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1 BOOKS SOURCES CITED FOR THE SOCIETY OF DESCENDANTS OF MILITIA OFFCERS COLLECTION OF LISTS AND REGISTERS Compiled and edited by Walter G. Green III, Ph.D. Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts; Roll of Members of the Military Company of the Massachusetts: Now Called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, with a Roster of the Commissioned Officers and Preachers, ; [book]; Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; 1895; reprint by Acme Bookbinding, Charlestown, Massachusetts, Provides a complete membership roll and list of officers. Babits, Lawrence E.; A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens; [book]; University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; pages, notes, bibliography, index. A detailed tactical analysis of the Battle of Cowpens with a detailed analysis of the role of the militia and the numbers present. Beck, Derek W.; Igniting the American Revolution, ; [book]; Sourcebooks, Inc., Naperville, Illinois, A detailed operational study of the Lexington Alarm including a list of Companies that engaged the British forces in the retreat from Lexington. Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt; Virginia's Colonial Soldiers; [book]; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland; pages, index. A wide variety of rosters, rolls, petitions, and other documents provide data on an extensive number of Virginia soldiers of all types of service. However, references are limited and would be difficult to accurately attribute in some cases, and the mass of data with single line space requires some effort to read and comprehend. Bodge, George M.; Soldiers in King Philip s War: Containing Lists of the Soldiers of Massachusetts Colony, Who Served in the Indian War of ; [book]; George M. Bodge, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891; reprint by Old South Books, Middletown, Delaware, This is a detailed company by company history of the War with extensive rolls of soldiers. Cain, Robert J., editor; The Colonial Records of North Carolina: Records of the Executive Council ; Second Series, Volume IX; [book]; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina; pages, notes, index. A transcription of the correspondence, reports, and other documents of the Royal Executive Council with passing mention of routine business related to the colonial Militia. Crozier, William Armstrong, editor; Virginia Colonial Militia ; [book]; The Genealogical Association, New York, New York; 1905; originally published as Virginia County pg. 1

2 Records, Volume II; reprinted by Janaway Publishing, Inc.; Santa Maria, California; pages, index. A wide variety of rolls and references from Land Bounty Grants and Order Books for militia units and individuals. Darley, Stephen; Call to Arms: The Patriot Militia in the 1777 British Raid on Danbury, Connecticut; [book]; Darleybooks.com, North Haven, Connecticut, An operational description of the Danbury alarm, this book also includes rolls of the Militia units involved. Dole, Samuel Thomas; Windham in the Past; Merrill and Webber Company, Auburn, Maine; A history of a town in Maine with information on the service of town residents in the Colonial period, Revolutionary War, and War of Duncan, Louis C.; Medical Men in the American Revolution ; [monograph]; Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; pages. A detailed history of the development of the medical corps in the Revolutionary War, including a listing of all known medical personnel who served. Eckenrode, H. J.; List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia; [index]; originally published as "Special Report of the Department of Archives and History" in Thirteenth Annual Report of the Library Board of the Virginia State Library, ; reprinted by Janaway Publishing, Inc.; Santa Maria, California; pages. Hambrick-Stowe, Charles E., and Smerlas, Donna D., editrors; Massachusetts Militia Companies and Officers in the Lexington Alarm; [monograph]; The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Archives Division, and The New England Historic Genealogical Society, no place; Provides detailed unit and commissioned officer rosters, along with analysis of staffing patterns for the Massachusetts Militia in the Lexington Alarm. Hammon, Neal O.; Daniel Boone and the Defeat at Blue Licks; [book]; The Boone Society, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Detailed coverage of the 1782 campaign in Kentucky, the battle of Blue Licks, and of the composition of the forces involved. Hardin, Stephen L.; Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution; [book]; University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas; pages, index, extensive notes, bibliography. A detailed study of military operations in the Texas Revolution. This book offers a clear example of the worst features of a militia army operating out of its military and political environment and shows how difficult it is to document the composition of the Texian militia army. Heitman, Francis B.; Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April 1775, to December 1783; New, Revised and Enlarged Edition of 1914 with Addenda 1932; [book]; reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland; pages, multiple lists by individuals, units, battles, etc., including a large number of officers who served in the militia. The standard register; by "standard" we mean that this is the volume the National Archives and Records Administration refers users to as the starting point for validating Revolutionary War service. pg. 2

