Can anyone tell me what TENNESSEE units served in the War of 1812.. in Canada at/near Fort Niagara or Fort George..? My ggg-gf was from Smith Co., TN and enlisted in June 1812 and was discharged in Nashville, TN in Feb 1814. In his pension application it states he served with the 24th Reg of Tennessee Regulars. AND that they were at Niagara in Canada .. I find that a little hard to believe, but guess it's possible.. that be a long haul from MIddle Tennessee..!! I have also been told that that the 24th REG of TN Regs was the same as the 24th US INF ... I find no history info on either of these units.. ???? Tennessee archives also show that the 24th and 39th US INF recruited heavily in Smith, Sumner and Wilson counties as well as Nashville... Where did these units serve. ?? Was the Smith County Militia involved with one of these units..?? Pension appl. also says Grandpa served in a Capt. Alexander Gray's company ( of Carthage, TN. ) under the command of Col. Wm. P. Anderson and Col. Robert Butler. Now, what I've find is Anderson served in the Talladega campaigns and Bulter was supposedly with Jackson at New Orleans... Very Confusing to say the least..!! Does anyone have any answers...???? Would appreciate some input on this .. Thanks S. Williams

Skip, The 24th US Regiment served at Fort Stephenson, 02 August 1813, Longwoods, 04 Mar 1814 and Mackinac 04 August 1814.Besides the aforementioned I found them (24th)mentioned Dec 10th 1813 at Fort George under Brigadier General George McClure.(Your soldier could have been here as early as Sept.) His total force at this time consisted of 60 regulars, 40 volunteers and 100 Canadian volunteers. Upon the British advance on the Fort, they abandoned the Fort and burned the town of Newark(Dec. 11th) The 39th served at Horseshoe bend 27th of March 1814. One thing to keep in mind when searching these units out, both unit wise and officer and soldier wise is the time frame of service. A militias records will be with the state up until the point that that militia unit was sworn in to Federal service at which time their records now became Federal records. Frequently you will find an individual listed as a Lt. in a Militia, the unit is now sworn into service and the Lt is now the commanding Colonel for the entire Regiment. A month later that Colonel is now the commanding officer( or even back to a Junior grade)of a different state Regiment and serving in a campaign 700 miles away. I could go on but the idea is clear. Also in refer Tenn. forces being so far away from Niagra, Tenn as well as a number of other states were concerned with keeping lines of communication with the North open and addressing the Indian issues which were believed being stirred up by the British. It was felt that these issues would be resolved through the war, thus securing the frontier and making further expansion and settlement safer. Try perusing through 24 Regiment 1812 soldiers histories listed on the net. Often included are their pension data which provides further information on the Regiment. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip" <spaceport@mvn.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:51 PM Subject: TENNESSEE Units at NIAGARA ??? > Can anyone tell me what TENNESSEE units served in the ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skip" <spaceport@mvn.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:51 PM Subject: TENNESSEE Units at NIAGARA ??? > Can anyone tell me what TENNESSEE units served in the > War of 1812.. in Canada at/near Fort Niagara or Fort George..? > > My ggg-gf was from Smith Co., TN and enlisted in June 1812 > and was discharged in Nashville, TN in Feb 1814. > > In his pension application it states he served with the 24th Reg > of Tennessee Regulars. AND that they were at Niagara in Canada > .. I find that a little hard to believe, but guess it's possible.. that be > a long haul from MIddle Tennessee..!! > > I have also been told that that the 24th REG of TN Regs was the > same as the 24th US INF ... I find no history info on either of > these units.. ???? Tennessee archives also show that the 24th > and 39th US INF recruited heavily in Smith, Sumner and Wilson > counties as well as Nashville... Where did these units serve. ?? > > Was the Smith County Militia involved with one of these units..?? > Pension appl. also says Grandpa served in a Capt. Alexander > Gray's company ( of Carthage, TN. ) under the command of > Col. Wm. P. Anderson and Col. Robert Butler. Now, what I've > find is Anderson served in the Talladega campaigns and Bulter > was supposedly with Jackson at New Orleans... Very Confusing > to say the least..!! > > Does anyone have any answers...???? > Would appreciate some input on this .. Thanks > S. Williams > > > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > UNSUBSCRIPTION DIRECTIONS > Warof1812-L-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of message] > Warof1812-D-request@rootsweb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in body of 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 >