the relief which the law puts, (perhaps,) out of the power of the commissioners to award; and feel no hesitation in expressing their opinion, that the respective claimants ought to receive the bounty of one hundred acres earned at the expense of the blood of their fathers and relatives.
Note. This information came from the department of public Land, Volume 7., 1834-1835, which is housed at the Library of Congress.
Important note. I have thousands of names at this site, when asking about a name from this page or any other pages at this site, please give the ( Title of this page ), for without it I may not be able to help you. My address can be found in my profile.
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Pierre Pettier .
François Pettier, father of Pierre Pettier lived at Vincennes before and after the country was taken possession of by the Americans; that he kept house, and died about 20 years ago; that Pierre Pettier is the only surviving child, and has always lived at Vincennes. By reference to the records of the Catholic church, it further appears, that Pierre, the only surviving child and heir, was born in February, 1783.
Rene Campeau.
Rene Campeau was on the militia roll at Vincennes, from the year 1786, until the year 1795..
Francois Cardinal.
Francois Cardinal did militia duty at Vincennes under deponent for two years previous to the marching of Col. Hamtramck up the Wabash, (that is to say the fall of the year 1790,) and that he was ordered to march with said expedition.
Bernice Lefevre.
Bernice Lefevre was married and kept at Vincennes when Captain Helms took possession of the country, that he died in the year 1779, or 1780, that he left no children, but left two nieces and one nephew living in Vincennes.
Jean Baptiste Valcour.
Jean Baptiste Valcour was at Vincennes when the Americans took possession of the country, that he had a family, lived and kept house therein, until about twenty-seven years ago, when he died; that his eldest son, who is now the only heir, according to one witness, is twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, and according to another witness forty-two years old, and has always lived in Vincennes.
Pierre Borgne, alias Belfin.
Pierre Borgne came to Vincennes a soldier under Gen. Clark in the year l’179, that he was a single man, rented deponent’s house for a year, wherein he worked at his trade in partnership with one Cantara, for about nine months, after which, he went and lived with one Lavislitte, about three months, at the end of which, he left the country, and has never lived in it since.
Charles Bonneau.
came to Vincennes before the Americans took possession of the country; that he kept house; but no evidence being adduced to establish the precise time of his death, whether before or since the expedition of Gen. Clark.
Samuel Bradley.
Samuel Bradley came to Vincennes, in the year 1785, lived and did militia duty therein until 1788, went to Illinois and returned in. 1789, that he then went to Kentucky to join his family, whom he moved to Vienna on Grand river. That he came to Vincennes on business, in July or August 1790, when he was detained until October waiting for company to return home with; it is further proved that he was ordered to go on Col. Hamtramok’s expedition, (in that year) was seen on the parade with a gun on his shoulder, but did not go. From the circumstances stated it appears that claimant was not a settled inhabitant of Vincennes, but a traveler, whose place of residence was Kentucky, that he was accidentally detained by apprehension of the Indians, and waited for company.
John Balis or Bayless.
John Balis or Bayless came to Vincennes as an officer under general Clark; that he married in the winter of 1780, or 1786, and vent to live in a house with his wife in the back part of the town, but whether he resigned his commission is not known; that he went away about the time the troops of general Clark left Vincennes, but did not go with them; they went by water and claimant by land. From the above statement it appears that claimant can be viewed in no other light than that of an officer of general Clark’s, to whom, no more than the privates, the act of 1791, in relation to heads of families, can by any means apply; it may also be observed, that the officers and privates of the Illinois regiment have been provided for elsewhere.
Pierre Beaupre.
Pierre Beaupre came to Vincennes about 20 years ago; (that is, 1785) kept house therein by himself for two years, when he went away; claimant having come two years subsequent to the year 1783.
Jean Baptiste Chicotte.
Jean Baptiste Chicotte lived in Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country, was a single man and lived with his brother; claimant cannot be considered as the head of a family.
Victal Caron.
Victal Caron lived at Vincennes and kept house, but died before the Americans took possession of the country.
Francois Dumay.
Francois Dumay lived in Vincennes and was about twelve years old when the country was taken possession of by the Americans.
Pierre Dumay.
Pierre Dumay was on the militia roll, and did militia duty at Vincennes, but it is uncertain at what time that he left Vincennes four or five years before colonel Hamtramck’s expedition against the Indians (in the year 1790.)
Joseph Dumay.
Joseph Dumay came to Vincennes about thirty-eight years ago, and lived there until about nine years ago, when he died; that he acted as an interpreter at the United States garrison at Vincennes, and at Greenville in 1795, but it is not known whether he was enrolled in the militia, and it is believed by deponent that he was exempted by being interpreter.
Isaac T. Decker.
Isaac T. Decker did militia duty, in the summer of 1790, at the river Duchis station, about six miles from Vincennes; that claimant is older than deponent’s son Moses, who was born in the year 1780, and who has received a militia donation, (from the governor when acting as commissioner.) It does not appear that claimant was enrolled on the first of August, 1790, but on the contrary was not of sufficient age to be enrolled, or to do militia duty.
Josette Fauvelle.
Josette Fauvelle was the wife of Jean Baptiste Ravelet, who left Vincennes about the year 1777, leaving his wife and family behind, and has never returned; that she left Vincennes before captain Holmes took possession of the country, (that is, June, 1778.)
Charles Finley.
Charles Finley came to Vincennes in the year 1786, staid about six months and went away, returned to Vincennes with the Kentucky militia who went with colonel Hamtramck against the Indians up the Wabash, n the year 1790, from which facts it appears that claimant was not a resident at Vincennes.
Jean Baptiste Frizy.
Jean Baptiste Filzy lived in Vincennes, in the year 1786, did militia duty therein, went with general Clark against the Indians in the same year; that he left the country in the year 1787, and has never returned.
Vital Goyoux.
Vital Goyoux lived at Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by Americans; that he was a single man, is not known (to deponent) that he kept house, or when he went away.
Antoine Goyoux.
Antoine Goyoux lived in Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by the
Americans; that he was a single man; that about thirty-three years ago, he, deponent, and a certain Mr. Larsh, lived together and kept house for one year.
Charles Lognon.
Charles Lognon was a trader and kept store at Vincennes when the country was taken possession of by the Americans; was a single man and lived with his brother; that he married about twenty years ago, and remained at Vincennes until about ten years ago, when he went away; he cannot be viewed as the head of a family between the years of 1779 or 1783.
Vincent Lafoy.
Vincent Lafoy lived at Vincennes, before and after the Americans took possession of the country, was a single man, had cattle, and kept house in company with a certain doctor Oliver, who was also a single man, but whether before or after the country was taken, deponent does not recollect; that after leaving Oliver, he lived with Angelique Mallet and a Mr. Cartier.
Jean Baptiste Langlois.
Jean Baptiste Langlois did militia duty at Vincennes, twenty-one years ago next September (to wit September, 1790), in captain Edelin’s company, wherein he remained as a private until about fourteen or fifteen years ago; that he has continued in the country ever since. It not appearing by any testimony adduced, that claimant did militia duty previous to and on the first of August, 1790.
Luke Matson.
Luke Matson did militia duty in the summer of the year 1790, at the river Duchis station (about six miles from Vincennes); that he is perhaps two years older than deponent’s son Moses (who was born in the year 1780.) At such a tender age the claimant’s services as a militiaman could not be of any real importance, and the act of 1791, cannot be understood to apply to children, but to effective militiamen.
Alexis Roubaux.
Alexis Roubaux lived at Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country; that he was a blacksmith and kept a shop of his own; was a single man, and lived with one Cornoyer.
Jacob Pea.
Jacob Pea did militia duty at Vincennes, in the years 1785, 1786 and 1787, and then went away; that it is not known whether he was at Vincennes in the year 1790.
Joseph Patterson.
Joseph Patterson was an effective militiaman at Vincennes in the year 1.786, was wounded by the Indians at the battle on Embarras creek, in the same year, staid at Vincennes some time, and went away to have his wounds cured, and has since died.
John Richardson.
John Richardson lived in and did militia duty at Vincennes in the years 1785 and 1786, and went away in 1787.
Edmund Hogen.
Edmund Hogen came to Vincennes in the year 1780, did militia duty thereinn for about a year, and then went away.
John Glass.
John Glass came to Vincennes in the year 1785; that he was in the battle on Embarras creek with the Indians; that he piloted general Harmer from the mouth of Pidgeon on the Ohio to Vincennes, and died in the latter end of the year 1788.
Joel Baker.
Joel Baker came to Vincennes in the year 1785, and did militia duty therein; was in the battle of Embarras in l786; sometime afterwards he went on a hunting party with some Indians, and was heard of no more.
Antoine Rimbeault.
Antoine Rimbeault was living with his father in Vincennes when the Americans took possession of the country; that his said father left Vincennes before that event; that he continued to live with the rest of the children in the father’s house after the said father had went away; that Pierre, the eldest brother, was married, but whether he lived with Antoine is not known; that Pierre was killed by the Indians; that Antoine afterwards went on La Balmis expedition against Detroit (in the fall of the year 1789), and was also killed by the Indians.
Jean Baptiste Trudell.
Jean Baptiste Trudell came to Vincennes with general Clark, from the Illinois, when he came to take possession of the country, but had lived there before; that he remained in Vincermes many years after the country was taken; that he was not married, nor did he own a house of his own, though sometimes he lived by himself and sometimes boarded with others.
James Talbert.
James Talbert did militia duty at the river Duchis station, (about six miles from Vincennes in the year 1790, but whether he was enrolled is not known; that he stood his draft when colonel Hamtramck marched up the Wabash in the fall of that year. No evidence is adduced to prove that claimant did militia duty before or on the 1st of August, 1790.
Jean Marie Barrois.
Jean K Barrois lived at Vincennes before and after the Americans took possession of the country; was a single man and kept house by himself; the same witness being re-examined, said that he sometimes lived by himself and sometimes with his brother; that he never had a family.
Jean Moise Malbouef.
Jean Moise Malbouef was in Vincennes 36 or 37 years ago, that he had a house and lot, and was the head a family and lived therein, until about the year 1787 or 1788, when he went away and has never returned; another witness proves that he married in the year 1785 and was a hunter; another that he was a day laborer and sometimes hunted; that he had a house and lot of his own, on and before the year 1783, wherein he lived by himself; but had no family until the year 1785, when he married at the falls of the Ohio.
Joseph St. Marie Racine.
Joseph St. Marie Racine lived at Vincennes before the Americans took possession of the country; but he does not know whether he was alive when that event took place; that he was never married but kept house; another states the same circumstance with this difference only, that he believes he was alive when the country was taken by the Americans. The want of positive proof that Joseph Marie Racine was living when the country came unto the possession of the Americans, for the vague expression fact, of one of the witnesses that he believes he was, is far from establishing that fact, would be a reasonable ground of rejection; but the fact well established, that he was a single man and the total want of evidence of every circumstance which would induce a belief that he lived at the head of working people or other dependents, forbids the liberal extension of the law to this case.
