Laurens-Houston-Muscogee County GaArchives Military Records.....Dean, Elijah May 5, 1819 Warof1812 Laurens Troop of Light Dragoons ************************************************ 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: Sharon Lee sdlee1@cox.net and Sharon Lee sdlee1@cox.net September 9, 2007, 9:50 am According to his pension papers filed in Muscogee Co, GA, 7 Nov 1850, and his wife Martha Page,s widow's pension papers filed 26 Aug 1873 in Dale Co, AL, Elijah Dean/ Deen served in the War of 1812 as follows: • The Laurens Troop of Light Dragoons, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division under General David Blackshear; stationed at various times at Hartford, GA and at Ft. Early, GA. • Oct 1812 to 31 March 1813. 1st Corp. Chambers Battalion Infantry; Capt Shadrack Adkinson, Col. Smith, Major Manning. Discharged Ft. New Hope, FL. Mustered out by Major Manning. • 21 Nov 1814 to 20 May 1815. 1st Lt. Wimberly's Regiment, Capt John Thomas' Company, mustered in at Ft. Hawkins, GA. Discharged Darrien, GA. • Additional service: From 1816-1824 Elijah Dean was a Captain in Laurens Co, GA (Dean’s Military District) From 1829-1832 Elijah Dean was a Major in Houston Co, GA. (Major Dean's Battalion; Dean's Military District) Georgia Military Affairs, Vol 4 1814-1819 Georgia Military Affairs, Vol 4 1814-1819. "5th May 1819, Dublin, Laurens County. The following officers served at the court martial of Captain Jacob Robinson, of the Laurens Troop of Light Dragoons: Col. Ezekiel Wimberly of Twiggs County, Pres. Lt. Col. Elijah Blackshear Major John Thomas Capt Adam Jones Capt Leroy G Harris Capt Davis Smith Capt Elijah Dean Capt. Uriah Kenchen Capt Reason Watson Capt. James Harrison Catp Sion Smith Lt. James Brown Lt. Charles S. Guiton Lt. Daniel Roberts Lt. Thomas Saunders Lt. Jesse See Lt Mathew Smith Major Neill Munroe Judge Advocate David, Blackshear, B. Gen. 2 B. 5. D. The president Col. Ezekiel Wimberly not being present I do hereby appoint Lt. Co. Elijah Blackshear to preside in his stead. David Blackshear B. Gen." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/military/warof1812/other/dean392gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb