Soldiers in the War of 1812, Highland Co., VA
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Soldiers in the War of 1812


The following muster roll is of a company of infantry "under the 
command of Captain Jesse Hinkle, from the Forty-Sixth Regiment 
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Hopkins, then by Lieutenant 
Colonel W. Street, and later by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Boothe. 
The company was enlisted for six months, beginning July 21, 1814. 
But for some reason not known, it was continued in service until 
after Feb. 1, 1815. In the War Department at Washington, DC are 
muster rolls dated August 30, 1814; October 30, 1814; December 30, 
1814; and February 16, 1815. From these records the following 
record was compiled for H. M. Calhoun by Virgil A. Lewis, June 19, 
1912. The four muster roll dates are indicated in the roster by 
(A), (B), (C), (D) in the order of their occurence. 


Commisioned Officers


Jesse Henkle--captain--sick (C)
John Flesher--first lieutenant
John Henkle--second lieutenant
Edward Janes--ensign
Adam Snider--ensign--in private quarters (C)


Sergeants

1.  Milton, Taylor
2.  Andrew Gardner--discharged (C)
3.  Hiram Taylor--sick (B) & (C)
4.  John Dean--sick (B) & (C)
5.  William Thompson--sick (B) & (C)
6.  Nicholas Cook--became sergeant (C)
7.  John Bland--became sergeant (C)--discharged, December 10


Corporals

1.  William Henkel--sick (A)--discharged, Oct. 14
2.  Robert Griffith--sick (A)--became corporal, Oct 14
3.  William Seybert--became corporal Oct.--dead, Dec 30, 1814
4.  James Armstrong--sick (A)--made corporal, Oct 19
5.  Abraham Burner--made corporal (C)--died, Jan 25, 1815
6.  Adam Bouce--made corporal (C)
7.  William Cook--sick (A)--made corporal, Dec 31
8.  Jacob Snider, Jr.--made corporal Oct. 19--discharged, Nov 12
9.  James Dean--a recruit appointed Corporal Jan 26, 1815


Musicians (enlisted July 26, 1814)

William Trumbo--drummer
Adam Gum--fifer


Privates

Amick, Henry--discharged, Nov 12
Arbogast, Daniel--sick (C)
Arbogast, Nicholas--discharged, Nov 12
Arbogast, Peter--died, Nov 12
Arbogast, William--discharged Jan 15, 1815
Atkin, Benjamin--enlisted Jan 25, 1815
Bland, Thomas--sick (A)--discharged Oct 19
Calhoun, William--sick (C)
Champ, John--sick (A)--discharged Nov 12
Champ, Thomas
Coberly, Martin
Crummit, George
Davis, Joseph--discharged Dec 10
Dean, George--discharged Dec 14
Dean, William--sick (A)
Dizard, James--died Dec 11
Eagle, John--enlisted Sept 12
Echard, Abraham
Eckard, Henry--sick (A)
Ervin, Edward--sick (C)
Faint, Jacob--sick (A)
Gardner, John--sick (C)
Grogg, Benjamin--died Dec 19
Halterman, George
Halterman, Peter--discharged Dec 12
Harmon, George--died Oct 19
Harpold, George
Hazelrod, Samuel
Hedrick, Jacob
Hedrick, John--sick (A)--discharged Nov 12
Helmick, Philip--sick (A)
Helmick, Samuel--sick (A)
Helmick, Solomon--discharged Sept 14
Helmick, Uriah
Hevner, John
Higgins, John--sick (A)--discharged Oct 19
Hizer, Adam--discharged Nov 12
Hogwood, James--died Jan 14, 1815
Holland, Joseph--discharged Nov 12
Hoover, John--discharged Sept 14
Holloway, Lewis
Hoover, John H--sick (A)--discharged Nov 12
Huffman, Daniel--discharged, sick (A)
Huffman, Jonas--sick (A)
Johnson, James--deserted Dec 21
Jones, Joseph--sick (A)
Ketterman, Justice
Lamb, Michael
Leisure, Thomas--confined
McKan, Henry--discharged Nov 12
Miller, John--sick (C)--dischared Jan 16, 1815
Moats, Jacob--sick (A)--discharged Dec 10
Mowry, John
Mullinox, Jacob
Mullinox, Joseph
Mullinox, William
Nelson, Benham--discharged Nov 12
Nicholas, George--died Dec 5
Philips, George--sick (C)
Propts, Christian
Rexroad, Jacob
Rexroad, John--discharged Nov 12
Roby, Thomas--discharged Nov 12
Seybert, James--enlisted Oct 4--dischared sick, Nov 12
Simmons, Jacob
Snider, Frederick
Snider, Jacob, Sr.--sick (A)
Taylor, James--enlisted Oct 30 as substitute for William Henkle
Tharp, Amiss--enlisted Sept 10
Trimble, John--confined
Vint, John
Waggoner, George, Sr.--sick (C)
Waggoner, George, Jr.--died Nov 13
Waggoner, Jacob--sick (C)
Waggoner, Joseph--sick (C)
Wamsley, John
White, George--discharged Sept 17
Weese, Isaac--sick (C)
Wiat, John
Wilfong, James
Wilson, James--discharged (C)
Wimer, Henry--sick (C)
Wimer, Jacob--sick (C)