I have found confirmation on Lt. Edward Bird's service rank, dates and unit. Thanks all! Sparks James and Sue Stone wrote: > Hi, > I have a direct kin, Edward Bird, who served in a SC malitia "in the > defenses of Charleston" in the War of 1812. As a Colonel in the > Malitia, he drilled his men on his own drill field in the bottom of > Jumping Branch. > Although a Colonel in the Malitia, he was "named a First Lt. and > served at Charleston until his discharge March 7, 1815." I'm sure it > will take me a bit to figure out how he started as a Col, and became a > Lt.! Maybe it was difference between Malitia and activated for > federal service? On his unit I have "enlisted Oct. 1, 1814 at > Haddeill's Point, SC in the 2nd Infantry of the SC Malitia under > command of Lt. Colonel Adam McWillie. > > Edward was b. 1781, married Margaret Smith of Lancaster, Chester Co SC > in 1812. He was a long term resident of Antioch (Gaffney vicinity), > buried w/ spouse in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Contact me off > list for genealogy info. I'm currently interested in the unit history > and being able to confirm the above info w/ muster records or other > documentation. > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > WAR OF 1812 QUERY BOARD > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USWARS/War1812/General > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >