Roane County TN Archives Military Records.....War Of 1812 Warof1812 - Enlistment ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com November 6, 2005, 8:38 pm War Of 1812 WAR OF 1812 It was an eventful day when the young Lieut. Uriah Allison, marched through the town of Kingston, with his fifers and drummer boy. He had been appointed 2nd Lieut, of the 8th U. S. Inf. March 15, 1812, had reported at Knoxville by an order signed by Capt. John A. Rogers and had been instructed by Edmund P. Gaines, Lt. Col., U. S. Infty., to make all necessary provisions for recruits. The men and boys gathered about the fifers and drummer in front of the Court House, while the women and children watched in the background with excitment. Bright new U. S. dollars lay upon the head of the drum, every man who stepped up and took a dollar became a volunteer in the War of 1812. The first to take a dollar from the drum was: Stephen Smith age 24. 5 ft. 11 in. born in Dupland Co. N. C. Nathan Fike age 19, 5 ft. 1 in. born in Chatham Co. N. C. Joel McNutt age 22, 5 ft. 9 in. born in Maulbury Co. S. C. Abner Senter age 25. 5 ft. 4 in. born in Surry Co. N. C. Thomas Hibberts age 23. 6 ft. 2 in. born in Patrick Co. Va. Solomon Moore, Sgt. age 21 , 6 ft. 2 in. b. in Frederick Co. Va. William Curry age 25, 5 ft. 7 1/2 in born in - Penn. Henry D. Cooper age 30, 5 ft 8 1/2 in born in Hanover Co. Va. Aquilla Churchwell age 19, 5 ft. 8 in. born in Loudon Co. Md. Thomas White age 32. 5 ft. 8 1/2 in. b. Cumberland Co. N. C. Thomas Margraves age 22, 5 ft. 5 1/2 in. b. in Rockbridge Va. John Webber age 18. 5 ft. 6 in. born in Goochland Co. Va. Hurd Price age 40, 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. born in Fairfield Co. Conn. Joseph Jenson age 23, 5 ft 8 1/2 in. born in Chester Co. Eng. John Ray age 42, 5 ft. 10 1/2 in born in Halifax Co. N. C. Hugh Lackey age 32, 5 ft 9 in born in Orange Co. N. C. Elisha Pruet age 20, 5 ft. 11 in. born in - Co. N. C. Elijah Pruet age 15, 5 ft. 5 in. born in - Co. N. C. John Dunkin age 27, 5 ft. 8 in. born in - Va. Alfred Reynolds age 29, 5 ft. 8. in. b. in Montgomery Co. Va. John Clanter age 21, 5 ft 4 1/2 in. born in Randolph Co. Va. Mathew Graham age 24, 5 ft. 5 in. b. in Hawkins Co. Tenn. John Holt age 18. 5 ft. 6 in. born in - N. C. Andrew McDonough James McDonough John Hall age 19, 5 ft. 8 1/2 in born in Randolph Co. N. C. Abraham Wadkins, 22. 5 ft 7 1/2 in. b. in Rockbridge Co. N. C. Whitmill Brogdon age 19, 5 ft. 1 0 in. b. in Pendleton Co. S. C. Jeremiah Jones age 21, 5 ft. 5 in. born in Lee Co. S. C. Daniel Wester age 26, 5 ft. 8 1/3 in. Edgecomb Co. N. C. William Graham age 19, 5 ft. 5 in born in Pendleton Co. Va. Henry Liggett William Queen age 19, 5 ft. 10 in. born in Burk Co. N. C. John Henderson age 19, 5 ft. 9 in. born in Burk Co. N. C. Henry Miller age 17, 5 ft. 9 in. born in Augusta Co. Va. Joseph Bledsoe age 35, 6 ft. 1 in. born in Orange Co. N. C. Aaron Bledsoe age 15. 5 ft 11 in born in Orange Co. N. C. Jeremiah Buchanan age 45, 5 ft. 5 in. born in Benkerse, Va. and his sons: Horeulas Buchanan age 16, 5 ft 11 in. born in Mont. Co. Va. Moses Buchanan age 14, 5 fe. 2 in. born in Mont. Co. Va. Jeremiah Buchanan age 12. 4 ft. 9 in born in Mont. Co. Va. They were each paid $16. per month. They enlisted on July 24, 1812. The fifers were paid $15. per month and were; Williamson Ladd and Archibald McCaleb. The drummer boy was paid $10. per month and his name was Almerine Halley. Lieut. Allison for doing his work faithfully, was commissioned Captain of the 2nd Reg. of Riflemen. Signed by James Madison President, James Monroe, Sec., of State, later commissioned a Col. and for distinguished services given several thousand acres of land on the Tennessee River. Additional Comments: From: Part Two The History of Roane County Tennessee 1801-1870 by Emma Middleton Wells Printed by The Lookout Publishing Company Chattanooga, Tennessee (1927) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/roane/military/warof1812/enlistment/warof181296nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb