Elbert County GaArchives War of 1812 Elberton Cavalry 27 August 1812 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 The following list is taken from an original document in the Telamon Cuyler Collection, University of Georgia. This and other muster lists of the War of 1812 from Elbert and possibly adjoining Madison Co. have been published in The Georgia Genealogist. Some references noted a copy of those are "GA Room, F281, G3516, Pt l" . The top of the list states "Elberton Cavalry attached to 28th Regiment" and on the reverse side is stated "The officer commanding the Troop of Cavalry attached to the 18th Regiment refused to furnish his quota agreeable to Order. I certify the above return to be correctly taken from the returns made me by the respective officers of the Brigade 27th August 1812." It is signed John C. Easter, Brig. Inspector, 1st Brigade, 4th Division. On the reverse side it is also written "Return of the drafted militia from General Daniels Brigade, 1st Brigade 4th Division, Aug 1812." Notwithstanding the notation about "drafted militia", the list shows that all on it were volunteers. The name, age, height, complextion and color of eyes are shown for each person listed. William Patterson, Capt. 38 5'11" Dark Grey John Rucker, 1st Lt. 33 5"11" Dark Grey John Willis, 2nd Lt. 35 5"91/2" Dark Dark James Fortson, Corronett 21 5"11" Dark Grey Abraham Cook, 1st Sgt. 21 5"9" Dark Grey Asa White, 2nd Sgt. 19 5"10" Fair Grey Jacob W. King, 3rd Sgt. 26 5"8" Fair Grey John Fortson, 4th Sgt. 18 5"111/2"Fair Grey Eppy White, 1st Corporal 22 5"73/4" Dark Grey Benjamin Cook, 2nd Corporal 22 5"101/2"Fair Blue Joseph Cook, 3rd Corporal 23 5"9" Dark Black Richard Richardson, 4th Corporal 18 5"111/2"Dark Grey John Alston 22 5"63/4" Dark Grey Thomas Wansley 28 5"10" Dark Grey John W. Terrell 21 5'6" Fair Grey Willis Banks 22 6"0" Fair Grey James Banks 21 6"1" Fair Grey William Jones (or Jonas) 20 5"91/2" Dark Black Wiley Jones 25 5"83/4" Dark Grey Terry Davis 24 5'9" Fair Grey Jeremiah Lewis 28 5'2" Fair Grey Joel Moor 24 5'91/2" Fair Grey Thomas Scales 28 5'101/2"Dark Brown James I. Goode 21 5'9" Fair Grey Peter Alexander 27 5'91/2" Fair Grey John Wilson 30 5'5" Fair Grey Freeborn Luce 36 5'71/4" Fair Grey Abraham Colson 44 5'7" Dark Grey Robert M. Carter 22 5'6" Fair Grey Barney C. Heard 26 5'71/2" Fair Grey Edward Lyons 44 5'10" Dark Black James Mann 36 5'8" Fair Grey Dudley Sale 30 5'83/4" Dark Black Willis Rucker 28 5'10" Dark Grey Bailey M. Woods 18 5'8" Dark Grey Isham Morgan 23 6'0" Fair Grey Thomas Chambers 40 6"0" Fair Grey William Whitman 22 5'4" Dark Black Amos Rose 22 5'11" Fair Grey Nimrod Hendrick 26 6'1" Fair Blue George Turman 40 5'8" Fair Grey James Hunt 21 5'11" Fair Grey Charles T. Key 34 5'11" Dark Black John Tabor 27 5'9" Dark Black Benjamin Davis 37 5'8" Dark Grey [Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson]