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MUSCOGEE IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Revolutionary War Units
WAR OF 1812
Ancestry 1812 Board
Index to War of 1812 Service Records for Volunteer Soldiers from Georgia 1)The 1st series ("Old Wars") consists of pensions to veterans of the army, navy, and Marine Corps based on service resulting in death or disability from the end of the Revolutionary War period up to the Civil War. Old War Index to Pension Files (T316, 7 rolls).
2)The 2nd series Pension application files -- those based on the acts of 1871 and 1878. These acts, based on length of service alone, relate mostly to militia veterans called to federal service. The 1871 act provided pensions to veterans who had served at least sixty days or to their widows if they had married before 1815. The 1878 act provided pensions to those veterans, or their widows, who only served fourteen days. By the time these acts were passed, most applicants were widows or minors rather than veterans themselves. While the pension files are not on microfilm, an informative index showing much data has been microfilmed as Index to War of 1812 Pension Application Files (M313, 102 rolls).
Tips on Researching Specific for Georgia The web site contains contact information for the Georgia Society, links to War of 1812 related
sites and membership information. Ancestry.com and other web sites do have searchable databases
of soldiers and sailors who served in the War of 1812 but our own site does not.
There are two other lineage societies related to the War of 1812: The United Society Daughters
of the War of 1812 (USD 1812) and the Military Society of the War of 1812. The Daughters do not
presently have a national web site although many state societies do (Georgia does not). The
Military Society of the War of 1812 is affiliated with the Veteran Corps of Artillery and is
accessed via their web site http://www.vca1790.org .
The best tip I can offer to locate an 1812 ancestor is to follow basic principals of research. The
Georgia Archives has a number of titles related to the War of 1812 including records of the General
Society of the War of 1812, USD of 1812, burial information, war dead, pension and indexes of service
records. The USD 1812 has been actively engaged in marking graves of veterans of the War of 1812 for many years and their records would be the best obvious starting point. A check of the Registers for both societies would be recommended as well. The customs of the 19th Century customs were not to mark graves as to wartime service unless the individual was a well-known hero of the war. Obituaries, if they can be located, sometimes make mention as to wartime service. Pensions are generally rare for War of 1812 service but do contain a wealth of information. Compiled service records can be obtained from the Washington DC NARA location and can help identify some limited information on the soldier or sailor in question.
Early county histories sometimes also include information on units that served during the War of
1812; often including names of individuals. There is a common misconception that few individuals
served during the War of 1812, but this is inaccurate. The level of mobilization varied greatly
from state to state depending on the threat from England or the Creek Indians. The threat from
England was highest in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states; virtually non-existent from North
Carolina south. In the south the primary threat was the Creek Indians who were being supplied arms
by the Spanish and were allied with England. If your ancestors were in the Carolinas they likely
didn't serve during the War of 1812. If they were from GA, AL, MS or TN then they would have
fought in the Creek Campaign. Any further north would have fought against England. Generally
speaking men who served during the War of 1812 were younger men, generally 18 to 30, single or
married without children. War of 1812 veterans would be about seven generations back for most
people, which would give you 64 g-g-g-g-grandparents of which 32 would be males. Your odds
of finding a War of 1812 ancestor are pretty good and I myself have found three myself without
even trying hard. Persistence is how you meet with success and good luck to all with their researching!
INDIAN WARS In the decades after the War of 1812, volunteer units often served To obtain their records, it is not necessary to know the specific Indian war. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served OCONEE INDIAN WAR of 1780s and 1790s
The Seminole War of 1818 was short-lived, but was laced with many notable people. General Andy Jackson, the Tennessee, for whom Jacksonville, FL. was named, and later became President of the United States, was the leader of the expedition to punish the Seminoles.
An 1832 treaty, negotiated with a few chiefs, was not accepted by the majority of tribe.
This group led by Chieftain Osceola baffled the US Army for years in the Everglades.
