This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson - TO - Zimmerman Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/4242.1 Message Board Post: Amongst the Bloomer Manuscripts found in the State Historical & Archive Building in Des Moines, Iowa, one finds a letter from Richard S. Hardin, son of Davis Hardin, who on Nov. 21, 1896 was a resident of Nodaway Station, Missouri, in which he says that ".... old Fort Croghan was built in 1842 and vacated in the Spring of 1843. It was northwest of my old farm 3/4's of a mile, in the edge of the timber on the bottom....". The government surveys maps show the Hardin farm near the steamboat landing at Council Point, southwest of present day Council Bluffs. I read the following microfilm at the National Archives in August 1974.--W.F. IOWA TERRITORIAL PAPERS. Roll 20 of M - 325. "Muster Roll for Company "G", 1st Dragoon Regiment" at Fort Croghan, Iowa Territory: : 1.-- Captain J. H. K. Burgwin. ( a.--July 14, 1843: Fort Croghan.--Capt. Burgwin asks for a six months leave. Last leave was in June 1838. For about three months since then when on recruiting service, with that exception he has been on the extreme frontier either in the field or in a camp or in temporary huts. For two years has wanted to visit his North Carolina home. 2.--1st Lt. Thos. McCrate a.--May 31, 1843: Fort Croghan.--Lt. McCrate assumed duties of ACS on May 21st, 1843. b.--April 22, 1844: Lt. Thomas McCrate has sold army subsistance remaining at a private sale at Fort Croghan.) 3.--2nd Lt. J. H. Carleton. a.--Lt. J. H. Carleton.....advertisement calling for 100 tons of prairie hay of the best quality and as free from weeds as possible, well cured and salted, and carefully stacked on foundations form 1 1/2 to 2 feet high. Bids will be received Aug. 25, 1842........Accompanying paper: I was directed by the commanding officer at this place to take measures for furnishing the company of dragoons stationed here with hay for the winter...The only bid I received (was from Francis Bourbonnais, of Point aux Poul).....and no person could contract for the hay and put it up in stacks properly salted without much greater costs... b..--Fort Croghan, Nov. 14, 1842.--2d Lt. James H. Carleton left this morning to attend his court martial at Fort Gibson. Was ACS (assistant commissary of subsistance), so Capt., Bergwin has assumed that duty. c..--2nd Lt. J. H. Carleton is under suspension of rank pay and emoluments for 6 months commencing Mar. 21, 1843.) 4.--Bvt. 2nd Lt. E. K. Kane 5.--Sgt. Henry F. Powers, enlisted July 27, 1839 at Fort Leavenworth 6.--Sgt. William R. English, enlisted Aug. 15, 1838 at Carlisle, PA. a.--Nov. 28, 1842: Lt. Carleton having represented that the testimony of Capt. Burgwin, and Sergeants English and Barrow, of the 1st Dragoons, is important to his defense, before the General Court Martial which has been ordered for his trial, they will proceed forthwith to Fort Gibson and report themselves to the President of the Court.--By order of Col. S. W. Kearny. b.--N.B.: William Ridgeway English married a daughter of Davis Hardin, the first and only farmer for the Potawatomie at The Council Bluffs, and upon the expiration of his service, moved to Austin, Fremont county, Iowa.--W.F. 7.--Sgt. Jacob Hanscher, enlisted Dec. 9, 1840 at Ft. Gibson 8.--Sgt. Joseph F. Barron, enlisted Feb. 21, 1839 in New York 9.--Cpl. John Camp, enlisted Jan. 19, 1839 in New York 10.--Cpl. Emmanuel Kurrens, enlisted Dec. 2, 1840 at Baltimore 11.--Cpl. Thomas Griffiths, enlisted Oct. 25, 1839 in New York 12.--Cpl. William Mink, enlisted Oct. 28, 1839 at Carlisle, PA 13.--Bugler Martin Doll, enlisted Jan. 21, 1840 at Ft. Wayne, Ind. 14.--Bugler Edward G. Brown, enlisted Mar. 20, 1841 at Ft. Wayne --Pvt. John Anderson, enl. Oct. 28, 1839 at Harrisburg, PA --Pvt. James F. Anderson, enl. Nov. 4, 1839 in New York. (Dec. 31, 1842: Fort Croghan. "Clerks Employed".--James F. Anderson, soldier, assistant in the commissarydepartment and clerk in quartermaster department: 18 cents compensation per diem.) --Pvt. Elias Brooks, enl. Nov. 27, 1839 at Ft. Wayne --Pvt. Daniel Buckley, enl. klDec. 9, 1840 at Ft. Gibson --Pvt. James M. Buxton, enl. Nov. 7, 1840 in New York. (Nov. 27, 1842: John Buxton of Albany, N.Y., asks about his son John M. Buxton, Pvt., Co. "G", 1st Dragoons....It seems his mother was Mrs. Sarah Henry, Walts Street, N.Y.) --Pvt. Jacob Craft, enl. Dec. 9, 1840 at Ft. Gibson --Pvt. James Callighan, enl. Nov. 27, 1840 at Baltimore, MD --Pvt. John Castegan, enl. Dec. 26, 1838 at Baltimore --Pvt. Sanford Cross, enl. Aug. 2, 1841 at Boston, Mass. --Pvt. Henry Coster, enl. Nov. 5, 1839 at York, PA --Pvt. Henry Dorville, enl. Jan. 30, 1839 in New York. (United States Conulate. Paris, France. The parents of Henry Dorville, Co. "G", 1st Dragoons, inquire of his whereabouts.) --Pvt. Michael Dougherty, enl. Dec. 8, 1838 in New York --Pvt. Reuben Deetz, enl. Nov. 3, 1838 at Lancaster, PA --Pvt. Edward Dwyer, enl. Oct. 23, 1839 in New York --Pvt. George Dodge, enl. Aug. 14, 1841 in New York --Pvt. Samuel F. Ells, enl. July 23, 1839 at Boston, Mass. --Pvt. George Elliott, enl. Nov. 26, 1840 in New York --Pvt. James Edmondsen, enl. Dec. 18, 1840 at Baltimore, MD --Pvt. John Fanning, enl. Nov. 7, 1839 in New York --Pvt. James Fitzgerald, enl. Oct. 14, 1839 in New York --Pvt. Patrick Friary, enl. June 8, 1839 at Fort Gibson. (He was received at Fort Croghan on Apr. 30, 1843 and deserted on May 19, 1843.) --Pvt. Samuel S. Girard, enl. Oct. 11, 1839 in New York --Pvt. William Gillis, enl. Oct. 16, 1839 in New York --Pvt. Isaac S. Goodhue, enl. Sept. 4, 1840 in Philadelphia, PA --Pvt. Barnabas Hatfield, enl. Dec. 1, 1839 at Fort Wayne, Ind. --Pvt. John Haskins, enl. Nov. 10, 1840 at Philadelphia --Pvt. Thomas Jones, enl. July 28, 1840 at Fort Leavenworth. Also served as bugler. --Pvt. John D. Jenkins, enl. Oc t. 17, 1840 in New York --Pvt. John G. Jaeger, enl. Oct. 17, 1840 at Philadelphia --Pvt. Charles Knowles, enl. Oct. 25, 1839 in New York --Pvt. Timothy Kempshall, enl. Aug. 6, 1839 at Fort Wayne --Pvt. Albert Kock, enl. Dec. 11, 1840 at Baltimore, MD --Pvt. Reuben Lawhead, enl. Jan. 23, 1840 at Fort Wayne --Pvt. William Morton, enl. Dec. 26, 1840 at Ft. Gibson --Pvt. Henry Michaels, enl. Jan. 8, 1839 at Harrisburg, PA --Pvt. Charles Miller, enl. Nov. 3, 1838 in New York --Pvt. Joseph Marshall, enl. Oct. 7, 1839 in New York. (Aug. 1, 1843: Fort Croghan.--Pvt. Joseph Marshall is not an Irishman. He was born at Wissembourg, Department du Bas Rhin, France.) --Pvt. John Montgomery, enl. Nov. 3, 1840 in New York --Pvt. Henry Noyes, enl. Dec. 16, 1840 in New York --Pvt. Amos Pitt, enl. Nov. 2, 1838 at Baltimore, MD --Pvt. William Pickering, enl. Nov. 1, 1839 in New York --Pvt. Mordecai M. Price, enl. Oct. 21, 1839 at York, PA --Pvt. Thomas Reed, enl. Oct. 29, 1839 at Carlisle, PA --Pvt. Charles Redings, enl. Nov. 3, 1840 at Philadelphia --Pvt. John J. Roseville, enl. Oct. 26, 1841 at Fort Gibson --Pvt. Peter Sedenger, enl. Aug. 3, 1839 at Fort Wayne, Ind. --Pvt. John L. Scott, enl. Dec. 2, 1838 at Baltimore --Pvt. Charles Shaw, enl. Jan. 5, 1839 in New York --Pvt. Henry Smith, enl. June 27, 1841 at Fort Gibson --Pvt. William Smitson, enl. Jan. 14, 1841 at Baltimore, MD --(Charles Summers was discharged on July 17, 1842, his term of service having expired.) --Pvt. Isaac Truax, enl. Dec. 8, 1839 at Fort Wayne, Ind. --Pvt. James Van Roe, enl. Jan. 21, 1839 in New York --Pvt. John Williams, enl. Aug. 12, 1838 at Fort Leavenworth --Pvt. Lewis Wise, enl. Dec. 24, 1840 at Fort Gibson --Pvt. Robert Welsh, enl. Oct. 31, 1840 at Baltimore, MD --Pvt. Charles Zimmerman, enl. Mar. 3, 1839 at Baltimore. ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS: --Charles Summers, enl. Feb. 17, 1838 at Harrisburg, for 3 years. --Smith Abbott, enl. Oct. 14, 1839 in New York. Discharged for disability on July 11, 1842 --Edward G. Brown, enl. Mar. 20, 1841 at Fort Wayne --Bvt. 2nd Lt. Patrick Noble. (He joined the post on Jan. 4, 1843.) --Michael Curran, enl. May 14, 1842 at Carlisle, PA --Jacob Hunseker, enl. Dec. 9, 1840 at Fort Gibson --Peter McGowan, enl. Dec. 15, 1840 at Carlisle, PA --Samuel Raynor, enl. Feb. 19, 1841 at Philadelphia WILLIAM H. HILDRETH, sutler: --Jan. 2, 1843: William H. Hildreth applies for the appointment of sutler at Fort Croghan. He is from the city of New York, a son of J.G. Hildreth, formerly a Master in Chancery in that city, now deceased -- also, of the family of Matthias B. Hildreth formerly attorney General of the State of New York. He was a private soldier in the 1st Regt. of Dragoons. --Jan. 19, 1843: (Notation on the outside of the above, dated Jan. 2, 1843).--"The commanding officer has forwarded no application, nor made any report, respecting a sutler for his temporary post -- and this is the only intimation, that one has been so employed....": --Jan. 25, 1843: War Department Adj. Gen. Office -- TO -- William H. Hildreth.--The department does not issue regular warrants to Sutlers at temporary stations such as Fort Croghan. --May 7, 1843: Baltimore: Hildreth is sutling for Fort Croghan and asks if troops will remain there. His address is Howard's Hotel, New York. Was here to purchase goods, and desires to know, etc.... N.B.: Richard Elliott, the government agent for the Council Bluffs Indian Sub Agency nominated Reuben (sic) Hildreth as miller for the Potawatomies. Miller had served as such from April 1, 1843.--W.F. T. C. MADISON, Assistant Surgeon (He joined the post on December 7, 1842.): (1).--Report for the quarter ending June 30, 1843.--"The gun shot wound was a compound communuted fracture requiring amputation of the middle finger." (The patient is not identified.--W.F.) (2).-- Report for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1843.--"The influenza here did not differ from the newspaper accounts of the epidemic which prevailed throughout the country. The worst symptom was Cephalagia. The treatment of the disease consisted in emetics, expectorants, and the inhalation of ammonia. General bloodletting seemed to be indicated, and was practiced, in a few instances. The command have been living in miserable tents ever since the 18th April -- the time of the abandonment of old Fort Croghan -- and then having been drenched with rain nearly every day caused the many cases of Ague and fever." OTHER NOTES: a.----June 30, 1843: Camp Croghan.-- ".....The troops at this post have not been paid off for eight months...".......Response: "On May 20, 1843, Paymaster Walker wrote that on April 30, 1843, the extreme high water prevented his going up to Fort Croghan to make payment to those troops; he also understood at Ft. Leavenworth that they would soon be returning to Fort Leavenworth! However, was going to send McCloud, his clerk, to Council Bluffs to make payment..." ".......Washington, July 29, 1843.-- To Capt. Burgwin: The attention of the Paymaster General has been called to the fact that your company has not received pay for 8 months...." b.-- March 1, 1843: Fort Leavenworth.--Lt. W. Bowman was ACS at Fort Croghan in December 1842 and was so until Feb. 20, 1843. c.--ANNALS OF IOWA. 1897 - 1899. Page 357: Col. George Croghan, born 1791; aid in battle of Tippecanoe 1811; Capt. 17th Inf. 1812; Major 1813; distinguished in command of Fort Stephenson, Lower Meigs 1813 and bvtd. Lieut. Col.; Postmaster of New Orleans 1824; Inspector General 1825; received gold medal from Congress for gallant conduct at Ft. Stephenson 1835; died 8 January 1849 at New Orleans.