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Mililtary Records
Source:
History of Preble County, Ohio
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
H. Z. Williams & Bro., Publishers
1881
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CHAPTER XIII.
PREBLE IN THE
WAR OF 1812 |
PREBLE
county was well represented in the war of 1812, but as the
records have been kept very loosely, it is impossible to give
the names of all the Preble men who served "a tour of duty."
A portion of those given (Captain Sloane's company) were
obtained from the adjutant general's office at Columbus, and the
companies of James I. Nesbit and Lieutenant Fleming
from an old record book in the possession of T. J. Larsh,
esq. Beside the roster given, there were full
companies or companies made up in part of Preble men, under the
command of John Fleming, Joseph C. Hawkins, David E. Hendricks,
Lieutenant Black and Captains Recovery,
Rex & Phillips
The following is from the recollections of Col. Geo.
I. Hendricks:
"Captain James I. Nesbit, of New Lexington,
built a stockade fort seven miles north of New Paris, and was
stationed at that place with a small detachment of Preble
drafted men, and upon the siege of Fort Meigs, was ordered to
that locality. This left the settlements at Eaton and
about New Paris and Richmond, Indiana, exposed to Indian
depredations from the northwest. The settlers, as a means
of safety, built block-houses in many places. One of them
was upon the Brookville road south of Robert Miller's
residence, then owned by John Hopkins.
"On Sunday, when many of the settlers had assembled for
divine worship, and after the close of a very impressive
service, one of the elders proposed to raise a volunteer corps
(to be composed of men who were exempt from the draft because of
their age), to guard the frontier against the mauranding bands
of savages who had recently killed one man on Whitewater, and
two men on Twin creek.
"The proposition met with general approval, and about
twenty men volunteered. John Goldsmith was first on
the list, and then came Silas Dooley, sr., Moses Dooley, sr.,
James Crawford, Elihu Hopkins, William Sellers, Elder George
Shidler, John Garter.
"Rev. George Shidler was elected captain, and
Moses Dooley, lieutenant. They garrisoned Fort Nesbit
until relieved by Captain Richard Sloan, of Israel
township. Lieutenant Black was stationed at Fort
Black with one half of Captain Sloan's company |
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CAPTAIN SLOAN'S COMPANY
List of officers and men called
out of the Third regiment of the Fifth brigade of the First
division of Ohio militia, agreeable to general orders bearing
date the fourteenth of April, 1812, as returned by Samuel
Ward, adjutant: COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captain James I. Nesbitt
Lieutenant Joseph Lower
Ensign Henry Johnston NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS. First Sergeant Daniel Kensello
Second Sergeant Jesse Mitchell
Third Sergeant Bartley M. Burrows
Fourth Sergeant Isaac Harold
First Corporal Frederick Utt
Second Corporal James Taylor
Third Corporal Peter Shideler. PRIVATES.
Banta, Henry
Beard, Paul
Bell, John
Bishop, William
Brett, Phillip
Brower, David
Case, Samuel
Charles, Smith
Clapp, Tobias
Davis, Elisha
Davis, Silas
Demoss, Charles
Dooley, Abner
Douglass, Robert
Fleming, Michel
Gamble, Robert
Gard, Levi
Goodner, Walter
Harshman, Elijah
Harter, Isaac
Hendricks, William
Kercheval, John
Kercheval, Samuel
Keslon, Jacob |
Lease, Daniel
McDawee, James
McDonald, John
McNutt, Alexander
Moore, Jesse
Nelson, William
Penlon, Alexander
Porterfield, Thomas W.
Purse, Enos
Purviance, Parson
Reed, Adam
Reims, Jacob
Rhea, Stephen
Saylor, Christian
Shannon, James
Snyder, Baltzer
Spencer, Elijah
Stephens, David
Vance, George
Vanwinkle, Daniel
Wennock, Daniel
West, Jephta
Williams, Samuel |
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SILAS FLEMING'S COMPANY
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Lieutenant Silas Fleming
Ensign Isaac Sutton
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Sergeant George Davis
Sergeant James Maxwell
Corporal William Bunch
Corporal Dennis Pottenger
PRIVATES.
Allen, John
Bishop, John
Bridge, John
Caster, Samuel
Childre, Thomas
Crowl, Michael
Douglas, John
Evans, Moses
Halderman, Christian
Hapner, Abraham
Hewit, Israel
Hold, William
Hudlon, John
Irwin, Abraham
Johnston, Charles
Kelley, George |
Kinger, Jacob
Leadwell, John
Lewellen, Phillip
Lewellen, Thomas
Macey, Stephen
McCormack, Robert
Nolling, Daniel
Powell, Hezekiah
Purviance, Levi
Smith, Thomas
Somers, James
Somers, John
Swisher, William
Trollinger, William
Williams, Richard
York, Jephtha |
Upon the outbreak of
the war of 1812 Governor Meigs called out the First
division of Ohio Militia, the response from which, and from
other volunteers, was prompt and decided. Several
companies in this command were from Preble county, wholly or in
part. We present below as many of their rolls as we have
been able to procure from the office of the adjutant general of
the State and from private sources. The only roll of
Preble county men found in the very meagre records of the State
office relating to the war of 1812 is that of Captain Sloan's
company of Ohio militia, attached to the - battalion, Third
regiment, Fifth brigade, First division of Ohio, ordered into
the service of the United States for the protection of their
frontiers, Oct. 8, 1812, and stationed at Fort Nesbit, under
command of Major General Adams." The expiration of
pay upon these rolls is noted at January 7, 1813, four months
after the term of enlistment began. The roster is as
follows:
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captain Richard Sloane
Lieutenant John Hawkins
Ensign John Harter
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeant William McCreary
Sergeant Charles Hold
Sergeant Simon Cassiday
Sergeant Michael Stow
Corporal John Mitchell
Corporal Andrew Spacht
Corporal Jetrach Fall
Corporal Willialm Davis
Fifer John Byers
Drummer Thomas Madill
PRIVATES.
Cloyd, Joshua
Cott, James
Farris, David
Farris, James
Foster, Thomas
Hallowill, Adam
Hamilton, Samuel
Harris, Benjamin
Harris, John
Hawkins, Joseph
Hendricks, William
Highland, William
Hill, Thomas
Hopkins, Lemuel
Huston, Samuel
Hutt, John
Hyre, William
Killough, James
Loy, Jacob, jr.
Lyons, David
McGaw, James
McNilt, John
Menix, John
Mings, William
Morton, Andrew
Moses, James
Murphy, James |
Ozer, John
Payton, John
Phillips, William
Ramsey, Nathan
Reiley, John
Right, Levan
Right, William
Sanders, Robert
Shanks, Jacob
Shidler, Jacob
Shoemaker, Christian
Singer, Joseph
Small, James
Smith, Samuel
Sprawl, Robert
Stephens, David
Stone, Andrew
Strander, George
Surface, Andrew
Sutton, James
Swaney, James
Thompson, George
Wolfe, John
Woodward, Asabel
Woodward, Eli
Work, Joseph |
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