War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought
between the United States and Britain between 1812 and 1815.
Three main theaters of operation:
Local:
Captain
Tomlinson Fort's Company
The Baldwin Artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Holt
2nd
Reg. Thomas' Company, Artillery
Captain
Jett Thomas's Artillery at Callabee Creek
John Allen
William Anderson Benjamin Bowers Nathaniel Bradford Green Cousins John Albert Cuthberth - commanded a company of Georgia volunteer militia in the defence of the coast during the war of 1812. |
Goodwin Myrick
Thomas Napier George Galphin Nowlan William D. Ray John Robinson John Rutherford William Sanford |
Major Joel Crawford -aid to
General Floyd in the Creek war, 1813-14.
James Duncan Henry Franklin- died of wounds Sep. 29 1812, E. Florida Bailey Gill John Gill . Wesley Forbes War of 1812, Ancestry.com: FREEMAN'S SQUADRON CAVALRY, GEORGIA MIL. PRIVATE Roll Box: 73 Roll Exct: 602 Methodist Preachers in Georgia 1783-1900,.Lawrence, Harold, ed an compiler, Boyd Publishing, 1984 p. 189. "Forbs, Wesley (1787-10-7-1853) d. Leon Co., FL; m/Elizabeth Ponder (1805-1-25-1849) dau.of Hezekiah & Ann Ponder of Camden Co., GA. *nv Forbes. (L) GEORGIA CONFERENCE: 1836 Recommended elder but not elected." NOTE: Wesley was living in Putnam Co, GA (formed from Baldwin) when he sold land in Laurens Co in 1817. Sharon Dean Lee Captain Tomlinson Fort (Florida) |
General John Scott
Wm. F. Scott - Freeman's Squadron Cav. Ga. Mil.. James Smith Tilman Snead James Spalding Joseph Stovall General Jett Thomas |
Fleming Grantland
Jacob Gumm Augustin Harris Walton Harris Samuel Jackson Seaborn Jones Elisha King Fielding Lewis John B. Moran |
John Sherrod Thomas
Andrew Nicholas Torrence William Howard Torrance (fought in Florida) Daniel Tucker William Whitaker William Williamson |
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for Graves at Friends of Baldwin County Cemeteries, Inc.
The War of 1812 The War of 1812 and Georgia
Captain Tomlinson Fort's Company
Captain Jett Thomas'
Artillery Company
at Calabee Creek
Georgia in the War of 1812 - Military Action
War of 1812 Militiary Records at National Archives
War of 1812 Pay Roll Virginia Soldiers
Georgia National Guard Records at Georgia Archives (archived link)
Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the War of 1812
1821 Land Lottery War of 1812 Forum
BOOKS:
History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861
v1. Campaigns and Generals. Indexed. An introduction to the components
of the
General Militia and Volunteers, tracing
the militia system from its organization by Oglethorpe in 1733, through
the Revolutionary
War, and then detailing each of the major
conflicts in which the Georgia Militia served afterwords. Eye- witness
reports
punctuate these heavily documented accounts.
Lists of units (identified by county of origin where possible) in active
service
during these campaigns are appended. For
historians, the important Militia Acts of the Legislature are outlined,
followed by a
selection of General and Special Orders
from the chain of command. For genealogists, a list of battalion and regimental
designations by county is included, along
with a table of organization for the 27 brigades and 13 divisions of the
Georgia Militia.
The volume closes with the biographies of
the 205 Georgia Militia generals. 424 pg
History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861
v2. Counties and Commanders, Part One. Indexed. The militia histories of
fifteen
counties, CHATHAM, BURKE, JEFFERSON, TATTNALL,
BALDWIN, MORGAN, JASPER, MONROE, BIBB,
WARE, PIERCE, CAMPBELL, SUMTER, COBB, and
FLOYD, placing them in the pertinent political and economic
contexts in which they existed. Each chapter
is richly documented with biographical and genealogical information on
men and
women residing in the county. Company roster
and payrolls are attached in numerous cases. These pages contain a veritable
genealogical treasure trove, since some
counties have lost most if not all of their early public records. 385 pg
History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861
v3. Counties and Commanders, Part Two. Indexed. The militia histories of
twelve
counties: BLYNN, CAMDEN, EFFINGHAM, WASHINGTON,
COLUMBIA, LINCOLN, CLARKE, HABERSHAM,
MUSCOGEE, THOMAS, COLQUITT, and LOUNDES,
placing them in the same contexts as those in Volume 2. Of these
counties, several have lost most if not
all of their early public records. Company rosters and payrolls are also
attached in
numerous cases. 400 pg
History of the Georgia Militia, 1783-1861
v4. Companies. Indexed. The histories of twenty-five representative volunteer
companies, with rosters where pertinent.
Among them are the GEORGIA HUSSARS, REPUBLICAN BLUES, MCINTOSH
LIGHT DRAGOONS, MACON VOLUNTEERS, CRAWFORD
VOLUNTEERS, FORT GAINES GUARDS, ALBANY
GUARDS, and GATE CITY GUARD, and for genealogists
include units in counties that have lost their early records, such as
Crawford, Dougherty, and McIntosh Counties.
Military and political historians will appreciate the account of the filibusters
in
Georgia: Lopez, Gonzales, the Order of the
Lone Star, "the Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny", Henningsen, and the Knights
of the
Golden Circle. In addition, there is included
a chapter on the military history of the Beaufort District, South Carolina.
375 pg
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