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.

Typhus At Province Barracks

Province Barracks was mentioned in a letter held by the NARA in Letters Received by the Adjutant General, 1805-1821 (excerpt below):

Source - Fold3

The writer had typhus fever in the Fall or Winter of 1813 and was treated by Dr. Shumate.  [Note:  My ancestor, William Hinds, was at Province Barracks in the Fall of 1812 and died in June of 1813.]

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:

Morning Reports

Documents listed in the Digital collections that are online at Virginia Memory at the Library of Virginia include the following morning reports.

Morning reports for Captain Andrew Stevenson's Company - 2nd artillery:

Creator: Virginia. Militia. Regiment
Source: Organization Records
Abstract: Morning reports, August-October 1814, of Captain Andrew Stevenson's artillery company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, Virginia militia, consisting mainly of requisitions for supplies and of company returns.

My ancestor, William Hinds, was a member of Virginia's 2nd Artillery; he died on 25 June 1813, months before the above record was generated.

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.

Portrait Of An Artillery Man

A look at what William Hinds did in the War.

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Other artillery-related blog posts.

William Tom, 1812 Soldier & Texas Patriot

At one point I thought that William Tom's wife, Kesiah Hinds, might have been related; that theory has been dispelled, but the Toms are interesting in their own right.

From Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, a biography of William Tom's son, that included a mini-bio of William:

William Tom

Who served under

General Jackson

in the Creek War, 1813

Soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835

Born in Maury County, Tennessee

January 12, 1792

Died in Guadalupe County, Texas

February 15, 1871

His Wife

Kissiah Hines Tom

Born October 15, 1805

Died July 13, 1862

In 1860 the Tom family was living in Guadalupe Co., Texas. The census stated that Kissiah was born in North Carolina.

United States Census, 1850

Residence:     Guadalupe county, Guadalupe, Texas

Household    Gender    Age

    William Tom     M     58y

      Keziah Tom     F     45y

    Houston Tom     M     21y

    William Tom     M     17y

    Nancy Tom     F     15y

    George Tom     M     10y

    Dudley Tom     M     4y

    Philepa Morehead     F     22y

    Jane Morehead     F     2y

    Sarah Morehead     F     2m

Half Pay Instead Of Bounty Land?

Were William Hinds' children the recipients of the half-pay pension in lieu of bounty-land?

Under "Old Wars": (2) Allowance of half pay pension in lieu of bounty land extinguishes title to the latter and vice versa.  Note: This is under the provisions of the act of April 16, 1816, which has expired by limitation.  The half-pay pension in lieu of bounty-land was allowed only to children of enlisted men who were killed in battle or died of wounds received in the war of 1812. [Source]

Artillery Leather Cockade

  A tip was left at my blog post "Whose Uniform?" pointing me toward American Military Insignia 1800-1851, by J. Duncan Campbell, where the Artillery leather cockade was found.  Thanks to the tipster!

[Source]

I selected the artillery motif because my William Hinds was in the artillery.

Spotswood Henry And The 2ND Artillery

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

On the above list:

2nd Regiment of Artillery

Colonel Winfield Scott

Captain Spotswood Henry

Captain [Alexander] Spotswood Henry, son of the famed Patrick Henry, was significant in (my ancestor) William Hinds' military service; Captain Henry recruited him.

Also on the list of officers in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery was Nathan Towson.

The Land Warrant Of Fifer William Hines

One reason I started the "War Of 1812 Chronicles" was to focus on my presumed War of 1812 ancestor, William Hines/Hinds.

Following up on ideas found in an NARA article about researching War of 1812 ancestors I searched Ancestry.com and produced the following documents on William Hines (and an index where Document #632 was found).  Was he my William? No.

Hines was identified as...a musician in Captain Phillips' Company in the Corps of Artillery on Document #632  issued by Secretary of  War J.C. Calhoun on March 2, 1818.  My William was a soldier in the Artillery..... .  The authorization for this land grant was the Second Section of an Act of Congress dated May 6, 1812 to issue land warrants.... .  Ancestry.com. U.S. War Bounty Land Warrants, 1789-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA


My William Hinds died 25 June 1813.  He was #6170 in U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments (Image 615 at Ancestry), and different from #6172 William Hinds, fifer, U.S. Art. Corps., with Capt. Philips', who enlisted 20 Dec 1814 at Fort Clark and discharged at Fort Clark August 21, 1815, found in the same list (Image 616).

The land warrant was not issued to the heirs of my William Hinds.

William Hinds' Children

My ancestor, William Hinds, served and died during the War of 1812.

William Hinds' Military Pension 

[Source: The Pension Roll of 1835,Volume III,Page #672] 

William Hinds, Private, 2nd Reg. Artillery 

Washington Co. (VA) 

Heirs: Nancy, Samuel, Kesiah, Sarah & James Hinds 

DIED: JUNE 25, 1813 

When placed on roll: 5 Mar 1818 

Commencement Pension: 17 Feb 1815 

Ending of Pension: 17 Feb 1820 

Annual Allowance: 48.00 

Sums rec'd: 240.00

We know that William was "our" William Hinds because the names of his heirs (children) were identical to the children for whom Elizabeth (Acklin) Hinds was appointed guardian (Elizabeth's father or brother, Christopher Acklin, was a surety for the guardianship).

GUARDIANSHIP OF THE HINDS CHILDREN - WASHINGTON CO., VA From "The Historical Society of Washington County, Va., Publication Series II, No. 21 May, 1984,"Pg.14 Mar. 20, 1817 - Elizabeth Hinds named guardian of Nancy, Samuel, Kessia,Sarah & James Hinds, orphan children of William Hinds, deceased. Bond:$500. Surety: Christopher Acklin.