Special cases.
*Joseph Pancake.
Joseph Pancake was an effective militiaman at Vincennes in, the year 1786; that he was with and under deponent’s (John Small,) command in the same year the engagement with the Indians on Embarras, where he was killed.
*Jacob Howell.
*Jacob Howell was an effective militiaman at Vincennes, in the year 1786; that he commanded a party at the engagement with the Indians on Embarras, wherein he was killed.
*Alexander Wilson.
Alexander Wilson came to Vincennes in the year 1784; that he lived and did militia duty therein, until the year 1786, when he was killed by the Indians in the Embarras engagement.
*Daniel Sullivan.
Daniel Sullivan came to Vincennes in the year 1785, when he did militia duty until 1790, in the month of April of which year he was killed by the Indians.
*Jacob Tevebaugh.
Jacob Tevebaugh came to Vincennes in the year 1785, did militia duty therein until the year 1)190, and that in the month of April of the same year he was killed by the Indians, with Daniel Sullivan.
* Preceding commissioners have construed the provision of the act of 1791, relating to militia grants, strictly, rejecting the claim of those who had left the country before the first of August, 1790, and although they had. done militia duty for years before, and granted one hundred acres to such as, however recently arrived in the country, happened to be on the militia roll on that day. The present commissioners entertained some doubts on the correctness of that coutruction, and were inclined to believe that more liberality would accord better with the intentions of Congress; they could not entirely reject the idea, that the clause of the act of 1791, in favor of militiamen, went to provide a reward of one hundred acres of land for every man who, having not received the donation allotted to the heads of families, had done militia duty during their residence in the country, since it had come under the American government, and that the enrollment, on the first day of August 1790, was required as evidence of the performance of that duty rather than a condition indispensable for obtaining the bounty.
Fully sensible, however, of the importance and necessity of an uniform system of decisions, they have hitherto made no innovations therein in relation to militia claims, and rejected those which were predicated upon performance of militia duty not extending to the first of August, 1790. But the foregoing claims present themselves under a very different aspect. The several persons in whose right the bounty of one hundred acres is demanded by their representatives, not only did militia duty, but lost their lives, some in the actual performance of that duty, and all by the hands of the common enemy.
To have peremptorily rejected them, would have savored of injustice; to have confirmed them, would have been perhaps too great a deviation from the letter if not the spirit of the law and mode hitherto adopted in the decision of land claims. Under these circumstances, the commissioners, under a strong impression of the equity of the claims alluded to, have deemed it proper to lay the whole in the form of a special report, under the view of Congress, who akne can grant the relief which the law puts, (perhaps,) out of the power of the commissioners to award; and feel no hesitation in expressing their opinion, that the respective claimants ought to receive the bounty of one hundred acres earned at the expense of the blood of their fathers and relatives.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
The Battle Of Todd's Tavern & Cedar Mountain.
Here is a list of officers that were at the battles of Todd’s Tavern and at Cedar mountain, you will find a lot of their service records here.
Army abbreviations.
As these records will have a lot of abbreviations, and may not be all that understandable I have provide you with a link to one of my pages with all the abbreviations, to hepl make them more readable. http://kansasoakland.blogspot.com/2009/12/list-of-all-army-abbreviations.html
Battle of Todd's Tavern.
On May 4, 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 122,000-man Army of the Potomac and Gen. Robert E. Lee's 66,000-man Army of Northern Virginia opened the Battle of the Wilderness as a meeting engagement. This battle, fought primarily on May 5 and 6, proved costly to both sides, as well as being essentially a draw. As he believed his position untenable (since he had not successfully interposed his army between Grant and Richmond), Lee believed Grant would continue his move towards Richmond. Lee therefore moved to block Grant by shifting the Army of Northern Virginia southward towards Spotsylvania Court House, a crucial junction in the most direct routes from Grant's position in the Wilderness to Richmond.
Lee assigned the job of slowing down the Union columns and protecting the Confederates' route to Gen. Jeb Stuart, his trusted cavalry commander. Grant's orders to his cavalry chief, Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, were to cut the route the Confederates would take to Spotsylvania and to take and hold the crossroads. On May 7, the two opposing cavalries met at Todd's Tavern at 4:00pm. They engaged in a slashing cavalry battle until after dark. The Confederate cavalry retired after nightfall.
The battle resumed the next morning. It was an obstinate struggle with heavy losses on both sides. The Confederates were slowly pushed back upon Spotsylvania. They were just about to have to abandon the crossroads when the first of Lee's infantry arrived, across a bridge Sheridan had ordered his cavalry to destroy. The infantry secured the area for the Confederacy. Declaring the battle victorious for either side is problematic. While Stuart's cavalry was tactically defeated, Sheridan failed to cut the Confederate route to Spotsylvania, resulting in the bloody battle that ensued there.
However, the Confederates did achieve a great success. They delayed the Union Army until Lee had enough time to get a hold of Spotsylvania courthouse before the Union arrived. The net effect was the continued and eventually fatal bleeding of the Army of Northern Virginia, at the cost of yet more Union casualties ... which could be replaced with fresh Northern recruits. Thus, on the balance, the result was very slightly better than a draw for the Union forces.
Officers Wounded or Killed.
1. Ash, Joseph P., 1 It 5 cav, 8 Nov 1862, Little Washington Va, wounded; capt 5 cav 6 Feb 1864, Barnetts Ford Va, wounded ; capt 5 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, killed.
2. Bernard, Reuben F., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
3. Cahill, James, 2 It 2 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
4. Carr, Camillo C. C., 2 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
5. Hall, James A., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
6. Penuock, William T., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
7. Sumner, Edwin V., capt 1 cav, 8 May
1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
8. Ward, Robert J., 2 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
Other officers at Todd's Tavern.
1. Arnold, Abraham Kerns. Pa. Pa. Cadet MA 1 July 1854 (21); bvt 2 It 2 cav 1 July 1859; 2 It 28 June 1860; 1 It 6 Apr 1861; 5 cav 3 Aug 1861; radjt 1 June 1861 to 9 May 1862; capt 17 July 1862; maj 6 cav 22 June 1869; It col 1 cav 11 June 1886; col 8 cav 7 Feb 1891; tr to 1 cav 22 Apr 1891, tr to 8 cav 23 Feb 1901; brig gen vols 4 May 1898; hon must out of vols 12 May 1899"; retired 24 Mar 1901; bvt capt 27 June 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Gaines Mill Va and maj 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; awarded medal of honor for consp gal in a charge on the enemy in action at the Davenport Bridge North Anna River Va 18 May 1864 while serving as capt 5 cav comdg regt; retd 25 Mar 1901; died 23 Nov 1901.
2. Barry, John. Ireland. Army. Pvt corpl sergt and 1 sergt E 2 drgs 7 May 1857 to 7 May 1862; 2 It 1 cav 19 Feb 1863; 1 It 2 Apr 1864; r c s 14 Aug 1864 to 20 July 1866; capt 1 July 1868; tr to supernumerary list 14 Sept 1870; bvt capt 6 Mar 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va; hon must out 1 Jan 1871; [died 2 May 1880].
3. Harris, Edward. Va. Army. Pvt F 5 cav 19 Oct 1860 to 11 July 1864; 2 It 5 cav 7 June 1864; 1 It 29 Sept 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Winchester Va; resd 31 Oct 1866.
4. Lester, Charles Harris. Conn. Conn. Cadet MAI July 1859 (22); 2 It 2 cav 11 June 1863; 1 It 30 May 1864; r adjt 6 Mar to 1 July 1866; capt 8 cav 28 July 1866; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 27 July 1864 for gal and mer ser in action at Deep Bottom Va; resd 13 May 1869; 2 It 24 inf 6 Aug 1873; tr to 8 cav 31 Oct 1876; 1 It 4 Apr 1884; retd with rank of capt 1 July 1891; died 27 Oct 1899.
5. Murphy, Edward. N Y. Army. Pvt and sergt E 2 (5) cav 28 Sept 1860 to 23 Mar 1863; 2 It 5 cav 19 Feb 1863; 1 It 7 Dec 1863; retd 25 Apr 1865; bvt capt 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Ya and maj 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Winchester Va; died 6 Oct 1871.
6. Rodenbough, Th.eoph.ilus Francis. Pa. Pa. 2 It 2 drgs 27 Mar 1861; lit 14 May 1861; 2 cav 3 Aug 1861; capt 17 July 1862; col 18 Pa cav 29 Apr 1865; hon must out of vol ser 31 Oct 1865; maj 42 inf 28 July 1866; unassd 15 Mar 1869; byt maj 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battles of Trevillian Station and Opequan Va; It col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cold Harbor Va and brig gen vols 13 Apr 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; awarded medal of honor 21 Sept 1893 for dist gal in action at Trevillian Station Va 11 June 1864 where he was severely wounded while handling his regt with skill and valor while serving as capt 2 U S cav comdg regt; retd with rank of col 15 Dec 1870.
7. Veil, Charles Henry. Pa. Army. Pvt G 9 Pa res 29 July 1861 to 31 Dec 1863; pvt gen mtd ser 1 Jan to 22 Apr 1864; 2 It 1 U S cav 7 Apr 1864; 1 It 1 July 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt and maj 1 Apr 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Five Forks Va; hon must out 1 Jan 1871.
8. Ward, Robert J. Ireland. Army. Pvt corpl and sergt D 1 drgs 7 Oct 1857 to 7 Oct 1862; pvt mtd ser 23 Dec 1862 to 8 June 1863; 2 It 1 cav 1 June 1863; 1 It 12 June 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 12 June 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Trevillian Station Va; caslid 1 Aug 1866.
9. Wilson, Charles Irving. DC. N. Y. Asst surg 28 May 1861; bvt capt 13 Mar 1865 for mer and dist ser in the battles of Todds Tavern and Yellow Tavern Va; maj 13 Mar 1865 for highly mer and dist ser in his dept in 12 engagements in the Shenandoah Valley Va; resd 1 Jan 1867; capt 16 inf 22 Jan 1867; bvt maj 2 Mar 1867 for mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; unassd 17 Apr 1869; assd to 14 inf 15 Dec 1870; hon dischd 31 Dec 1870 at his own request; maj paymr 3 Mar 1875; It col d p m g 10 June 1898; col a p m g 12 July 1899; retd 3 May 1901.
Battle of Cedar Mountain.
The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates marched on Culpeper Court House to forestall a Union advance into central Virginia. After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle, a Confederate counterattack broke the Union lines resulting in a Confederate victory. The battle was the first combat of the Northern Virginia Campaign.
