This Wm. Queen was b. abt 1793 in Burke Co. NC: Wells, Emma Middleton, The history of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801-1870 Chattanooga, Tenn.: Printed by the Lookout Pub. Co., 1927, 318 pgs. Pg. 33 THE HISTORY OF ROANED COUNTY WAR OF 1812 It was an eventful day, when the young Lieut. Uriah Allison marched through the town of Kingston with his fifers and drummer boy. He had been appointed 2nd Lieut. Of the 8th U.S. Inf. March 15, 1812, had reported at Knoxville by an order signed by Capt. John A. Rogers and had been instructed by Edmund P. Gaines, Lt. Col., U.S. Infty., to make all necessary provisions for recruits. The men and boys gathered about the fifers and drummer in front of the Court House, while the women and children watched in the background with excitement. Bright new U.S. dollars lay upon the head of the drum, every man who stepped up and took a dollar became a volunteer in the War of 1812. (Among the list of recruits was:) William Queen age 19, 5 ft. 10 in. born Burk Co. N.C. and John Henderson age 19, 5 ft. 9 in. born in Burk Co. N. C. They were each paid $16 per month. They enlisted on July 24, 1812.