MILITARY: Names Inscribed on the Battle of Blue Licks Monument, Robertson County, Ky ************************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Contributed by Bert Darbro (rfdarbro@kih.net) Date: Sunday, June 2, 2002 ************************************************************************************ Inscriptions on the Battle of Blue Licks Memorial, including a list of participant names. Transcribed by Bert Darbro of Carlisle, Ky.: Front of Memorial Monument: "This monument, the gift of a grateful commonwealth, commemorates the heroic pioneers who, in defence of Kentucky, here fought and fell in the Battle of Blue Licks, August 19, 1782." Colonel-Commandant John Todd, killed Lieutenant-Colonels Daniel Boone Stephen Trigg, killed Majors Edward Bulger Silas Harlan Captains John Allison John Beasley, captured John Bulger, killed John Gordon, killed Samuel Johnson Joseph Kincaid, killed [Kinkead] Gabriel Madison, killed William McBride, killed Clough Overton, killed Robert Patterson Lieutenants William Gilvins, killed [Givins] Thomas Hinson, killed John Kennedy, killed James McGuire, killed Barnett Rogers, killed Ensign John Murtry, captured [McMurtry] Joseph Lindsey, killed "So valiantly did our small party fight, to the memory of those who unfortunately fell in the Battle, enough of Honour cannot be paid." Daniel Boone Monument dedicated August 19, 1928 Right side of Monument "The men who fought in the Battle of the Blue Licks were as well qualified from experience to face the Indians as any body of men that were ever collected. Robert Patterson Privates who were killed: Charles Black [Clarence] Samuel Brannon Israel Boone James Brown, surveyor Esau Corn Hugh Cunningham John Douglass [Douglas] William Eades [Eads] Charles Ferguson Ezekiel Field [Fields] John Folley Daniel Foster John Fry Little James Graham Jervis Green Daniel Greggs [Gregg] Francis Harper Matthew Harper William Harris James Ledgewood, captured and killed [Ledgerwood] Francis McBride Isaac McCracken Andrew McConnell Henry Miller Gilbert Marshall John Nelson John Nutt John O'Neal Drury Polley [Polly] John Price William Robertson Matthias Rose [Matthew] James Smith William Smith John Stapleton William Stephens Val Stern John Stevenson William Stewart Richard Tomlinson John Wilson [1] Israel Wilson John Wilson [2] Matthew Wylie William Shannon [ensign] Archibald Woods Thomas Farrier John Jolly Joseph Oldfield Ottawas and Chippawas Back Side of Monument No names Shawnees and Delawares "To the unknown heroes who took part in the Battle of Blue Licks." Bottom of Monument This "Last Battle of the Revolution" was fought between 182 Kentuckians, commanded by Colonel John Todd, on the American side, and about 240 Indians and Canadians, commanded by Captain William Caldwell, on the British side." Left Side of Monument Wyandots and Mingoes "They advanced in the divisions in good order and gave us a volley and stood to it very well for some time." Captain William Caldwell Privates who escaped: William Barbee Samuel Boone Squire Boone, Jr., wounded Jerry Craig George Corn William Field Whitfield Craig Edward Graham Thomas Gist James Graham Squire Grant Benjamin Hayden Peter Harget James M. January James Kincaid Wainright Lea James McBride William May James McCullough Andrew Morgan James Morgan, captured, but escaped John Morgan Benjamin Netherland John Pitman James Ray Aaron Reynolds James Rose Lewis Rose, captured Abraham Scholl Joseph Scholl Peter Scholl Samuel Scott John Smith Andrew Steele Jacob Stevens Thomas Stevenson Jacob Stucker James Swart Henry Wilson James Twyman [Stephen] Jesse Yokum, captured [Yocum] James Elijah Woods, captured Robert Scott George Smith Bartlett Searcy John Searcy Samuel Shortridge William Shott [Short] Edmond Singleton Anthony Sowdusky Josiah Wilson John Sumner [Summer] Samuel Woods John Hambleton John Hart James Hays James Harrod Henry Higgins John Hinch Charles Hunter Jacob Hunter Ephraim January William Lam John Little James McConnell Mordecai Morgan Henry Nixon James Norton Matthew Patterson John Peake Alexander Penlin Robert Poague Elisha Pruett Andrew Rule Thomas Akers William Aldridge Elijah Allen James Allen Abraham Bowman Thomas Brooker James Colburn, wounded Jacob Coffean Joseph Collins Edward Corn William Custer Richard Davis Theodorus Davis Peter Dierly Thomas Ficklin Henry French Henry Grider Jeremiah Gullian Small Monument to the left of large one: This memorial was erected to honor those individuals whose names were omitted from the original monument. New research has provided these additional names and corrected previous information regarding those individuals who so gloriously served Kentucky at the Battle of Blue Licks. Thomas Boone, killed John Childress, captured but escaped James Ward, escaped This monument erected in April, 1999 by the Childress family association and the Kentucky Department of Parks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Archivist's note: The above information was transcribed directly from the monument. The information enclosed in brackets comes from other sources that record a different rank or a variation in spelling of the name. These other sources also record the following individuals as likely participants in the Battle of Blue Licks, omitted from the monument due to insufficient proof: Majors Levi Todd Hugh McGary George Michael Bedinger Samuel Shannon John Bradford Benjamin A. Cooper James Ellis William Ellis Supplemental data contributed by Chuck Carter.]