Fowler's Bounty Land Denied

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Thomas Fowler
Died In Service: 4 November 1812
3 Minor Children
Widow: Lucy Ann Fowler
Private
Captain Zachariah Rossell's Company
16th Regiment Infantry

...bounty land was relinquished in November 1818, and in lieu thereof...was paid to Mrs. Lucy Ann Fowler...the 5 years half pay pension...Act of Congress...16th April 1816...Hence, there is nothing due in bounty land, or Pension, to the widow or heirs of the aforesaid Thomas Fowler, dec'd, under any existing law whatever... .

The Fowler family received payment in lieu of bounty similar to the circumstances of  Elizabeth Acklin Hinds.

Several Recruits Have Died At Fort Mifflin

Letters Received By The Adjutant General from George Izard:

Source (Fold3)

"....several recruits have died at Fort Mifflin, and I fear more will soon meet with the same fate."

Note:  My ancestor, William Hinds, died 25 June 1813, probably at Fort Mifflin.

Records To Research In Virginia

Excerpts from the Library of Virginia, Research Notes #19:

"Records housed at the Library of Virginia may help document War of 1812 military and public service."

Would this help in my Hinds research project?  Maybe not, since the records currently found for William Hinds were housed in Washington, D. C.

Noxious Climate Of Craney Island

From the Report of the Select committee...:

'It is marvellous that any doubt or obscurity should ever have been cast upon the incidents of that battle, or upon the fact as to who were the prominent and conspicuous actors in it.  It is true that the insidious effects of a noxious climate, more fatal than the arms of their British foes, carried off some of them to their eternal repose very shortly...'.

The Battle of Craney Island took place 22 June 1813.

Did my presumed ancestor, William Hinds, succumb to the effects of a noxious climate?

Deciphering Virginia Militia Units

As seen on the [GERMANS-VA] War of 1812 Militia Units message board

...the structure of the Virginia militia during the war. I can only say it is VERY tricky business.


[There were established regiments 1-9]..."And NEW regiments were created numbered 1-9 which could be comprised of units from many different counties.


"The key to that puzzle is knowing the name of the Captain of the unit in which your ancestor served..."


"Fortunately, there is another key to solving that problem, and that is Stuart E. Butler's *A Guide to Virginia Militia Units, War of 1812."

My William Hinds' Captain was Spotswood Henry, son of Patrick Henry.

From U.S. Army register  By United States. Dept. of the Army, United States. Adjutant-General's Office:

Statement Regarding Craney Island

The Earl Gregg Swem Library at William and Mary included the Statement by Theo Wallauven about attack on Craney Island by the British on June 22, 1813, in its online collection. See excerpted portion below:

See earlier blog posts, Battle Of Craney Island, Fortifications On Craney Island, Report On Craney Island and Defence Of Craney Island.

Spotswood Henry's Appointment

He was the son of Patrick Henry.

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Spotswood Henry's appointment as Captain of Artillery, May 9, 1812.  His acceptance letter mentioned Campbell County, Virginia.

Also in Spotswood Henry's file was his June, 1812, monthly return from Abingdon, Virginia:

My (presumed) ancestor, William Hinds, of Abingdon, Virginia, was recruited by Spotswood Henry, and was a member of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery.

Nathan Towson Portrait

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Nathan Towson

See a post about his heroics.  At Black Rock he was with General Winfield Scott.  He was a member of the 2nd Artillery (as was my ancestor, William Hinds).

Fort Mifflin

My presumed ancestor, William Hinds, died near Fort Mifflin on June 25, 1813.

Source [On Mud Island - Map Depicting Revolutionary War era]

Mifflin: The Fort That Saved America, by Andrew M. Coker, was featured here.  Excerpts below:

"After Jefferson was elected, he decreased the funding from $15,000 dollars in the year of 1800, to $1,000 dollars in 1801. Since the nation’s capital had moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. the year before, officials no longer saw the importance of Fort Mifflin."

"As a precautionary protection measure for Philadelphia in the War of 1812, Fort Mifflin was once again actively manned. Captain James Nelson Barker was appointed commander of the fort on July 16, 1812. Although the fort was prepared to defend Philadelphia, it saw no action during the War of 1812."


From The Story Of Philadelphia:

Meanwhile there was a good deal of nervousness at Philadelphia which was practically unprotected. Colonel Izard and Lieutenant Colonel Winfield Scott had taken the bulk of the Fort Mifflin troops with them to fight in Canada and the West. There were, in fact, only fourteen invalided soldiers in the fort.


A Fraternity Formed in the War of 1812 Era....Fort Mifflin and the Society of Red Men:

"...does conclusively prove the existence of a Society of Red Men at Fort Mifflin during the war of 1812."

Source: Another Revolutionary War era map [Fort Mifflin Played A Part In That War] 

Records Of The Adjutant General's Office From Richmond, Virginia

Could this source, the Adjutant General's Office in Richmond, Virginia, provide additional data about William Hinds' service and death during the War of 1812?  Wouldn't that be nice!

There are other dates, other than July 20, 1814, listed in the Mirlyn catalog for items housed at the Clements Library at the University of Michigan.

Title, Adjutant General's Office, Richmond, 20th July 1814: General Orders. Authors, Virginia. Adjutant General's Office, Claiborne W. Gooch, Moses Green ...

More about William Hinds and his service here, here, here and here.

Artillery Roots

The U.S. Army's Fort Bragg page concerning the 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, "...[indicated that it] was first constituted on 11 January 1812 in the Regular Army as a company in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery."

It was organized in May 1812 as Captain James N. Barker's Company, 2nd Regiment of Artillery. This unit was consolidated in late 1813 with Captain Spotswood Henry's Company, 2nd Regiment of Artillery (also organized in 1812), and the consolidated unit designated as Captain James N. Barker's Company, 2nd Regiment of Artillery.

The Company also participated in 2 campaigns of the War of 1812, between 1812 and 1815: Canada and Louisiana 1815.

Source

My ancestor, William Hinds, was recruited by Spotswood Henry, and was a member of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery.