Hello, I am new to this group and appreciate the opportunity to network. I am seeking information on the possible involvement of JOHN ALSTON, son of JAMES and GRIZELLE (GILLEY) ALSTON, (born May 17th, 1790, in Orange Co, North Carolina), in the WAR OF 1812. Records show that in October, 1810, John was in Elbert Co., GA where he married his cousin, CHARITY ALSTON. daughter of J. MINOR TATE and NANCY ANN ALSTON. USGenWeb Archives show that a JOHN ALSTON was on the 1812 Roster of FREEMAN'S SQUADRON CALVARY GA MILITIA as a PRIVATE. Can anyone please assist me in providing any information that shows that John Alston or Freeman's Squadron Calvary participated in the War of 1812? Also, I would welcome some background information on FREEMAN'S SQUADRON CALVARY GA MILITIA and their activities. Any information or thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated!! Eugenia

My relative was drafted into service in the War of 1812 in May of 1814 at Liberty, Bedford, VA. Does anyone know how the draft worked in this war? Would my relative have been a certain age to be drafted? Ginny

Ginny, I can't tell you much on the draft in Virginia, but the draft was handled differently for each area. The federal government would provide the States with their required quota and the Governors would put out the call and the Towns were required to come up with the troops. If they achieved their quota through volunteers so be it and if not into effect went the draft. Some towns even paid cash bounties. It might help to check a County and Town history to see what records of there method survived. The age for the draft was the same as that for the Militia service requirements, 16 to 60 years of age. There were men older that served and those younger than 16, but as the community would view there requirement to respond it would be just that, 16 to 60. Hopefully someone out there has more detail to provide. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ginny and Ike" <ebeachbums@worldnet.att.net> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 2:26 PM Subject: Draft for the War of 1812 > My relative was drafted into service in the War of 1812 in May of 1814 at > Liberty, Bedford, VA. > > Does anyone know how the draft worked in this war? > > Would my relative have been a certain age to be drafted? > > Ginny > > > ==== WARof1812 Mailing List ==== > NEW WAR OF 1812 LIST MEMBERS > are encouraged to post your > queries to our list anytime. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >