My ggggrandfather, Joseph VanSant (VanZandt) was drafted or enlisted at Carlisle Schoharie Co. the 20th day of Sept. 1814 in Capt. Brown's Co. and was discharged at Plattsburgh on the 16 day of December 1814. (According to Nat Archives Papers). Does anyone have any information on this Company? Joseph married Elizabeth Polk (near relative to James K. Polk) in Feb. 1817 in Carlisle. Some of the family were; William Vanzandt, John Vanzandt, Rosy VanZandt, and William Polk. I am intererest in any information on these people. Some of these people lived at Grovner's Corners. Another source states Jeremiah Brown's Co. was a Volunteer group (two groups) from Troy arrived to guard the provisions at French Mills on the St. Regis Indian Reservation. Barrels of salted beef were marked US Beef "Uncle Sam Beef", they said it meant. Uncle Sam Wilson , a Troy beef contractor soon found his caricuture had become a National Symbol. North Countrymen not happy with this war, referred sourly to the government that gave it to them as "Uncle Sam". Please, any help would be appreciated. I know these people were in the 1820 census for Carlisle and any information on them would be greatly appreciated. Gary, Canton, NY