3 La Vere, David; The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers, and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies; [book]; The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; pages, bibliography, notes, index. A recent scholarly treatment of the Tuscarora War as seen through the experiences and service of a selection of key participants. Lemmon, Sarah McCulloh; North Carolina and the War of 1812; [book]; North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina; pages, index. An overview of North Carolina's role in the War of 1812 useful for understanding the context of the War and the forced reliance of the state for its own defense. Moss, Bobby Gilmer; Roster of the Loyalists in the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge; [book]; Scotia-Hibernia Press, Blacksburg, South Carolina; pages, bibliography. A detailed roster of known Loyalist participants in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, with details of their further service in the Loyalist cause where known. Moss, Bobby Gilmer; The Patriots at the Cowpens; Revised Edition; [book]; Scotia Press, Blacksburg, South Carolina; pages, bibliography, list of possible participants that are unconfirmed. A detailed roster of known patriot participants in the Battle of Cowpens, with details of their further service where known. O'Kelley, Patrick; Nothing but Blood and Slaughter: The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas; Volume One ; [book]; Patrick O'Kelley, no place; pages, notes, index. A useful, and apparently comprehensive, survey of engagements in the War. Contains orders of battle for significant engagements, allowing identification of militia units and their leaders. Powell, William S.; The War of the Regulation and The Battle of Alamance, May 16, 1771; [monograph]; North Carolina State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina; pages, bibliography. A brief coverage of the Regulator movement and of the Battle of Alamance that appears to be the source for a wide variety of more recent writing on the subject. Roach, Hannah Benner; The Pennsylvania Militia in 1777; [monograph]; reprint of article from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine; Volume XXIII, Number 3, pp , 1964; Diane Publishing Company, Darby, Pennsylvania, no date. Index. A thorugh description of the organization of the Pennsylvania Militia in 1777 with a detailed chronology of which units were called to what duty when. Indispensible for understanding not only the Pennsylvania system but also militia organization for mobilization in general. Robertson, Fred L.; Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian - Civil and Spanish - American Wars; [book]; Board of State Institutions, Tallahassee, Florida; no date, but subsequent to Provides rolls of units engaged in the Third Seminole War. Rowland, Dunbar (Mrs.); Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812; [book]; reprint from the Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Centenary Series, Volume IV, originally published in Jackson, Mississippi, 1921; Clearfield Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; pg. 3

4 Seymour, Joseph; The Pennsylvania Associators, ; [book]; Westholme Publishing, Yardley, Pennsylvania; A useful social and political history of the Associators. Although the title indicates this is a history of the Pennsylvania Associators, the focus is on the Associators in Philadelphia. Todd, Nancy L.; New York s Historic Armories: An Illustrated History; [book]; State University of New York Press, Albany, New York; The first chapter provides a useful overview of the history of the New York Army National Guard. PAPERS: Brenner, James T.; Notes on the Ohio National Guard during the War of 1812; [paper]; no place; no date. This paper provides a detailed examination of the organization and employment of the Ohio Militia in the War of INTERNET SOURCES: Ancestry.com, Person County, North Carolina Compilations, ; [Internet database]; at accessed ; extracted from Kendall, Katharine Kerr, Person County, North Carolina Compilations: Land Grants; 1794, 1805 & 1823 Tax Lists: Record Book Abstracts, ; Letters of Attorney, Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, tax lists provide the militia districts and the commanders of those compaines drawn from the districts. Angley, Wilson; Richard Caswell; [Internet page]; at ; accessed Provides details of Richard Caswell s Militia service. Brook, R. A., editor; The Official Records of Robert Dinwiddie, Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Virginia ; Volume II; [book]; Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1884; at accessed Transcription of extensive correspondence of Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie, much of it about military matters. Carroll, Evelyn, and Rambin, Lesa; Revolutionary War Military Roster: Natchitoches Militia 1780; [Internet page]; at A roll of three companies of militia in Spanish Louisiana. Civil War Richmond; The Richmond Home Guard of 1861; [Internet page]; at accessed Brief account of the organization and eventual disestablishment of three Home Guard artillery companies in Richmond, Virginia. Coombs, Kathryn; "Opelousas Militia 1776 Muster Roll, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana;" [Internet page]; at accessed A transcription of a company muster roll from Spanish Louisiana at the start of the Revolutionary War. pg. 4

