James, Do you know whether the middle inital "R" stood for Richmond or Richard or some other name? John Pace ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Pace" <jrpace62@yahoo.com> To: <PACE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: [PACE-L] John_R_Pace_&_Battle_of_New_Orleans > > > > > > A document of some importance was provided to me by a cousin, Nina > Williams. According to information in the form of photocopies of records > on file with the National Archives of the Federal Government, John R. Pace > filed for a land bounty for service in the War of 1812. His claim was > acted on in March 19, 1856. Claims # 33904 for 80 acres was issued to him > but never received. In 1856 he was apparently a resident of Panola County, > Texas. He then, evidently, returned to Tennessee. John R. Pace was a son > of William Pace, Sr. and Sisely Walker. > > > > Quoting from the government record, "He testified that he was the > "identical John Pace who was a Sergeant in the Company Commanded by > Captain John Weekly (sic) in the Twenty Third Regiment of Militia > Commanded by Colonel Cock (sic) in the war with Great Britain Declared by > the United States on the 18th Day of June 1812 and that he was Drafted at > Springfield Robertson County Tenn on or about the 12th day of November > 1814 for the term of six months and was honourably Discharged at Nashville > on the 13th day of May 1815 as will Appear (sic)." > > > > Here is some information regarding the Unit John Pace 'enlisted' into. It > shows that he participated in the historic Battle of New Orleans in 1815, > and that the term of enlistment roughly corresponds to the dates of the > formation and dissolution of the 2nd Regiment of the Tennessee Militia. > > > > > > > > Ref: "Tennessee State Library and Archives‑ Historical and > Genealogical Information," at > http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/1812reg.htm > > > > Tennessee State Library and Archives > > Historical and Genealogical Information > > > > ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ > > > > REGIMENTAL HISTORIES OF TENNESSEE UNITS DURING THE WAR OF 1812 > > > > ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ > > > > Prepared by Tom Kanon, Tennessee State Library and Archives > > > > COLONEL JOHN COCKE > > 1. > > DESIGNATION: 2nd Regiment of West Tennessee Militia > > DATES: November 1814 ‑ May 1815 > > MEN MOSTLY FROM: Montgomery, Williamson, Dickson, Hickman, Robertson, > Rutherford, and Stewart Counties > > CAPTAINS: George Barnes, Samuel Carothers, Richard Crunk, John Dalton, > Francis Ellis, James Gault, James Gray, Bird Nance, Joseph Price, John > Weakley > > > > BRIEF HISTORY: > > This regiment was one of three West Tennessee militia units at New Orleans > under the command of Major General William Carroll. They were part of the > flotilla that went down to New Orleans via the Cumberland, Ohio, and > Mississippi Rivers. The Nashville Clarion of 21 February 1815 mentions > that Captain John Weakly, of Montgomery County, was at the breastworks of > Jackson's line at New Orleans during the battle of 8 January. Muster rolls > of the regiment show no battle casualties, but do reveal many deaths due > to sickness ‑‑ a common occurrence for troops stationed at New > Orleans in the months of February/March 1815. > > Colonel Cocke was sheriff of Montgomery County at the time of war. He is > not to be confused with Major General John Cocke of East Tennessee who > commanded the 1st Division and was counterpart to Andrew Jackson > ‑‑ Jackson commanding the 2nd Division. > > > > > > ************************************* > > > > I have suggested to members of my family that the following song be made > our family song. Certainly, the 'little trip' down the Mississippi River > Horton refers to in his version of the song was not little, but > monumental. Remember, they traveled from Nashville to New Orleans in the > dead of winter. I must say the business of "a little trip down the Mighty > Mississip" is certainly an understatement. It seems to me to have been a > first class military maneuver based on some solid intelligence. > > > > Ref: http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Lyrics/1959/21959a.html > > > > The Battle of New Orleans > > Johnny Horton > > > > ‑Music and lyrics by Jimmy Driftwood > > > > In 1814 we took a little trip > > Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip. > > We took a little bacon and we took a little beans > > And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. > > > > CHORUS: > > We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin. > > There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. > > We fired once more and they began to runnin' on > > Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. > > > > We looked down the river and we see'd the British come. > > And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum. > > They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring. > > We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing. > > > > > > CHORUS > > > > Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise > > If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye > > We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well. > > Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... well ~~~ > > > > CHORUS > > > > **Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles > > And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go. > > They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em > > Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.** > > > > We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down. > > So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round. > > We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind > > And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind. > > > > CHORUS > > > > Repeat ** > > Hup 2, 3, 4. Sound off 3, 4.... Hup 2, 3, 4. > > Sound off 3, 4.... Hup 2, 3, 4 > > > > Let me make a comment or two. The military intelligence demonstrated by > the act of forming military units, and in the dead of winter, making a > perilous journey up the Cumberland, down the Ohio and then the Mississippi > River, all to arrive a New Orleans in time to meet a British invasion, is > stunning in my mind. The fact that the American victory at New Orleans was > fairly one-sided, meaning little American causality makes the military > planning even more remarkable. > > Secondly, I must ask why he waited so long to make a claim. I have > previously suggested that he may have remarried, and thus it was his > second wife who provided the impetus to file a claim. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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