Patsy, Have you obtained his CMSR file? Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Hand" <ghand@viptx.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 6:10 AM Subject: Fought with Andrew Jackson > Thomas Asher's death notice [in 1885] states that he fought in the War of > 1812 with Andrew Jackson. I have never been able to prove this. Can anyone > comment on this. Following is Thomas' statement in his application for > pension which he did receive. > "Capt. James Tunnells Co., Tenn. Milita.....drafted in Anderson Co. TN. on > Sept. 1, 1814 for six months and discharged in Anderson Co. TN on 1 March > 1815. He served in the 3rd Reg't East Tennessee Militia, commanded by Col. > Wm. Johnson. General Taylor commanded the division wo which the Regiment > was attached. The company was commanded by Captain James Tunnell." > Thanks, Patsy Hand, ghand@viptx.net > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > ADDRESS MESSAGES TO: > WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com > > > ============================== > 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 > >