5 Crump, Suzie; Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant; [Internet page]; at Rolls of militia units and of casualties at the Battle of Point Pleasant during Lord Dunmore s War. Florida, Department of Military Affairs; Florida Militia Muster Rolls: Seminole Indian Wars; Volume 2, Special Archives Publication Number 68; [book]; University of Florida Digital Collections; at accessed A transcription of muster rolls of militia called into United States service in the Seminole Wars by the Jacksonville Genealogical Society. Florida, Department of Military Affairs, Historical Services Division; "Florida Militia Muster Roles, Seminole Indian Wars;" [Internet site]; at accessed A transcription of 12 muster rolls from the Second Seminole War of 1835 to 1842 by the Jacksonville Genealogical Society. Genealogy Quest; Muster Roll of the Company at the Esopus, 1660; [Internet page]; extract from B. Fernow, Documents Relating to the History and Settlements of the Towns Along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers(with the exception of Albany) from 1630 to 1684, Volume 13 in the series Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York, Weed, Parsons & Co., 1881, pp ; at http;//genealogy-quest.com/military-records/1600-muster-roll-company-esopus/; accessed Genealogy Trails History Group; Battle at Blue Licks, KY; [Internet page]; extract from Neal Hammon Daniel Boone and the Defeat at Blue Licks, 2005; at accessed Includes roll of those present and those killed at the Battle of Blue Licks. Gurganus, Ray, website coordinator; "DC Militia Muster Rolls of the War of 1812;" [Internet page]; at Two transcribed rolls from the 1st Legion Militia, only one of which includes ranks of officers. Hamilton, Emery L.; Frontier Forts of Southwest Virginia; [Internet page]; extracted from Historical Studies of Southwest Virginia, Number 4, 1968, pages 1-26; at accessed Janyszeski, Nancy C. Benner; The Associators; [Internet page]; at ; extract from J. H. Battle, History of BucksCounty, Includes a short history of Associators in Bucks County, and a roll of the Nockamixon Company of Associators, undated and from an unknown source, but from internal evidence most probably from Kanon, Tom, Tennessee State Library and Archives; "Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812;" [Internet page]; at accessed Listing of all Tennesse Volunteer and pg. 5

6 Militia units which served in the War of 1812, with dates of service, Colonels and Company Captains, and a brief synopsis of their role in the War. Lewis, J. D.; James Thackston; [Internet page]; at accessed Provides details of James Thackston s militia service. Lewis, J. D.; John Alexander Lillington; [Internet page]; at accessed Provides details of Alexander Lillington s militia service. Lewis, J. D.; Philemon Hawkins, Jr. (aka Philemon Hawkins II); [Internet page]; at accessed Provides details of Philemon Hawkins, Jr. s militia service. Lewis, J. D.; "The American Revolution in North Carolina: The North Carolina Militia;" [Internet page]; at accessed Provides a detailed history of the development of the structure of the North Carolina Militia during the war, along with the names and ranks of officers. Lewis, J. D.; "The American Revolution in North Carolina: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge;" [Internet page]; at accessed Provides an overview of the campaign and the battle with the order of battle of both Revolutionary and Loyalist forces. Lewis, J. D.; Thomas Polk; [Internet page]; at accessed Confirms that that Captain Thomas Polk of the War of the Regulation and Colonel Thomas Polk of the 1 st Battalion, Salisbury District Minute Men was the same individual. [Lexington Alarm]. Petition for Pay and Muster Roll; [Internet page]; at ; accessed Provides a roll of the officers and men of Captain Moses Jewett s Troop of Horse. Magill, Martha S.; "The Roster of Oriskany;" [Internet page]; at accessed A compilation of rosters of members of the Tryon County, New York, Militia who fought at Oriskany first compiled by F. W. Beer in 1878 and Washington Frothingham in Magill notes that this is not a complete roster. Magil, M.; The Tryon County Militia Project; [Internet page]; at accessed A partial roster pg. 6

