Can someone tell me where the 24th Reg of Tennessee Regulars served in the War of 1812... ??? AND was this unit also known as or part of the 24th US INF ..??? and how does Boyd's 4th Regular Virginia Militia play into this mix....??? The 24th US INF were supposed to have recruited heavily around Nashville in Davidson Co., TN as well as in Sumner, Wilson and Smith Co's ... My ggg-gf served in this unit under the command of Col. Wm. P. Anderson and Captain's Alexander Grey & Robert Butler... He served from June 1812 - Feb 1814... enlisted and discharged at Nashville. I have seen references to action at Ft. George in Canada ( that I find hard to believe ) ... and also have seen reference to Capt Robert Butler being with Jackson at Taladega and New Orleans...??? Would appreciate some assistance in clearing up who. what & Where .... :-) Skip

Skip Can someone tell me where the 24th Reg of Tennessee Regulars served in theWar of 1812... ??? ///////////////////// I think the defiitive answer to this portion of your question would be in the Tennessse State archives///////////////////////// AND was this unit also known as or part of the 24th US INF ..???/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// My best guess is yes, State Militia units were formed to fullfill the states required Federal troop quota and then were sworn into Federal service. The 24th recruited as you stated in your query and was formed of Tennessee men recruited from this area.//////////////////////////////////////////// and how does Boyd's 4th Regular Virginia Militia play into this mix....??? My ggg-gf served in this unit under the command of Col. Wm. P. Anderson/////////////////////////////// As Militia units were formed in the States,the commanding officer of the militia would frequently find himself replaced when it became a federal unitdepending on his military experience or political connections. William Anderson served as a Lt Colonel commanding the 4th Virginia as well as serving with Lt Colonel Boyd in the 4th Virginia. You would have to do some digging to locate time frames and further information.//////////////////////////////////////////////////// and Captain's Alexander Grey & Robert Butler...He served from June 1812 - Feb 1814... enlisted discharged at Nashville.I have seen references to action at Ft. George in Canada ( that I find hard to believe ) ... and also have seen reference to Capt Robert Butler being with Jackson at Taladega and New Orleans...??? //////////////////////////////// The 24th Infantry was at Fort Stephenson on August 2nd 1813, The Longwoods in March 1814 and Mackinac Island in Aug 1814. It is possible that Captain Butler did serve at New Orleans as when his service was up in the 24th, he may have signed up with the one of the Tennessee Militia units that did serve. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip" <spaceport@mvn.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:14 PM Subject: 24th US INF ...Tennessee > Can someone tell me where the 24th Reg of Tennessee Regulars > served in the War of 1812... ??? AND was this unit also known > as or part of the 24th US INF ..??? and how does Boyd's 4th > Regular Virginia Militia play into this mix....??? > > The 24th US INF were supposed to have recruited heavily around Nashville in Davidson Co., TN as well as in Sumner, Wilson and > Smith Co's ... > > My ggg-gf served in this unit under the command of Col. Wm. P. > Anderson and Captain's Alexander Grey & Robert Butler... > He served from June 1812 - Feb 1814... enlisted and discharged > at Nashville. > > I have seen references to action at Ft. George in Canada > ( that I find hard to believe ) ... and also have seen reference > to Capt Robert Butler being with Jackson at Taladega and New Orleans...??? > > Would appreciate some assistance in clearing up who. what & > Where .... :-) > > Skip > > > > > > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > MESSAGE HINT: Limit your per line characters > to 55 to 70 for a much better return message. > > > ============================== > 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 >