War of 1812
The War of
1812 was fought between the United States and Britain between 1812 and 1815.
Three main theaters of operation:
Creek War of 1813-14
the British blockade
British occupation of St. Marys (central Georgia militia were sent
here) and Cumberland Island in 1814-15.
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
Georgia Volunteers, Newnan's Command
Some Baldwin County Soldiers
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 |
If you have a soldier to list here please email
me and I will add him to the list.
Search 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
Battle of Autossee
Fort Hawkins
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
Military Marker for Veteran
BOOKS:
The best source on Georgia units in the War of 1812 is a recently published book "History
of the Georgia Militia, 1783 - 186l," by
Gordon Burns Smith, Gordon Burns Smith - published 2000, Boyd Publishing Co.,
Milledgeville, Ga. http://www.boydpublishing.com/geomili.htm
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
ON-LINE BOOK :PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF
THE WAR OF 1812.