There was a rank titled drummer. They were as young as age 13. Payroll records I have seen talk in terms of dollars (albeit $4.00 for a month or some such rate). Bob, Marlton, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: <RWa5352802@aol.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [WARof1812] payment of American soldiers > > In a message dated 4/17/2006 7:21:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > kenneth.macdonald@gmail.com writes: > > Also, what was the age of enlistment? > > > > We had a 16 year-old in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia. > > Regards, Bob Walker > > Personal Genealogy Page: http://members.aol.com/rwa5352802 > > For a discussion on the Walkers of Knox County, KY (and beyond) > and Hawkins County, TN, join us at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hawkins_Walkers/ > > War of 1812 - Battle for Fort Meigs: > http://members.aol.com/rwa5352802/ftmeigs > > Walker Surname DNA Study (Group GR-18) http://free > pages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fabercove/test_results.htm > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: Delete all the unnecessary > material before you reply or re-send any > message. DELETE:tagline,empty lines,etc. > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >