I found that my ancestral relatives, John H. Wise and his younger brother Frederick A. Wise both served in the War of 1812 as Officers. The DAR in Washington has a book that was published by the Government Printing Office ??circa 1900?? That listed every Officer of every Military service up until the date of publication. They were listed in the book, as well as the time of their service. They each served, if memory serves me right, a year and a day. The librarian told me the reason for that period of service is that amount of service made them eligible for Land Grants. I do not know any thing about the soldier rank. In the process of researching this (a long time ago) I learned that at least one of them was connected to a Unit that I believe was called, "The Pittsburgh Blues." They both lived in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA at the time of their service. There is a society akin to the DAR for the War of 1812. I live near the headquarters but have not had time to go there. It might be worth checking out their website. Good luck, Shirley