Hello. I've tried sending this a couple of times now, but I haven't seen it show up on the list yet, so let me try again. I'm hoping someone can help me. My great-great-grandfather, Andrew Hogue Armstrong, is listed on the muster rolls for Francesco's 17th regiment/Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812. I've done Google searches, scanned the indexes of countless history books, harassed historians at the Kentucky military archives, wrote to the NARA, even searched this list's archives and I still can't find out anything about this regiment. No one seems to know anything about Francesco's Kentucky militia. Is it the same 17th Regiment that was massacred at the River Raisin? Did the militia operate differently than the "real" 17th regiment? Does anyone know how I can find more information about this particular regiment? One of the historians at the Kentucky Military Records & Research Branch in Frankfort, Ky told me that in 1874 all military records prior to 1860 were burned by order of the Kentucky Adjutant General to make way for incoming Civil War pension applications. So, given this, is it still possible to find out about Francesco & his 17th Regiment? I find it ironic that I can find more on my great-great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Egerton's month long misadventure with Thomas Kennedy's Company than I can on Francesco's (which I'm assuming lasted longer). Thanks in advance for any help. Roxanne

According to 'Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Soldiers of the War of 1812', Frankfort, 1891, pages 262 - 273, the regiment commanded by Lieutenant Colonel John Francisco was in service from February 8, 1815 - March 7, 1815 (some men were in service until August 8, 1815). The Battle of the River Raisin was January 23, 1813. The book 'Remember the Raisin' by G. Glenn Clift, Frankfort, 1961, shows the regiments and men involved and neither the names of John Francisco nor Andrew Hogue Armstrong appear in the index. There is a Private Joseph Armstrong that was in Captain Paschal Hickman's Company, 1st Rifle Regiment, that was at the Raisin and listed as captured January 22, 1813. There is a Private Joseph Armstrong in Captain William Caldwell's Company under Colonel Francisco. Where this is the same man is anybody's guess. The book 'Kentucky in the War of 1812' by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry, Frankfort, 1915, says: 'Almost on the very day of the battle of New Orleans, Governor Shelby called out a regiment of Kentucky militia to march to Detroit, Michigan, and relieve the garrison of one thousand men thee, whose term of service was about to expire. This regiment of eight hundred and thirty-four officers and enlisted men, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John Francisco and Majors John Bean and James Grant, was organized on February 8, 1815, just one month after the battle of New Orleans, and had marched as far as Urbana, Ohio, on their way to Detroit, when (March 17, 1815) orders reached them to march back home and disband, as the Senate had ratified the treaty of peace on February 17, and the war was over.' Page 11. Notice the discrepancy in dates between the first and third paragraphs (March 7 and March 17). Scott Baker -----Original Message----- From: ROGUE8357@aol.com [mailto:ROGUE8357@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 10:22 AM To: WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WARof1812] War of 1812 Francesco/Francisco's 17th Regiment Kentucky Militia Hello. I've tried sending this a couple of times now, but I haven't seen it show up on the list yet, so let me try again. I'm hoping someone can help me. My great-great-grandfather, Andrew Hogue Armstrong, is listed on the muster rolls for Francesco's 17th regiment/Kentucky Militia in the War of 1812. I've done Google searches, scanned the indexes of countless history books, harassed historians at the Kentucky military archives, wrote to the NARA, even searched this list's archives and I still can't find out anything about this regiment. No one seems to know anything about Francesco's Kentucky militia. Is it the same 17th Regiment that was massacred at the River Raisin? Did the militia operate differently than the "real" 17th regiment? Does anyone know how I can find more information about this particular regiment? One of the historians at the Kentucky Military Records & Research Branch in Frankfort, Ky told me that in 1874 all military records prior to 1860 were burned by order of the Kentucky Adjutant General to make way for incoming Civil War pension applications. So, given this, is it still possible to find out about Francesco & his 17th Regiment? I find it ironic that I can find more on my great-great-great-grandfather, Benjamin Egerton's month long misadventure with Thomas Kennedy's Company than I can on Francesco's (which I'm assuming lasted longer). Thanks in advance for any help. Roxanne ==== 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