Does anyone have muster rolls for 2nd reg. West TN. Milta? I have posted a brief history below - it would appear any of our relatives from Dickson or surrounding counties probaly served in this unit and thusly "The Battle of New Orleans". In my research for John Galloway, I have determined that prior to 1816, there were only 4 male Galloways in Middle/West Tn. Of those 4, John in Dickson is one of them. Because of his age at that time - I thought I better check to see if there was a John Galloway in the war of 1812 - of course there were several - but only one from West TN, and only 3 Galloways total from West TN. John (Dickson) Enoch & James (Williamson - later Maury) ******************************************************* COLONEL JOHN COCKE 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. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/