Officers wounded, Killed or prisoner.
1. Andrews, John N., 1 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
2. Campbell, John S., 1 It 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
3. Egbert, Harry C., 1 It 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner; 1 It 12 inf, 3 June 1864, Bethesda Church Va, wounded ; It col 6 inf 1 July 1898, San Juan Cuba, wounded; col 22 inf, 26 Mar 1899, Melinto P I, killed.
4. Fisher, Otis, 2 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, prisoner; 1 It 8 inf, 30 Sept 1864, Poplar Spring Church Va, wounded, later died from his wound.
5. Noble, Henry B., 1 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
6. Pitcher, Thomas G., capt 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
7. Quimby, William M., capt 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
8. Snyder, Charles, 2 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Ya, prisoner.
Other officers at Cedas Mountain.
1. Andrews, John Newman. Del. Del. CadetMAl July 1855 (33); bvt 2 It 4 inf 1 July 1860; 2 It 8 inf 28 Jan 1861; 1 It 14 May 1861; r adjt 1 Dec 1862 to 20 Apr 1863; capt 21 June 1864; maj 21 inf 19 Apr 1886; It col 25 inf 20 Apr 1891; col 12 inf 1 Oct 1895; brig gen vols 3 June 1898; hon dischd from vols 24 Feb 1899; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; maj 29 Nov 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Franklin Tenn; It col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; retd 1 Apr 1899.
2. Augur, Christopher Colon. N. Y. Mich. CadetMAl July 1839 (16); bvt 2 It 2 inf 1 July 1843; 2 It 4 inf 12 Sept 1845; 1 It 16 Feb 1847; capt 1 Aug 1852; maj 13 inf 14 May 1861 ; briggen vols 12 Nov 1861 ; maj gen vols 9 Aug 1862; hon must out of vol ser 1 Sept 1866; Itcoll2inf 1 July 1863; col 15 Mar 1866; brig gen 4 Mar 1869; retd 10 July 1885; bvt col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; briggen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the capture of Port Hudson La and maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 16 Jan 1898.
3. Camp, Erskine Mason. NY. NY. Capt 35 N Y inf 11 June 1861; capt a q m vols 19 May 1863; bvt maj vols 13 Mar 1865 for fai and mer ser; hon must out 31 July 1866; 1 It 40 inf 10 June 1867; unassd 20 Apr 1869; assd to 12 inf 1 Jan 1871; bvt capt 10 June 1867 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 28 Dec 1876.
4. Gushing, Harry Cooke. Md. R I. Corpl and sergt A 1 R I Iht art 6 June to 3 Nov 1861; 2 It 4 art 24 Oct 1861; 1 It 17 Sept 1862; capt 22 Aug 1871; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; capt 20 Sept 1863 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Chickamauga Ga and maj 28 Aug 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Smithfield Va; retd with rank of maj 12 Feb 1895; died 2 July 1902.
5. Duryee, Abram. NY. NY. Col 5 N Y inf 14 May 1861; brig gen vols 31 Aug 1861; bvt maj gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battles of Cedar Mountain Rappahannock Station Thoroughfare Gap Groveton and Chantilly Va and South Mountain and Antietam Md. ; resd 5 Jan 1863; [died 27 Sept 1890.]
6. Fisher, Otis. Me. N J. 2 It 8 inf 5 Aug 1861; 1 It 19 Sept 1863; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj 30 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Poplar Spring Church Va where he was wounded 30 Sept 1864 and of which he died 3 Oct 1864.
7. Fisher, William. Pa. N Y. Capt a a d c 11 Apr 1862; bvt maj vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va 9 Aug 1862; resd 15 June 1864.
8. Forbes, Theodore Frelinghuysen. Sandwich Islands. Pa. Corpl and sergt G 102 N Y inf 9 Nov 1861 to 12 Nov 1862; 2 It 102 N Y inf 12 Nov 1862; hon must out 7 Mar 1863; 2 It V K C 13 Aug 1863; hon must out 12 Oct 1866; 2 It 42 inf 28 July 1866; r adjt 1 Jan to 15 June 1867; unassd 22 Apr 1869; assd to 5 inf 15 Nov 1869; 1 It 31 Aug 1875; r q m 14 Mar 1882 to 8 Oct 1885; capt 8 Oct 1885; maj4inf27Feb 1899; tr to 5 inf 20 Mar 1899; It col 29 inf 28 Feb 1901; col 27 inf 14 July 1902; bvt 1 It 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
9. Foust, Benezet Forst. Pa. Pa. 1 It adjt 88 Pa inf 3 Oct 1861; capt 28 July 1862; maj 31 Dec 1862; capt V R C 30 Oct 1863; maj 4 Dec 1863; It col 20 June 1864; bvt col vols 13 Mar 1865 lor gal and mer ser dur the war and brig gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battles of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Cedar Mountain Mitchells Station White Sulphur Springs and Thoroughfare Gap; hon must out 1 Jan 1868.
10. Gelray, Joseph Wiley. England. Mass. Pvt and corpl A and sergt H 2 Mass inf 25 May 1861 to 12 Feb 1863; 2 It '2 Mass, inf 12 Feb 1863; 1 It 23 July 1863; hon must out 13 Oct 1864; capt 57 Mass inf 19 Oct 1864; hon must out 14 Nov 1864; maj 4 Mass art 7 Dec 1864; hon must out 17 June 1865; capt 45 inf 28 July 1866; unused 22 July 1869; retd 15 Dec 1870; bvt maj 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and It col 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Gettysburg Pa. ; died 10 Mar 1900.
11. Green, Thomas H. Me. Me. Capt a a d c 14 May 1862; killed 9 Aug 1862 at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
12. Horton, Charles Paine. Mass. Mass. 2 It 2 Mass inf 28 May 1861; 1 It 1 Nov 1861 ; capt a a g vols 17 July 1862; bvt maj and It col vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal con and great eff at the battles of Cedar Mountain Antietam Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; hon must out 6 Sept 1865.
13. Houston, David Crawford. N Y. NY. Cadet MA 1 July 1852 (2); bvt 2 It engrs 1 July 1856; 2 It 31 Oct 1856; 1 It 2 May 1861; maj a a d c 16 May 1862; hon must out as a d c 31 May 1866; capt engrs 3 Mar 1863; maj 7 Mar 1867; It col 30 June 1882; col 2 July 1889; bvt capt 10 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; maj 17 Sept 1862 for gal and mer ser dur the Maryland campn; It col 17 June 1863 for gal and mer ser in action at Port Hudson
La and col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; died 18 May 1893.
14. McDowell, Irvin. Ohio. Ohio. Cadet MAI July 1834 (23); .bvt 2 It 1 art 1 July 1838; 2 It 7 July 1838; 1 It 7 Oct 1842; bvt capt a a g 13 May 1847; bvt maj a a g 31 Mar 1856; brig gen 14 May 1861; maj gen vols 14 Mar 1862; hon must out of vol ser 1 Sept 1866; maj gen 25 Nov 1872; retd 15 Oct 1882; bvt capt 23 Feb 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Buena Vista Mex and maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 4 May 1885.
15. Noble, Henry Beach. NY. NY. Cadet M A 1 July 1856 (36); 2 It 8 inf 6 May 1861; 1 It U June 1861; capt 13 Feb 1866; retd 18 Feb 1869; bv.t capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 4 Apr 1898.
16. Palmer, Eugene L. Me. Me. Pvt 6 Me batty 1 Jan to 23 Oct 1862; 2 It V R C 11 Aug 1863; hon must out 20 Nov 1865; 1 It 43 inf 28 July 1866; bvt capt 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer con at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; dismd 11 Jan 1868.
17. Pelouze, Louis Henry. Pa. Pa. Cadet MA 1 July 1849 (17); bvt 2 It 4 art 1 July 1853; 2 It 11 Nov 1853; 1 It 1 May 1856; r adjt 14 Dec 1857 to 24 Apr 1861; capt 15 inf 14 May 1861; maj a a d c 3 July 1862; It col a a g assd 20 Aug 1862 to 17 Aug 1863; maj a a g 24 Mar 1864; bvt It col 24 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; col 13 Mar 1865 for diligent fai and mer ser in the a g dept dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for most valuable and mer ser in the field and in the a g dept dur the war; died 2 June 1878.
18. Perkins, Benjamin Richards. Conn. Conn. 1 It 12 inf 14 May 1861; capt 17 July 1863; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Yaand maj 2 July 1863 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Gettysburg Pa; hon must out 1 Jan 1871; [died 7 Feb 1871.]
19. Pitcher, Thomas Gamble. Ind. Ind. Cadet MAI July 1841 (40) ; bvt 2 It 5 inf 1 July 1845; 2 It 8 inf 21 Sept 1846; 1 It 26 June 1849; r q m 2 Oct 1848 to 1 July 1849; r adjt 1 July 1849 to 1 July 1854; r q m 1 July 1854 to 5 Mar 1857; capt 19 Oct 1858; brig gen vols 29 Nov 1862; hon must out of vol eer 30 Apr 1866; maj 16 inf 19 Sept 1863; col 44 inf 28 July 1866; unassd 15 Mar 1869; assd to 1 inf 15 Dec 1870; retd 28 June 1878; bvt 1 It 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer con
in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; It col and col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 19 Oct 1895.
20. Prince, Henry. Me. Me. Cadet MAI Sept 1831 (30) ; bvt 2 It 4 inf 18 Sept 1835; 2 It 11 June 1836; 1 It 7 July 1838: r adjt 21 Nov 1846 to 26 Sept 1847; capt 26 Sept 1847; maj paymr 23 May 1855; brig gen vols 28 Apr 1862; hon must out of vol ser 30 Apr. 1866; It col d p m g 3 Mar 1877; retd 31 Dec 1879; bvt capt 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer con in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 8 Sept 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Molino del Rey Mex; It col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; col 13 Mar 1865 for fai and mer ser dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 19 Aug 1892.
21. Quimby,William M. Me. Me. Capt 1 Me inf 3 May 1861 ; hon must out 5 Aug 1861 ; capt 12 inf 5 Aug 1861; retd 20 Jan 1865; bvt maj 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 11 Apr 1876.
22. Roberts, Benjamin Stone. Vt. Vt. Cadet M A 1 July 1830 (53); bvt 2 It 1 drgs 1 July 1835; 2 It 31 May 1836; 1 It 31 July 1837 read 28 Jan 1839; 1 It mtd rifle '27 May 1S46; capt 16 Feb 1847; maj 13 May 1861; 3 cav 3 Aug 1861; col 5 N . Alex inf 9 Dec 1861 to 31 May 1862; brig gen vols 16 June 1862 to 15 Jan 1866 when hon must out of volser; It col 3 cav 2S July 1866; retd 15 Dec 1870; byt maj 13 Sept 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Chapultepec Mex; It col 24 Nov 1847 for gal and mer con in the action with the enemy at Matamoras 23 NOV and at the Pass Gualaxara Mex 24 Nov 1S47; col 21 Feb 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Valverde N Mex; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va 9 Aug 1862 and in the battle of Manassas Va 29 and 30 Aug 1862; died 29 Jan 1875.
23. Smith, Jared Augustine. Me. Me. Cadet MAI July 1858 (5) ; 2 It engrs 17 June 1862; 1 It 3 "Mar 1863; capt 25 June 1864; maj 13 Jan 1874; It col 7 Apr 1888: col 5 Feb 1897; brig gen line 13 Apr 1903; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and iner ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the war of the rebellion; retd 14 Apr 1903.
24. Snyder, Charles. Pa. Pa. 2 It 8 inf 5 Aug 1861; 1 It 21 June 1864; r adjt 1 Nov 1864 to 2 Feb 1865; capt 6 Aug 1867; unassd 3 May 1869; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and capt 30 July 1864 for gal and mer ser in action in front of Petersburg Va; hon dischd 20 Dec 1870 at his own request.
25. Tannatt, George Frost. Mass. Ill. 1 It 1 111 cav 3 July 1861 ; capt a a d c 5 July 1862; died 15 Aug 1862 of wds reed 9 Aug 1862 at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
26. Tower, Zealous Bates. Mass. Mass. Cadet MAI July 1837 (1); 2 It engrs 1 July 1841; 1 It 24 Apr 1847; capt 1 July 1855; maj6Aug!861; brig gen vola 23 Nov 1861; hon must out of vol ter 15 Jan 1866; It col engrs 11 Nov 1865; col 13 Jan 1874; retd 10 Jan 1883; bvt 1 It 18 Apr 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Cerro Gordo Mex; capt 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer ser in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 13 Sept 1847 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Chapultepec Mex; It col 22 Nov 1861 for gal and mer ser dur the defense of Ft Pickens Fla; col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Groveton Va; maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war and maj gen vols 12 June 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; died 20 Mar 1900.
Army abbreviations.
As these records will have a lot of abbreviations, and may not be all that understandable I have provide you with a link to one of my pages with all the abbreviations, to hepl make them more readable. http://kansasoakland.blogspot.com/2009/12/list-of-all-army-abbreviations.html
Battle of Todd's Tavern.
On May 4, 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's 122,000-man Army of the Potomac and Gen. Robert E. Lee's 66,000-man Army of Northern Virginia opened the Battle of the Wilderness as a meeting engagement. This battle, fought primarily on May 5 and 6, proved costly to both sides, as well as being essentially a draw. As he believed his position untenable (since he had not successfully interposed his army between Grant and Richmond), Lee believed Grant would continue his move towards Richmond. Lee therefore moved to block Grant by shifting the Army of Northern Virginia southward towards Spotsylvania Court House, a crucial junction in the most direct routes from Grant's position in the Wilderness to Richmond.
Lee assigned the job of slowing down the Union columns and protecting the Confederates' route to Gen. Jeb Stuart, his trusted cavalry commander. Grant's orders to his cavalry chief, Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, were to cut the route the Confederates would take to Spotsylvania and to take and hold the crossroads. On May 7, the two opposing cavalries met at Todd's Tavern at 4:00pm. They engaged in a slashing cavalry battle until after dark. The Confederate cavalry retired after nightfall.
The battle resumed the next morning. It was an obstinate struggle with heavy losses on both sides. The Confederates were slowly pushed back upon Spotsylvania. They were just about to have to abandon the crossroads when the first of Lee's infantry arrived, across a bridge Sheridan had ordered his cavalry to destroy. The infantry secured the area for the Confederacy. Declaring the battle victorious for either side is problematic. While Stuart's cavalry was tactically defeated, Sheridan failed to cut the Confederate route to Spotsylvania, resulting in the bloody battle that ensued there.
However, the Confederates did achieve a great success. They delayed the Union Army until Lee had enough time to get a hold of Spotsylvania courthouse before the Union arrived. The net effect was the continued and eventually fatal bleeding of the Army of Northern Virginia, at the cost of yet more Union casualties ... which could be replaced with fresh Northern recruits. Thus, on the balance, the result was very slightly better than a draw for the Union forces.
Officers Wounded or Killed.
1. Ash, Joseph P., 1 It 5 cav, 8 Nov 1862, Little Washington Va, wounded; capt 5 cav 6 Feb 1864, Barnetts Ford Va, wounded ; capt 5 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, killed.
2. Bernard, Reuben F., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
3. Cahill, James, 2 It 2 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
4. Carr, Camillo C. C., 2 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
5. Hall, James A., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
6. Penuock, William T., 1 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
7. Sumner, Edwin V., capt 1 cav, 8 May
1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
8. Ward, Robert J., 2 It 1 cav, 8 May 1864, Todds Tavern Va, wounded.
Other officers at Todd's Tavern.
1. Arnold, Abraham Kerns. Pa. Pa. Cadet MA 1 July 1854 (21); bvt 2 It 2 cav 1 July 1859; 2 It 28 June 1860; 1 It 6 Apr 1861; 5 cav 3 Aug 1861; radjt 1 June 1861 to 9 May 1862; capt 17 July 1862; maj 6 cav 22 June 1869; It col 1 cav 11 June 1886; col 8 cav 7 Feb 1891; tr to 1 cav 22 Apr 1891, tr to 8 cav 23 Feb 1901; brig gen vols 4 May 1898; hon must out of vols 12 May 1899"; retired 24 Mar 1901; bvt capt 27 June 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Gaines Mill Va and maj 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; awarded medal of honor for consp gal in a charge on the enemy in action at the Davenport Bridge North Anna River Va 18 May 1864 while serving as capt 5 cav comdg regt; retd 25 Mar 1901; died 23 Nov 1901.
2. Barry, John. Ireland. Army. Pvt corpl sergt and 1 sergt E 2 drgs 7 May 1857 to 7 May 1862; 2 It 1 cav 19 Feb 1863; 1 It 2 Apr 1864; r c s 14 Aug 1864 to 20 July 1866; capt 1 July 1868; tr to supernumerary list 14 Sept 1870; bvt capt 6 Mar 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va; hon must out 1 Jan 1871; [died 2 May 1880].
3. Harris, Edward. Va. Army. Pvt F 5 cav 19 Oct 1860 to 11 July 1864; 2 It 5 cav 7 June 1864; 1 It 29 Sept 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Winchester Va; resd 31 Oct 1866.
4. Lester, Charles Harris. Conn. Conn. Cadet MAI July 1859 (22); 2 It 2 cav 11 June 1863; 1 It 30 May 1864; r adjt 6 Mar to 1 July 1866; capt 8 cav 28 July 1866; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 27 July 1864 for gal and mer ser in action at Deep Bottom Va; resd 13 May 1869; 2 It 24 inf 6 Aug 1873; tr to 8 cav 31 Oct 1876; 1 It 4 Apr 1884; retd with rank of capt 1 July 1891; died 27 Oct 1899.
5. Murphy, Edward. N Y. Army. Pvt and sergt E 2 (5) cav 28 Sept 1860 to 23 Mar 1863; 2 It 5 cav 19 Feb 1863; 1 It 7 Dec 1863; retd 25 Apr 1865; bvt capt 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Ya and maj 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Winchester Va; died 6 Oct 1871.
6. Rodenbough, Th.eoph.ilus Francis. Pa. Pa. 2 It 2 drgs 27 Mar 1861; lit 14 May 1861; 2 cav 3 Aug 1861; capt 17 July 1862; col 18 Pa cav 29 Apr 1865; hon must out of vol ser 31 Oct 1865; maj 42 inf 28 July 1866; unassd 15 Mar 1869; byt maj 19 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battles of Trevillian Station and Opequan Va; It col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cold Harbor Va and brig gen vols 13 Apr 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; awarded medal of honor 21 Sept 1893 for dist gal in action at Trevillian Station Va 11 June 1864 where he was severely wounded while handling his regt with skill and valor while serving as capt 2 U S cav comdg regt; retd with rank of col 15 Dec 1870.
7. Veil, Charles Henry. Pa. Army. Pvt G 9 Pa res 29 July 1861 to 31 Dec 1863; pvt gen mtd ser 1 Jan to 22 Apr 1864; 2 It 1 U S cav 7 Apr 1864; 1 It 1 July 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt and maj 1 Apr 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Five Forks Va; hon must out 1 Jan 1871.
8. Ward, Robert J. Ireland. Army. Pvt corpl and sergt D 1 drgs 7 Oct 1857 to 7 Oct 1862; pvt mtd ser 23 Dec 1862 to 8 June 1863; 2 It 1 cav 1 June 1863; 1 It 12 June 1864; bvt 1 It 6 May 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Todds Tavern Va and capt 12 June 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Trevillian Station Va; caslid 1 Aug 1866.
9. Wilson, Charles Irving. DC. N. Y. Asst surg 28 May 1861; bvt capt 13 Mar 1865 for mer and dist ser in the battles of Todds Tavern and Yellow Tavern Va; maj 13 Mar 1865 for highly mer and dist ser in his dept in 12 engagements in the Shenandoah Valley Va; resd 1 Jan 1867; capt 16 inf 22 Jan 1867; bvt maj 2 Mar 1867 for mer ser in the battle of Todds Tavern Va; unassd 17 Apr 1869; assd to 14 inf 15 Dec 1870; hon dischd 31 Dec 1870 at his own request; maj paymr 3 Mar 1875; It col d p m g 10 June 1898; col a p m g 12 July 1899; retd 3 May 1901.
Battle of Cedar Mountain.
The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Major General Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson near Cedar Mountain as the Confederates marched on Culpeper Court House to forestall a Union advance into central Virginia. After nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle, a Confederate counterattack broke the Union lines resulting in a Confederate victory. The battle was the first combat of the Northern Virginia Campaign.
Officers wounded, Killed or prisoner.
1. Andrews, John N., 1 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
2. Campbell, John S., 1 It 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
3. Egbert, Harry C., 1 It 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner; 1 It 12 inf, 3 June 1864, Bethesda Church Va, wounded ; It col 6 inf 1 July 1898, San Juan Cuba, wounded; col 22 inf, 26 Mar 1899, Melinto P I, killed.
4. Fisher, Otis, 2 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, prisoner; 1 It 8 inf, 30 Sept 1864, Poplar Spring Church Va, wounded, later died from his wound.
5. Noble, Henry B., 1 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
6. Pitcher, Thomas G., capt 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
7. Quimby, William M., capt 12 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Va, wounded and prisoner.
8. Snyder, Charles, 2 It 8 inf, 9 Aug 1862, Cedar Mountain Ya, prisoner.
Other officers at Cedas Mountain.