CREEK INDIAN WAR of 1836
Information about the Indian Wars as well as Forts of Early Georgia
Chapter 11 of book: Fort Benning: The Land and the People. Creek Indians;
Lafayette's visit to Fort Mitchell
School curriculum on Creek Indian Wars
Selected Creek Letters 1825-1829
Burial of a few Creek War Soldiers-June, 1836
Cherokee Removal of 1838
(They or their widows qualified for bounty lands prior to 1855 and for pensions starting in the 1870s.
James Turner HARMON served as a Private in Capt. Dearing's Co., Lauderdale Battalion, Tennessee Mounted Infantry, during the Cherokee War. He enrolled on 1 Nov. 1837 and mustered out on 10 May 1838.
MEXICAN WAR (1845-46) SPANISH AMERICAN WAR MUSCOGEE IN THE CONFEDERACY The GA Archives has some muster rolls on-line. Check them
out
CAMP LIFE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR. Search its
National Graves Registration Database This is an online database
created by Georgia State U. which, at present, has CW pension records for the following counties:
Appling, Charlton, Chatham, Macon, McDuffie, McIntosh, and Muscogee. There is a menu on the left
when you open up the site. Just click on Muscogee County. There are names of the soldiers or wives
who filed for Civil War Pensions. Believe them when they say that the names are not all in
alphabetical order--just enough to fool you into believing they are! The great thing about the
site is that it contains the actual script records which you can print out right on your own computer
thereby saving you a lot of time and money to get a copy of the actual pension record. Excellent
source of marriage and death dates of veterans and their widows and much more. I even found copies
of a relative's marriage certificate and bill for her husbands funeral was included!
It appears that all of the counties listed are not complete. I presume that Muscogee County is
since it has names from A though Y, but I didn't see an indication otherwise.
Confederate
Sentinels, the 10th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company
Benning's Brigade, Civil War, 15th Georgia Infantry, CSA
Patients in Confederate General
Hospital #4 - Wilmington, NC = 1861 - 1865.
Civil War Naval Museum
The National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning BOOKS ON MILITARY
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 throve, since some counties have
lost most if not all of their early public records.
385 pg $45
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
$45.00
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 $45
OTHER MILITARY HELP Service Personnel Not
Recovered Following World War II. Faces of the Fallen U.S. service members
who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Muscogee 303 HODGES, Samuel K. 10121,01000,1 -10012,11 6 0 HODGES, Philemon 83
Muscogee 323 CHRISTMAS, Richard 00001,00001 -00000,0101 20 0 CHRISTMASS, Richard 77
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Ordnance Battalion - Columbus
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The book consists of four volumes and at present the Georgia Archives does not have a copy. The
book lists which units were drawn from which counties and the actions they were engaged in during
the War of 1812. I am the current Vice-President of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of
Georgia. The General Society can be accessed at the following internet address:
http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/
during Indian hostilities.
The men who served (or their heirs)
received bounty land and sometimes pensions.
National Archives
Application asks for "Indian War Pensions for 1816-1850.
See claims abstracted in "Some Georgia
Bounty Land Grantees 1854-1856",
National Genealogical Society Quarterly 73 (1985): 297-303.
During Indian Wars and
Disturbances, 1815-58. National Archives.
SEMINOLE WARS (Florida Wars)
Seminole War of 1818
Seminole War of 1827
Seminole War of 1837
Last Seminole War
SCROLL down this page to this Confederate Link for History, battles and roster - by C.G. Autry
Linda Snow Davis is writing a book on the 17th Regiment.
History and Rosters
DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT! (Recommended by Ruth Bentley and Emily O'Neal)
1002 Victory Drive
Columbus, Georgia 31901
(706)327-9798
The hulls of the iron-clad gunboats Muscogee and Jackson, which
were salvaged after 100 years on the bottom of the Chattahoochee River are at
this museum.
396 Baltzell Avenue
Fort Benning, GA
Phone: (706)545 2958
Admission to the National Infantry Museum is free. It
is open to the general public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
This book is published by Boyd Publishing Co., Milledgeville, GA.
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 afterwards. 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 $45
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