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General Ripley (1782-1839) died and was buried in Louisiana.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Hull's Proclamation - Clements Library Chronicles
An image of General William Hull's Proclamation of July 12th can be seen at the Clements Library Chronicles blog. His foray into Canada was short-lived; he returned to Detroit, and promptly surrendered. So instead of conquering Canada, he relinquished Detroit.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The First Volley 1811
The First Volley 1811 website tells a story of the Indiana Territory circa 1811 to 1815. Fort Knox II, near Vincennes, Indiana, is one of the sites listed.
Jim's Photo From April 2010
Friday, July 27, 2012
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:
In 1860 the Tom family was living in Guadalupe Co., Texas. The census stated that Kissiah was born in North Carolina.
From Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, a biography of William Tom's son, that included a mini-bio of William:
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
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Secretary Of War Armstrong's 9 Districts
From Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society, Volume 11, an explanation of Secretary of War John Armstrong's 9 military districts:
The districts were composed as follows: 1 Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 2 Rhode Island and Connecticut. 3 New York from the sea to the Highlands and the State of New Jersey. 4 Pennsylvania from its eastern limit to the Alleghany Mountains and Delaware. 5 Maryland and Virginia. 6 The two Carolinas. 7 The States of Tennessee Louisiana and the Mississippi Territory. 8 Kentucky Ohio and the Territorial governments of Michigan Indiana Illinois and Missouri. 9 Pennsylvania from the Allegheny Mountains westward New York north of the Highlands and Vermont. [Source]
Dr. Eustis, the Secretary of War, was forced to resign to appease the popular wrath and was succeeded by John Armstrong, who had been Minister to France under President Jefferson, and was appointed a brigadier general at the beginning of the war. Armstrong divided the country into nine military districts to each of which a general officer of the United States army was assigned whose duty it was to superintend all the means of defence within his district. This was done to prevent any difficulty arising from the interference of governors of states opposed to the war.
The districts were composed as follows: 1 Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 2 Rhode Island and Connecticut. 3 New York from the sea to the Highlands and the State of New Jersey. 4 Pennsylvania from its eastern limit to the Alleghany Mountains and Delaware. 5 Maryland and Virginia. 6 The two Carolinas. 7 The States of Tennessee Louisiana and the Mississippi Territory. 8 Kentucky Ohio and the Territorial governments of Michigan Indiana Illinois and Missouri. 9 Pennsylvania from the Allegheny Mountains westward New York north of the Highlands and Vermont. [Source]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Abraham Fuller Hull
General William Hull had one son, Abraham Fuller Hull, and seven daughters.
Captain Abraham Fuller Hull, of the Ninth Infantry, died on July 25, 1814; killed at Lundy's Lane.
His burial is described in the History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry:
Only one other body of an American has been dug up on the battle-field of Lundy's Lane. It was that of Captain Abraham F. Hull of the Ninth Infantry, to which regiment of the nine other Yankees, as their buttons showed, belonged. The bones of Captain Hull, unearthed several years ago, were reburied in an isolated spot at the south end of Drummond Hill Cemetery. The grave into which the remains of his nine comrades were laid yesterday is close beside it.
From Memoir of Gen. William Hull:
Captain Abraham Fuller Hull, of the Ninth Infantry, died on July 25, 1814; killed at Lundy's Lane.
His burial is described in the History of the Ninth U.S. Infantry:
Only one other body of an American has been dug up on the battle-field of Lundy's Lane. It was that of Captain Abraham F. Hull of the Ninth Infantry, to which regiment of the nine other Yankees, as their buttons showed, belonged. The bones of Captain Hull, unearthed several years ago, were reburied in an isolated spot at the south end of Drummond Hill Cemetery. The grave into which the remains of his nine comrades were laid yesterday is close beside it.
From Memoir of Gen. William Hull:
As his father's aide, Captain A.F. Hull signed "Hull's Proclamation" in July of 1812.
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