1. Andrews, John Newman. Del. Del. CadetMAl July 1855 (33); bvt 2 It 4 inf 1 July 1860; 2 It 8 inf 28 Jan 1861; 1 It 14 May 1861; r adjt 1 Dec 1862 to 20 Apr 1863; capt 21 June 1864; maj 21 inf 19 Apr 1886; It col 25 inf 20 Apr 1891; col 12 inf 1 Oct 1895; brig gen vols 3 June 1898; hon dischd from vols 24 Feb 1899; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; maj 29 Nov 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Franklin Tenn; It col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; retd 1 Apr 1899.
2. Augur, Christopher Colon. N. Y. Mich. CadetMAl July 1839 (16); bvt 2 It 2 inf 1 July 1843; 2 It 4 inf 12 Sept 1845; 1 It 16 Feb 1847; capt 1 Aug 1852; maj 13 inf 14 May 1861 ; briggen vols 12 Nov 1861 ; maj gen vols 9 Aug 1862; hon must out of vol ser 1 Sept 1866; Itcoll2inf 1 July 1863; col 15 Mar 1866; brig gen 4 Mar 1869; retd 10 July 1885; bvt col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; briggen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the capture of Port Hudson La and maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 16 Jan 1898.
3. Camp, Erskine Mason. NY. NY. Capt 35 N Y inf 11 June 1861; capt a q m vols 19 May 1863; bvt maj vols 13 Mar 1865 for fai and mer ser; hon must out 31 July 1866; 1 It 40 inf 10 June 1867; unassd 20 Apr 1869; assd to 12 inf 1 Jan 1871; bvt capt 10 June 1867 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 28 Dec 1876.
4. Gushing, Harry Cooke. Md. R I. Corpl and sergt A 1 R I Iht art 6 June to 3 Nov 1861; 2 It 4 art 24 Oct 1861; 1 It 17 Sept 1862; capt 22 Aug 1871; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; capt 20 Sept 1863 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Chickamauga Ga and maj 28 Aug 1864 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Smithfield Va; retd with rank of maj 12 Feb 1895; died 2 July 1902.
5. Duryee, Abram. NY. NY. Col 5 N Y inf 14 May 1861; brig gen vols 31 Aug 1861; bvt maj gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battles of Cedar Mountain Rappahannock Station Thoroughfare Gap Groveton and Chantilly Va and South Mountain and Antietam Md. ; resd 5 Jan 1863; [died 27 Sept 1890.]
6. Fisher, Otis. Me. N J. 2 It 8 inf 5 Aug 1861; 1 It 19 Sept 1863; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj 30 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Poplar Spring Church Va where he was wounded 30 Sept 1864 and of which he died 3 Oct 1864.
7. Fisher, William. Pa. N Y. Capt a a d c 11 Apr 1862; bvt maj vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va 9 Aug 1862; resd 15 June 1864.
8. Forbes, Theodore Frelinghuysen. Sandwich Islands. Pa. Corpl and sergt G 102 N Y inf 9 Nov 1861 to 12 Nov 1862; 2 It 102 N Y inf 12 Nov 1862; hon must out 7 Mar 1863; 2 It V K C 13 Aug 1863; hon must out 12 Oct 1866; 2 It 42 inf 28 July 1866; r adjt 1 Jan to 15 June 1867; unassd 22 Apr 1869; assd to 5 inf 15 Nov 1869; 1 It 31 Aug 1875; r q m 14 Mar 1882 to 8 Oct 1885; capt 8 Oct 1885; maj4inf27Feb 1899; tr to 5 inf 20 Mar 1899; It col 29 inf 28 Feb 1901; col 27 inf 14 July 1902; bvt 1 It 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
9. Foust, Benezet Forst. Pa. Pa. 1 It adjt 88 Pa inf 3 Oct 1861; capt 28 July 1862; maj 31 Dec 1862; capt V R C 30 Oct 1863; maj 4 Dec 1863; It col 20 June 1864; bvt col vols 13 Mar 1865 lor gal and mer ser dur the war and brig gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battles of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Cedar Mountain Mitchells Station White Sulphur Springs and Thoroughfare Gap; hon must out 1 Jan 1868.
10. Gelray, Joseph Wiley. England. Mass. Pvt and corpl A and sergt H 2 Mass inf 25 May 1861 to 12 Feb 1863; 2 It '2 Mass, inf 12 Feb 1863; 1 It 23 July 1863; hon must out 13 Oct 1864; capt 57 Mass inf 19 Oct 1864; hon must out 14 Nov 1864; maj 4 Mass art 7 Dec 1864; hon must out 17 June 1865; capt 45 inf 28 July 1866; unused 22 July 1869; retd 15 Dec 1870; bvt maj 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and It col 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Gettysburg Pa. ; died 10 Mar 1900.
11. Green, Thomas H. Me. Me. Capt a a d c 14 May 1862; killed 9 Aug 1862 at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
12. Horton, Charles Paine. Mass. Mass. 2 It 2 Mass inf 28 May 1861; 1 It 1 Nov 1861 ; capt a a g vols 17 July 1862; bvt maj and It col vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal con and great eff at the battles of Cedar Mountain Antietam Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; hon must out 6 Sept 1865.
13. Houston, David Crawford. N Y. NY. Cadet MA 1 July 1852 (2); bvt 2 It engrs 1 July 1856; 2 It 31 Oct 1856; 1 It 2 May 1861; maj a a d c 16 May 1862; hon must out as a d c 31 May 1866; capt engrs 3 Mar 1863; maj 7 Mar 1867; It col 30 June 1882; col 2 July 1889; bvt capt 10 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; maj 17 Sept 1862 for gal and mer ser dur the Maryland campn; It col 17 June 1863 for gal and mer ser in action at Port Hudson
La and col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; died 18 May 1893.
14. McDowell, Irvin. Ohio. Ohio. Cadet MAI July 1834 (23); .bvt 2 It 1 art 1 July 1838; 2 It 7 July 1838; 1 It 7 Oct 1842; bvt capt a a g 13 May 1847; bvt maj a a g 31 Mar 1856; brig gen 14 May 1861; maj gen vols 14 Mar 1862; hon must out of vol ser 1 Sept 1866; maj gen 25 Nov 1872; retd 15 Oct 1882; bvt capt 23 Feb 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Buena Vista Mex and maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 4 May 1885.
15. Noble, Henry Beach. NY. NY. Cadet M A 1 July 1856 (36); 2 It 8 inf 6 May 1861; 1 It U June 1861; capt 13 Feb 1866; retd 18 Feb 1869; bv.t capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 4 Apr 1898.
16. Palmer, Eugene L. Me. Me. Pvt 6 Me batty 1 Jan to 23 Oct 1862; 2 It V R C 11 Aug 1863; hon must out 20 Nov 1865; 1 It 43 inf 28 July 1866; bvt capt 2 Mar 1867 for gal and mer con at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; dismd 11 Jan 1868.
17. Pelouze, Louis Henry. Pa. Pa. Cadet MA 1 July 1849 (17); bvt 2 It 4 art 1 July 1853; 2 It 11 Nov 1853; 1 It 1 May 1856; r adjt 14 Dec 1857 to 24 Apr 1861; capt 15 inf 14 May 1861; maj a a d c 3 July 1862; It col a a g assd 20 Aug 1862 to 17 Aug 1863; maj a a g 24 Mar 1864; bvt It col 24 Sept 1864 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; col 13 Mar 1865 for diligent fai and mer ser in the a g dept dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for most valuable and mer ser in the field and in the a g dept dur the war; died 2 June 1878.
18. Perkins, Benjamin Richards. Conn. Conn. 1 It 12 inf 14 May 1861; capt 17 July 1863; bvt capt 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Yaand maj 2 July 1863 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Gettysburg Pa; hon must out 1 Jan 1871; [died 7 Feb 1871.]
19. Pitcher, Thomas Gamble. Ind. Ind. Cadet MAI July 1841 (40) ; bvt 2 It 5 inf 1 July 1845; 2 It 8 inf 21 Sept 1846; 1 It 26 June 1849; r q m 2 Oct 1848 to 1 July 1849; r adjt 1 July 1849 to 1 July 1854; r q m 1 July 1854 to 5 Mar 1857; capt 19 Oct 1858; brig gen vols 29 Nov 1862; hon must out of vol eer 30 Apr 1866; maj 16 inf 19 Sept 1863; col 44 inf 28 July 1866; unassd 15 Mar 1869; assd to 1 inf 15 Dec 1870; retd 28 June 1878; bvt 1 It 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer con
in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; It col and col 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 19 Oct 1895.
20. Prince, Henry. Me. Me. Cadet MAI Sept 1831 (30) ; bvt 2 It 4 inf 18 Sept 1835; 2 It 11 June 1836; 1 It 7 July 1838: r adjt 21 Nov 1846 to 26 Sept 1847; capt 26 Sept 1847; maj paymr 23 May 1855; brig gen vols 28 Apr 1862; hon must out of vol ser 30 Apr. 1866; It col d p m g 3 Mar 1877; retd 31 Dec 1879; bvt capt 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer con in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 8 Sept 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Molino del Rey Mex; It col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; col 13 Mar 1865 for fai and mer ser dur the war and brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war; died 19 Aug 1892.
21. Quimby,William M. Me. Me. Capt 1 Me inf 3 May 1861 ; hon must out 5 Aug 1861 ; capt 12 inf 5 Aug 1861; retd 20 Jan 1865; bvt maj 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; died 11 Apr 1876.
22. Roberts, Benjamin Stone. Vt. Vt. Cadet M A 1 July 1830 (53); bvt 2 It 1 drgs 1 July 1835; 2 It 31 May 1836; 1 It 31 July 1837 read 28 Jan 1839; 1 It mtd rifle '27 May 1S46; capt 16 Feb 1847; maj 13 May 1861; 3 cav 3 Aug 1861; col 5 N . Alex inf 9 Dec 1861 to 31 May 1862; brig gen vols 16 June 1862 to 15 Jan 1866 when hon must out of volser; It col 3 cav 2S July 1866; retd 15 Dec 1870; byt maj 13 Sept 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Chapultepec Mex; It col 24 Nov 1847 for gal and mer con in the action with the enemy at Matamoras 23 NOV and at the Pass Gualaxara Mex 24 Nov 1S47; col 21 Feb 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Valverde N Mex; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va 9 Aug 1862 and in the battle of Manassas Va 29 and 30 Aug 1862; died 29 Jan 1875.
23. Smith, Jared Augustine. Me. Me. Cadet MAI July 1858 (5) ; 2 It engrs 17 June 1862; 1 It 3 "Mar 1863; capt 25 June 1864; maj 13 Jan 1874; It col 7 Apr 1888: col 5 Feb 1897; brig gen line 13 Apr 1903; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and iner ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and maj 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the war of the rebellion; retd 14 Apr 1903.
24. Snyder, Charles. Pa. Pa. 2 It 8 inf 5 Aug 1861; 1 It 21 June 1864; r adjt 1 Nov 1864 to 2 Feb 1865; capt 6 Aug 1867; unassd 3 May 1869; bvt 1 It 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va and capt 30 July 1864 for gal and mer ser in action in front of Petersburg Va; hon dischd 20 Dec 1870 at his own request.
25. Tannatt, George Frost. Mass. Ill. 1 It 1 111 cav 3 July 1861 ; capt a a d c 5 July 1862; died 15 Aug 1862 of wds reed 9 Aug 1862 at the battle of Cedar Mountain Va.
26. Tower, Zealous Bates. Mass. Mass. Cadet MAI July 1837 (1); 2 It engrs 1 July 1841; 1 It 24 Apr 1847; capt 1 July 1855; maj6Aug!861; brig gen vola 23 Nov 1861; hon must out of vol ter 15 Jan 1866; It col engrs 11 Nov 1865; col 13 Jan 1874; retd 10 Jan 1883; bvt 1 It 18 Apr 1847 for gal and mer con in the battle of Cerro Gordo Mex; capt 20 Aug 1847 for gal and mer ser in the battles of Contreras and Churubusco Mex; maj 13 Sept 1847 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Chapultepec Mex; It col 22 Nov 1861 for gal and mer ser dur the defense of Ft Pickens Fla; col 9 Aug 1862 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Cedar Mountain Va; brig gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the battle of Groveton Va; maj gen 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser in the field dur the war and maj gen vols 12 June 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; died 20 Mar 1900.
Monday, December 07, 2009
Newly Discovered Photo's CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge
Over the years I have done some research on the CSS Alabama and the findings of that research can be found at this site. Last month I received a mail from a gentleman by the name of Mr. François Crevel, and he wanted to share with me some newly discovered photographs of the CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge, which have not been seen in over a hundred years. Well after I saw photographs I just had to have them on my site to share with my readers, and after many weeks of negotiations he has agreed. Now I would like Mr. François Crevel, to tell us about this grate photographs.
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Important note. Please read the copyright notice at the bottom of this page.
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Authors note, January 26, 2010.
When I did this page for Mr. François Crevel I don’t know how controversial these photos would be come, so much so I did other page on this controversy.
After reading this page you may want to read on what all the controversy is all about.
The title of the page is ( Controversy Over CSS Alabama & USS Kearsarge Photos), This link well take you there.
http://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2010/01/controversy-over-css-alabama-uss.html
Those who would like to make a comment on either page can do so by addressing them to: Mr. François Crevel.
francois.crevel@syngenta.com
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Warning see copyright notice.
Hello.
It is with great emotion that I wanted to inform you of a discovery which will obviously hold your attention. In fact, I discovered at a flea market in Normandy 6 photographs us back straight in an episode of the war of secession between CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge. All have the stamp of Cherbourg photographer Francois Rondin, pledges of their authenticity. Analysis of these photographs was given to the American historian RON TARBURTON.
One of these pictures supposed to represent the crew of the USS Kearsarge in the form of a photomontage (see heading into the bottom of this photograph: N ° 7) has considered any advantage his attention since he is made of crew of the CSS Alabama with the top of the pyramid Captain Raphael Semmes.
After nearly 6 months of research by historians, the conclusion is unanimous. This is the crew of the CSS Alabama. Over 15 members of the crew have been formally identified from photographic data archives or from the uniforms they wore. One crew members that is identified is the black sailor David White who is present. this also proves that the photograph was taken a few days before the battle against the USS Kearsarge, as he was killed during combat in 1864.
Warning see copyright notice.
Another benefit of this photograph is the presence in the upper left form the mosaic picture of a ship which at first glance does not seem to be the CSS Alabama. But after a long process undertaken by RON TARBURTON to this day 14 points compared to the CSS Alabama were highlighted. It is indeed the ship CSS Alabama in June 1864 that would do battle against the USS Kearsarge.
Warning see copytight notice.
Updated January 6, 2010.
Note. These Photo’s can be enlarged by pushing on them.
Important note. Please read the copyright notice at the bottom of this page.
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Authors note, January 26, 2010.
When I did this page for Mr. François Crevel I don’t know how controversial these photos would be come, so much so I did other page on this controversy.
After reading this page you may want to read on what all the controversy is all about.
The title of the page is ( Controversy Over CSS Alabama & USS Kearsarge Photos), This link well take you there.
http://civilwarthosesurnames.blogspot.com/2010/01/controversy-over-css-alabama-uss.html
Those who would like to make a comment on either page can do so by addressing them to: Mr. François Crevel.
francois.crevel@syngenta.com
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Warning see copyright notice.
Hello.
It is with great emotion that I wanted to inform you of a discovery which will obviously hold your attention. In fact, I discovered at a flea market in Normandy 6 photographs us back straight in an episode of the war of secession between CSS Alabama and USS Kearsarge. All have the stamp of Cherbourg photographer Francois Rondin, pledges of their authenticity. Analysis of these photographs was given to the American historian RON TARBURTON.
One of these pictures supposed to represent the crew of the USS Kearsarge in the form of a photomontage (see heading into the bottom of this photograph: N ° 7) has considered any advantage his attention since he is made of crew of the CSS Alabama with the top of the pyramid Captain Raphael Semmes.
After nearly 6 months of research by historians, the conclusion is unanimous. This is the crew of the CSS Alabama. Over 15 members of the crew have been formally identified from photographic data archives or from the uniforms they wore. One crew members that is identified is the black sailor David White who is present. this also proves that the photograph was taken a few days before the battle against the USS Kearsarge, as he was killed during combat in 1864.
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Another benefit of this photograph is the presence in the upper left form the mosaic picture of a ship which at first glance does not seem to be the CSS Alabama. But after a long process undertaken by RON TARBURTON to this day 14 points compared to the CSS Alabama were highlighted. It is indeed the ship CSS Alabama in June 1864 that would do battle against the USS Kearsarge.
We wish RON TARBURTON pay tribute to the crew and the ship legendary disseminating the photographs to the general public. I would like you to bring your contribution to this success.
Authors note.
Mr. François Crevel, and I whish to thank MR. RON TARBURTON, for his many hours of hard work on identifying these men and ships. Mr. François Crevelhas has informed this author that in the near future there will be more information on MR. RON TARBURTON.
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Update December 9. 2009.
I was informed by Mr. Francois Crevel, That the photograph mosaic corresponds to James Dunwoody BULLOCH, the confederate officer in France who is responsible of the building of the ALABAMA at Liverpool.
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Updated January 6, 2010.
Francois Crevel has sent us new information on the recent discoveries of RON TARBURTON.
The photomontage of RONDIN appears to have been carried out in 2 stages according to the following scheme.
During his stopover in Cherbourg, a part of the crew of the Alabama was photographed by Rondin alone or in groups of 2 or 3., Then it was after the fight that Rondin decided to make a portfolio consisting memory seems there a ten photographs to sell to the public who wished to have a memory of this episode and it is in this spirit has been made the montage of the crew of Alabama from portraits before the battle.
This is in part because of the discovery in 2005 of photographs of some crew members taken in Cape Town in 1863 (acquired by Meyerside museum in England) that Ron has come to this deduction. Indeed among the crew photographed William Robertson, who has paid a heavy price during this battle since it is the only officer who lost his life. And it is clear that is actually the top of the pyramid and not the man Raphael Semmes as we could have claimed earlier. In addition, Raphael Semmes has hardly set foot in Cherbourg during the stopover of Alabama.
The entire crew would have been favorable to it that highlighted the crew who gave their lives to defend the Southern cause. And Rondin was well understood by highlighting priority these crewmen. That is why we find larger portraits of the crew with a purpose "blur" as if they were "ghosts" This was probably intended by Rondin to give a tragic dimension and shape and feel emotion in relation to this photograph. To date, although this has not been recorded accurately, nearly 25 members have been identified.
Secondly Ron is convinced that the photograph mosaic of the ship in the upper left is Alabama and it was taken just before the fight. This allows us to have a clear idea of the form of the vessel before the battle. The white band appears to have existed according to research by Ron. The hull dimensions obtained from the man who is single storey at the front of Alabama (used as ladders to measure) are between 200 and 220 feet. The size of the mat is also associated with known values. The chimney is not visible in the photograph because it was telescopic. Ron has found so far 14 points of similarity with Alabama.
On the other hand seem to float behind the ship as "trophies" flags of the 100 vessels he defeated during his journey almost 2 years. We trace in a work period that Semmes had brought many documents before the battle but was left on board the 100 flags of victory. This information remains in check.
Ron has also studied photography entitled mosaic Kearsarge. In the archives, we trace the existence of a photograph taken by Rondin seen by an English writer and one man crew of Kearsarge (named Kinby) called Mosaic Kearsarge on which we can see the photograph mosaic of the naval off Cherbourg. This is he seems to photography that I have in my possession.
Rondin may have used a revolutionary at the time with a lens system so as to "zoom" from the top of the church Querqueville battle that took place at 4 or 5 miles from shore. The legend says that photography exists, and it may be that we find in the photograph mosaic named Kearsarge (center top) Alexandre Lecoeur, photography historian in France, told us he seems the existence of a patent filed by Rondin. If we try to find him there in order to know the exact content.
The data I've provided is only a small part of the scope of work by Ron.
The photomontage of RONDIN appears to have been carried out in 2 stages according to the following scheme.
During his stopover in Cherbourg, a part of the crew of the Alabama was photographed by Rondin alone or in groups of 2 or 3., Then it was after the fight that Rondin decided to make a portfolio consisting memory seems there a ten photographs to sell to the public who wished to have a memory of this episode and it is in this spirit has been made the montage of the crew of Alabama from portraits before the battle.
This is in part because of the discovery in 2005 of photographs of some crew members taken in Cape Town in 1863 (acquired by Meyerside museum in England) that Ron has come to this deduction. Indeed among the crew photographed William Robertson, who has paid a heavy price during this battle since it is the only officer who lost his life. And it is clear that is actually the top of the pyramid and not the man Raphael Semmes as we could have claimed earlier. In addition, Raphael Semmes has hardly set foot in Cherbourg during the stopover of Alabama.
The entire crew would have been favorable to it that highlighted the crew who gave their lives to defend the Southern cause. And Rondin was well understood by highlighting priority these crewmen. That is why we find larger portraits of the crew with a purpose "blur" as if they were "ghosts" This was probably intended by Rondin to give a tragic dimension and shape and feel emotion in relation to this photograph. To date, although this has not been recorded accurately, nearly 25 members have been identified.
