In case it helps, I think most of the stuff I isent in "Following John." Sorry it's not indexed but there's a chapter on each of the 4 men under "John's Children." ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Nuta <[email protected]> To: germanna colonies <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:36:34 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Germannans at the Battle of Tippecanoe Fantastic, Betty! Into the file this goes. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Betty Johnson" Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 7:59 PM To: "germanna colonies" Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Germannans at the Battle of Tippecanoe > Ginnie, > > The brothers Reuben, Abner and Lewis Yager were in the Battle of New > Orleans. They enlisted at Fayetteville in Lincoln County, TN on 13 Nov > 1814. Reuben was a private in the Infantry under Col. William Metcalf and > Captain William Sitton. Abner was also a private in the Infantry, same > officers. Lewis was a 4th corporal, Infantry, same officers (Source: Index > to the War of 1812," comp. Mrs. J. T. Moore). > > Abner and another brother, Ira Yager, also fought in the Battle of > Horseshoe Bend under Andrew Jackson, which battle is considered part of > the War of 1812. > > All four, known as "Tennessee Sharpshooters," are sons of John Yager b1750 > (Michael, Adam, Nicholas). > > Reuben, born about 1780-81 in Culpeper Co, VA, died before 6 May 1816, > when letters of administration for his estate were granted in Lincoln > County, TN. That may mean he died in battle or was wounded and died later > back home. Or neither -- because the US suffered very few casualties in > the climactic Battle of New Orleans on 8 January 1815: Reuben was the > eldest of the 3 brothers in the battle, about 35. He left 8 minor > children. > > Abner, born 1789 in Culpeper Co, VA, died 20 Apr 1863 in Arkansas. A "War > of 1812" Website on the Internet shows three enlistments for him: > 1) Abner Yager 1 Reg't (Metcalfe's) W. Tennessee Militia > 2) Abner Yager 2 Reg't Mounted Gunmen (Cannon's) West Tenn. Volunteers > 3) Abner Yager 3 Reg't (Copeland's) West Tennessee Militia > Ancestry.com Database: War of 1812 Service Records shows 2 enlistments > 1) Yager, Abner 1 REG'T (METCALFE'S) W. TENNESSEE MILITIA. > Rank at Induction: Private- Rank at Discharge: Private. Roll Box > 233 - Roll Exct 602 > 2) Yager, Abner: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (CANNON'S), WEST TENNESSEE > VOLUNTEERS. > Rank - Induction PRIVATE - Rank - Discharge PRIVATE. Roll Box > 233 - Roll Exct 602 > Metcalf's Reg't is shown as 1st Regt, W. TN Militia. > Yet another source ("Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee > Militia, 1796-1815," compiled by Moore, p. 230, under "Lincoln County > Commissions") shows that he was commissioned a lieutenant in the 49th > Regiment the very next day after he enlisted, as follows: > "Yager, Abner -- Lieutenant, 49th Regiment, November 14, 1814." > I understand the men often "elected" their officers, so this may have been > an "elective" rank. > > Ira, born in the summer of 1791 in Laurens Co., SC, died between 1860-70 > in Morgan Co., AL > "Index to War of 1812" by Moore: Ira and his brother Abner enlisted on 18 > January 1814. Both ranked Private, in Infantry, with same commanding > officers: Col. S. Copeland and Capt. John Holshouser. > The "War of 1812" Internet Website shows two enlistments for Ira: > "IRY YAGER 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (CANNON'S) W. TENN. VOLUNTEERS > IRA YEAGER 3 REG'T (COPELAND'S) WEST TENNESSEE MILITIA > > Lewis, born 18 Mar 1794 in Laurens County, SC, died 26 Apr 1853 in Brent, > Bibb County, Alabama. > Only one enlistment, shown above. According to his widow's application > for bounty land after his death, Lewis was a Corporal in Capt. Sitton's > Company in the Tennessee Militia. He entered the service at Fayetteville, > Tennessee, 13 November, 1814 and served until 13 May 1815. He was > discharged in the Chickasaw Nation. His grandson John Alexander Yeager > stated in a 1938 letter that Lewis was a sharpshooter and bodyguard to > Andrew Jackson. I do believe Great-uncle John was given to hyperbole, so > that may not be exactly right. However, Lewis's gravestone was paid for by > the Veterans Administration and reads: "Lewis Yager, Corp. 4 W. Tenn > Militia, War of 1812, Mar 18 1794 Apr 26 1853" so Uncle John got some of > it right. > > Those interested in reading up on the War of 1812 might like the Rimini > biography of Andrew Jackson with its blow-by-blow battle accounts (Robert > V. Remini: "Andrew Jackson," 1966). However, an excellent new work is > John Meacham's "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House," > published 2008. Meacham's brief account of the battle on 8 Jan 1815 does > not compare with Rimini's; nor do some of the statistics they cite agree > with each other. > > Betty Johnson > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line > data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message