Secondly Ron is convinced that the photograph mosaic of the ship in the upper left is Alabama and it was taken just before the fight. This allows us to have a clear idea of the form of the vessel before the battle. The white band appears to have existed according to research by Ron. The hull dimensions obtained from the man who is single storey at the front of Alabama (used as ladders to measure) are between 200 and 220 feet. The size of the mat is also associated with known values. The chimney is not visible in the photograph because it was telescopic. Ron has found so far 14 points of similarity with Alabama.
On the other hand seem to float behind the ship as "trophies" flags of the 100 vessels he defeated during his journey almost 2 years. We trace in a work period that Semmes had brought many documents before the battle but was left on board the 100 flags of victory. This information remains in check.
Ron has also studied photography entitled mosaic Kearsarge. In the archives, we trace the existence of a photograph taken by Rondin seen by an English writer and one man crew of Kearsarge (named Kinby) called Mosaic Kearsarge on which we can see the photograph mosaic of the naval off Cherbourg. This is he seems to photography that I have in my possession.
Rondin may have used a revolutionary at the time with a lens system so as to "zoom" from the top of the church Querqueville battle that took place at 4 or 5 miles from shore. The legend says that photography exists, and it may be that we find in the photograph mosaic named Kearsarge (center top) Alexandre Lecoeur, photography historian in France, told us he seems the existence of a patent filed by Rondin. If we try to find him there in order to know the exact content.
The data I've provided is only a small part of the scope of work by Ron.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Men Who Fought In Canada-1812.
Here are the names of 30, men who fought in Canada some were wound and some were killed while others were taken prisoners, I have a listing of 348, soldiers that fought in Canada. If you had a ancestor that fought in Canada in the war of 1812, and he was an ( Officer ) and you would like to see if he is on the list. You can write to me and I will be glad to take a look for him.
Important note. I have thousands of names at this site, when asking about a name from this page or any other pages at this site, please give the ( Title of this page ), for without it I may not be able to help you. My address can be found in my profile.
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1. James S. Abeel, from Rome, New York, 3rd., Lieurenant, 23rd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane, Canada, wounded. He was appointed 3rd., Lieutenant May 3, 1813, was appointed 1st, Lieutenant October 1, 1814. He was appointed 2nd, Lieutenant of the Corps of artillery October 1, 1814. James S. Abeel, 1st Lieut. 2d regiment of Artillery, 20th April, 1818, to be Captain by brevet, to take rank from 20th April, 1828, for faithful service ten years in one grade. In 1848, he had a petition in Congress James S. Abeel, of Rome, in the State of New York, praying for increase of compensation to military storekeepers, from what is known by this researcher he would not receive it, the petition was still in Congress in 1860.
2. Richard Arell, 1st., Lieutenant, 14th., infantry, June 24, 1813, Beaver Dam Canada, prisoner. He was appointed Captain of the 14th, November 14, 1813. In 1856, in Congress it states; The memorial of Richard Arell, an officer in the war of 1812, praying compensation for injuries to his health, caused by his confinement and ill usage while a prisoner of war.
3. Lewis G. A. Armistead, Captain Rifleman, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, killed.
4. Henry B. Armstrong, Captain 13th., infantry, October 13, 1812, Queenston Heights Canada, wounded.
5. John Armstrong, 2nd., Lieutenant, 22md., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane, Canada, wounded. He would die later from his wounds.
6. John T. Arrosmith, Captain, 6th., infantry, May 27, 1813, Ft George Canada, wounded.
7. Thomas Aspinwall, of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Colonel, 9th., infantry, Sept, 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. In 1813, Thomas Aspinwall, was a Major in the 9th, infantry was appointed Lieutenant Colonel, of the 15th., infantry. In 1816, was to be Consul of the United States at London. In 1834, he had a memorial which stated; Thomas Aspinwall, consul of the United States at London, in England, praying that the allowance for official expenses heretofore to the consulate at London may be confirmed and continued. Thomas Aspinwall, was recalled to the United States in 1854.
8. James H. Ballard, 1sr., Lieutenant, Riflemen, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, prisoner. He was appointed Captain of Rifle’s April 22, 1817.
9. John V. Barron, of New Hampshire, 2nd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, July 5, 1814, Chippewa Canada, wounded. In 1812, was appointed Ensign of infantry. Became a Second Lieutenant, June 26th , 1813, of the 11th., was appointed 1st., Lieutenant on July 25, 1814. In 1841, he had a petition in Congress which stated: John V. Barron, praying remuneration for losses sustained by him in the destruction of property by the enemy at Champlain during the late war with Great Britain. In 1856, he had another petition in Congress which stated; John V. Barron, praying indemnity for losses sustained by him in the military service of the United States, during the war of 1812.
10. Richard M. Bayly, 1st., 3rd., artillery, October 13, 1812, Queenston Heights Canada, prisoner.
11. Robert Beans, 3rd., Lieutenant, 22nd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant September 25, 1814.
12. William C. Beard, 2nd., Lieutenant, 1st., Riflemen, Feb. 22, 1813, Ogdensburg N Y, wounded; 1st., Lieutenant, 1st., Riflemen, June 6, 1813, Stony Creek Canada, prisoner. To be 1st., Lieutenant, 27th September, 1812, appointed Captain, 1st Rifle, May 1, 1817.
A Bill.
FEBRUARY 16, 1836.
Granting a pension to William C. Beard, late a captain in the United States army.
Be it enacted try the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of .America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of William C. Beard, late a captain in the United States army, on the invalid pension roll, at the rate of seventeen dollars per month, to commence on the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
13. John Beckett, from Maryland, 1st., Lieutenant, 14th., infantry, October 19, 1814, Cooks Mills Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant in 1812, appointed 1st. Lieutenant March 13, 1813.
14. Hazen Bedel, 2nd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant June 15, 1814, appointed 1st., Lieutenant October 19, 1818. In 1830, he had a petition in Congress which stated; A petition of Hazen Bedel, who was a soldier in the army in the late war with Great Britain, and who states that his bounty land is unfit for cultivation, and praying a grant of good land in lieu thereof.
15. Elias Bedford, 3rd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded, was appointed from Ensign to 3rd., Lieutenant June 15, 1814.
16. William G. Belknap, 1st., Lieutenant, 23rd., infantry August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded; wounded again in Sept 1814, at Ft Erie Canada. He was appointed from 2nd to 3rd., Lieutenant on October 15, 1813. In 1832, was Captain 3d Reg't of Infantry, 1st February, 1822, to be major by brevet, to take rank 1st February, 1832. In 1846, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William G. Belknap, major of the 8th Infantry, to be colonel by brevet, to date from the 9th of May, 1846. 1847, Fifth Regiment of Infantry, Major William G. Belknap, of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel, September 26, 1847. 1848, Brevet Colonel William G. Belknap, lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Infantry, to be brigadier-general by brevet, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, to date from the 23d of February, 1847.
17. Richard H. Bell, from Virginia, Captain 5th., infantry, October 19, 1814, Cooks Mills Canada, wounded. Was appointed 2nd., Lieutenant infantry, May 3, 1808, Fifth regiment of Infantry, Second Lieutenant Richard H. Bell, to be promoted to First Lieutenant, 1810, Fifth Regiment of Infantry, First Lieutenant Richard H. Bell, Captain, 15th August, 1813. 1833, The memorial of Captain Richard H. Bell, of the army, praying to be compensated for services rendered as a deputy superintendent of lead mines. 1838, A petition of Maria C. Bell, of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, widow of Richard H. Bell, late a captain in the army of the United States, and wounded while in service, during the war with Great Britain, praying for the pension to which her husband was entitled.
18. Thomas Biddle Jr., Captain, corps of artillery, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded; capt corps of art, 15 Aug 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded.
19. Aaron Bigelow, from Massachusetts, 1st., Lieutenant 21st., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, killed. Twenty-first Regiment of Infantry, Aaron Bigelow, (Ensign) Second Lieutenant, 16th April, 1813, from 2nd., Lieutenant to first March 7, 1814.
20. Benjamin Birdsall, Captain, 4th., Riflemen, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. 1814, Benjamin Birdsall, of New York, to be Captain in the 4th regiment of Riflemen. In 1818, he had a petition in Congress which stated; A petition of Benjamin Birdsall, a major in the army of the United States, stating, that in the assault of Fort Erie, in the British province of Upper Canada, during the late war, he received wounds which entirely disabled him from attending to business, by which he lost his vouchers for the expenditure of the public money placed in his possession, as also, a large sum of money with his sword and other property, and praying such relief in the premises, as it may be in the power of Congress to grant.
21. Lewis Bissell, Captain 1st., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed Ensign in 1808. First Regiment of Infantry, Ensign Lewis Bissell, to be promoted to Second Lieutenant, 1812, appointed from 2nd., Lieutenant to First Lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1814.
22. Chesley Blake, 3rd., Lieutenant, 9th., infantry, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed Ensign of the 9th., infantry July 12, 1814. Ninth Regiment of Infantry, from 3rd., Lieutenant to 2nd., Lieutenant, 1814.
23. John Bliss, Captain, 11th., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Cadet John Bliss, to be Ensign of 2nd., infantry, 1811. Ensign John Bliss, promoted to Second Lieutenant, to rank from 1st March, 1811. Second Regiment, Infantry Second Lieutenant John Bliss, to be First Lieutenant, 1813. John Bliss, (1st Lieut.) Captain, 13th May, 1813.
24. Moses O. Bloomfield, 2nd., Lieutenant, 15, infantry, April 27, 1813, York Canada, killed.
25. Charles G. Boerstler, Colonel 14th., infantry, July 24, 1813, Beaver Dams Canada, wounded and prisoner. 14th Regiment of Infantry, Charles G. Boerstler, Lieutenant Colonel, 14th, Colonel, 20th June, 1813.
26. Lemuel Bradford, of Massachusetts, Captain, 21st., infantry, May 29, 1813, Sacket Harbor N Y, prisoner; Captain, 21st., infantry, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, killed. Appointed Captain 1812.
27. Hugh Brady, Colonel, 22nd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundy's Lane Canada, wounded.
28. Elisha Brimhall, 3rd., Lieutenant, 9th., infantry, July 5, 1814, Chippewa Canada, wounded. In the Corps of Artillery, Elisha Brimhall, 1st Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 1st September, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st September, 1814. Appointed 3rd. Lieutenant Jan. 1, 1814.
29. George M. Brooke, of Major, 23rd., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. Appointed 1st., Lieutenant May 3, 1809. First Lieutenant George M. Brooke, to be promoted to Captain, 1811. Captain George M. Brooke, 23rd., infantry to Major, May 1, 1814. Eighth Infantry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George M. Brooke, Major, to be Lieutenant Colonel, 1st March, 1819. Brevet Colonel George M. Brooke, lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Infantry, to be brigadier-general by brevet, from the 17th of September, 1824, having on that day completed ten years' faithful service in the grade of brevet colonel in the Army. Br. Brig'r-Gen'l George M. Brooke, lt.-col, of the 4th, to be colonel, 15th July, 1831. Brevet Bridadier-General George M. Brooke, colonel 5th Infantry, to be major general by brevet, to date from the 30th of May, 1848.
30. Frederick Brown, 1st., Lieutenant, 23rd., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded, wounded again on Sept. 17, 1814, at Ft Erie Canada, wounded.
Important note. I have thousands of names at this site, when asking about a name from this page or any other pages at this site, please give the ( Title of this page ), for without it I may not be able to help you. My address can be found in my profile.
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1. James S. Abeel, from Rome, New York, 3rd., Lieurenant, 23rd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane, Canada, wounded. He was appointed 3rd., Lieutenant May 3, 1813, was appointed 1st, Lieutenant October 1, 1814. He was appointed 2nd, Lieutenant of the Corps of artillery October 1, 1814. James S. Abeel, 1st Lieut. 2d regiment of Artillery, 20th April, 1818, to be Captain by brevet, to take rank from 20th April, 1828, for faithful service ten years in one grade. In 1848, he had a petition in Congress James S. Abeel, of Rome, in the State of New York, praying for increase of compensation to military storekeepers, from what is known by this researcher he would not receive it, the petition was still in Congress in 1860.
2. Richard Arell, 1st., Lieutenant, 14th., infantry, June 24, 1813, Beaver Dam Canada, prisoner. He was appointed Captain of the 14th, November 14, 1813. In 1856, in Congress it states; The memorial of Richard Arell, an officer in the war of 1812, praying compensation for injuries to his health, caused by his confinement and ill usage while a prisoner of war.
3. Lewis G. A. Armistead, Captain Rifleman, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, killed.
4. Henry B. Armstrong, Captain 13th., infantry, October 13, 1812, Queenston Heights Canada, wounded.
5. John Armstrong, 2nd., Lieutenant, 22md., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane, Canada, wounded. He would die later from his wounds.
6. John T. Arrosmith, Captain, 6th., infantry, May 27, 1813, Ft George Canada, wounded.
7. Thomas Aspinwall, of Massachusetts, Lieutenant Colonel, 9th., infantry, Sept, 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. In 1813, Thomas Aspinwall, was a Major in the 9th, infantry was appointed Lieutenant Colonel, of the 15th., infantry. In 1816, was to be Consul of the United States at London. In 1834, he had a memorial which stated; Thomas Aspinwall, consul of the United States at London, in England, praying that the allowance for official expenses heretofore to the consulate at London may be confirmed and continued. Thomas Aspinwall, was recalled to the United States in 1854.
8. James H. Ballard, 1sr., Lieutenant, Riflemen, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, prisoner. He was appointed Captain of Rifle’s April 22, 1817.
9. John V. Barron, of New Hampshire, 2nd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, July 5, 1814, Chippewa Canada, wounded. In 1812, was appointed Ensign of infantry. Became a Second Lieutenant, June 26th , 1813, of the 11th., was appointed 1st., Lieutenant on July 25, 1814. In 1841, he had a petition in Congress which stated: John V. Barron, praying remuneration for losses sustained by him in the destruction of property by the enemy at Champlain during the late war with Great Britain. In 1856, he had another petition in Congress which stated; John V. Barron, praying indemnity for losses sustained by him in the military service of the United States, during the war of 1812.
10. Richard M. Bayly, 1st., 3rd., artillery, October 13, 1812, Queenston Heights Canada, prisoner.
11. Robert Beans, 3rd., Lieutenant, 22nd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant September 25, 1814.
12. William C. Beard, 2nd., Lieutenant, 1st., Riflemen, Feb. 22, 1813, Ogdensburg N Y, wounded; 1st., Lieutenant, 1st., Riflemen, June 6, 1813, Stony Creek Canada, prisoner. To be 1st., Lieutenant, 27th September, 1812, appointed Captain, 1st Rifle, May 1, 1817.
A Bill.
FEBRUARY 16, 1836.
Granting a pension to William C. Beard, late a captain in the United States army.
Be it enacted try the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of .America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of William C. Beard, late a captain in the United States army, on the invalid pension roll, at the rate of seventeen dollars per month, to commence on the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five.
13. John Beckett, from Maryland, 1st., Lieutenant, 14th., infantry, October 19, 1814, Cooks Mills Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant in 1812, appointed 1st. Lieutenant March 13, 1813.
14. Hazen Bedel, 2nd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. Appointed 2nd., Lieutenant June 15, 1814, appointed 1st., Lieutenant October 19, 1818. In 1830, he had a petition in Congress which stated; A petition of Hazen Bedel, who was a soldier in the army in the late war with Great Britain, and who states that his bounty land is unfit for cultivation, and praying a grant of good land in lieu thereof.
15. Elias Bedford, 3rd., Lieutenant, 11th., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded, was appointed from Ensign to 3rd., Lieutenant June 15, 1814.
16. William G. Belknap, 1st., Lieutenant, 23rd., infantry August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded; wounded again in Sept 1814, at Ft Erie Canada. He was appointed from 2nd to 3rd., Lieutenant on October 15, 1813. In 1832, was Captain 3d Reg't of Infantry, 1st February, 1822, to be major by brevet, to take rank 1st February, 1832. In 1846, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel William G. Belknap, major of the 8th Infantry, to be colonel by brevet, to date from the 9th of May, 1846. 1847, Fifth Regiment of Infantry, Major William G. Belknap, of the Eighth Regiment of Infantry, to be lieutenant colonel, September 26, 1847. 1848, Brevet Colonel William G. Belknap, lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Infantry, to be brigadier-general by brevet, for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, to date from the 23d of February, 1847.
17. Richard H. Bell, from Virginia, Captain 5th., infantry, October 19, 1814, Cooks Mills Canada, wounded. Was appointed 2nd., Lieutenant infantry, May 3, 1808, Fifth regiment of Infantry, Second Lieutenant Richard H. Bell, to be promoted to First Lieutenant, 1810, Fifth Regiment of Infantry, First Lieutenant Richard H. Bell, Captain, 15th August, 1813. 1833, The memorial of Captain Richard H. Bell, of the army, praying to be compensated for services rendered as a deputy superintendent of lead mines. 1838, A petition of Maria C. Bell, of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia, widow of Richard H. Bell, late a captain in the army of the United States, and wounded while in service, during the war with Great Britain, praying for the pension to which her husband was entitled.
18. Thomas Biddle Jr., Captain, corps of artillery, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded; capt corps of art, 15 Aug 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded.
19. Aaron Bigelow, from Massachusetts, 1st., Lieutenant 21st., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, killed. Twenty-first Regiment of Infantry, Aaron Bigelow, (Ensign) Second Lieutenant, 16th April, 1813, from 2nd., Lieutenant to first March 7, 1814.
20. Benjamin Birdsall, Captain, 4th., Riflemen, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. 1814, Benjamin Birdsall, of New York, to be Captain in the 4th regiment of Riflemen. In 1818, he had a petition in Congress which stated; A petition of Benjamin Birdsall, a major in the army of the United States, stating, that in the assault of Fort Erie, in the British province of Upper Canada, during the late war, he received wounds which entirely disabled him from attending to business, by which he lost his vouchers for the expenditure of the public money placed in his possession, as also, a large sum of money with his sword and other property, and praying such relief in the premises, as it may be in the power of Congress to grant.
21. Lewis Bissell, Captain 1st., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed Ensign in 1808. First Regiment of Infantry, Ensign Lewis Bissell, to be promoted to Second Lieutenant, 1812, appointed from 2nd., Lieutenant to First Lieutenant, Jan. 31, 1814.
22. Chesley Blake, 3rd., Lieutenant, 9th., infantry, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Appointed Ensign of the 9th., infantry July 12, 1814. Ninth Regiment of Infantry, from 3rd., Lieutenant to 2nd., Lieutenant, 1814.
23. John Bliss, Captain, 11th., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundys Lane Canada, wounded. Cadet John Bliss, to be Ensign of 2nd., infantry, 1811. Ensign John Bliss, promoted to Second Lieutenant, to rank from 1st March, 1811. Second Regiment, Infantry Second Lieutenant John Bliss, to be First Lieutenant, 1813. John Bliss, (1st Lieut.) Captain, 13th May, 1813.
24. Moses O. Bloomfield, 2nd., Lieutenant, 15, infantry, April 27, 1813, York Canada, killed.
25. Charles G. Boerstler, Colonel 14th., infantry, July 24, 1813, Beaver Dams Canada, wounded and prisoner. 14th Regiment of Infantry, Charles G. Boerstler, Lieutenant Colonel, 14th, Colonel, 20th June, 1813.
26. Lemuel Bradford, of Massachusetts, Captain, 21st., infantry, May 29, 1813, Sacket Harbor N Y, prisoner; Captain, 21st., infantry, Sept. 17, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, killed. Appointed Captain 1812.
27. Hugh Brady, Colonel, 22nd., infantry, July 25, 1814, Lundy's Lane Canada, wounded.
28. Elisha Brimhall, 3rd., Lieutenant, 9th., infantry, July 5, 1814, Chippewa Canada, wounded. In the Corps of Artillery, Elisha Brimhall, 1st Lieutenant, 9th Infantry, 1st September, 1814, to be 2d Lieutenant, 1st September, 1814. Appointed 3rd. Lieutenant Jan. 1, 1814.
29. George M. Brooke, of Major, 23rd., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded. Appointed 1st., Lieutenant May 3, 1809. First Lieutenant George M. Brooke, to be promoted to Captain, 1811. Captain George M. Brooke, 23rd., infantry to Major, May 1, 1814. Eighth Infantry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George M. Brooke, Major, to be Lieutenant Colonel, 1st March, 1819. Brevet Colonel George M. Brooke, lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Infantry, to be brigadier-general by brevet, from the 17th of September, 1824, having on that day completed ten years' faithful service in the grade of brevet colonel in the Army. Br. Brig'r-Gen'l George M. Brooke, lt.-col, of the 4th, to be colonel, 15th July, 1831. Brevet Bridadier-General George M. Brooke, colonel 5th Infantry, to be major general by brevet, to date from the 30th of May, 1848.
30. Frederick Brown, 1st., Lieutenant, 23rd., infantry, August 15, 1814, Ft Erie Canada, wounded, wounded again on Sept. 17, 1814, at Ft Erie Canada, wounded.