7 extracted form James A. Roberts, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Press of Brandow Printing Company, Albany, New York, Mason, John, Major; A Brief History of the Pequot War; [Internet book]; S. Kneeland and T. Green, Boston, Massachusetts; 1736; at accessed A history of the Pequot War written by one of the officers who led a company. McAllister, J. T.; The Battle of Point Pleasant; [journal article]; extract from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 9, Number 4, , pages ; at accessed Discussion of the Militia at the Battle of Point Pleasant in Lord Dunmore s War. McAllister, J. T.; Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War: McAllister's Data; [book]; McAllister Publishing Company, Hot Springs, Virginia; 1913; at accessed Detailed listing of Virginia Militia Officers in the Revolution by county. McKinney, Veneta, transcriber; Indian War Troops of 1838; [Internet page]; extract of unidentified article in The South Georgia Historical and Genealogical Quarterly; 1922; at accessed Transcribed rolls of 3 Lowndes County and 4 Ware County Militia companies in the Second Seminole War. Menius, Arthur C.; Thackston, James; [Internet page]; at ; accessed Provides details of James Thackston s Militia service. Moran, Donald N.; "The Battle of Oriskany;" [Internet page]; at war archives.org/oriskany.html, accessed An article from the Sons of liberty Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. This article should be used with caution as there appear to be errors, but it does provide a summary of the organization of the Tryon County militia at the Battle of Oriskany. North Carolina, The Adjutant General; Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from the Militia of North Carolina, in 1812 and 1814; [book]; The Times, Raleigh, North Carolina; 1851; at accessed Complete North Carolina Muster Rolls with some notes on the history of the Militia detachments as originally made in 1812 and Parker, Cynthia R.; 20 th South Carolina Militia of State Troops, Sumter District, South Carolina; [Internet page]; at accessed An account of the South Carolina Militia at the 1865 battle of Dingle s Mill, with a roll of the participants in the battle from the 20 th Regiment of South Carolina Militia. Robinson, Blackwell P.; Jones, Willie; [Internet page]; at accessed Provides confirmation of Willie Jones s service as Aide de Camp to Governor Tryon. pg. 7

8 Sheads, Scott S.; Maryland in the War of 1812; [Internet site]; at accessed Includes details of the staff and some units of the 3 rd Division of Maryland Militia at the time of the attack on Baltimore. Shepard, James; Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637; [Internet book]; The Journal Pyblishing Company, Meriden, Connecticut; 1913; at accessed Stattler, Rick, with additions by Flynn, Robin; Revolutionary War Military Records; [Internet page]; at militia regiments; accessed Provides a list of Rhode Island Militia regiments and their commanding officers during the Revolutionary War. Sturm, Philip; Battle of Point Pleasant [Internet page]; The West Virginia Encyclopedia; at accessed Provides a list of the Militia regiments under the command of Lord Dunmore in his northern army in Lord Dunmore s War. Sympson, James David; The Strategic Battle of Blue Licks, Kentucky; [Internet page]; at accessed Names key officers at the Battle of Blue Licks. Texas State Historical Association; "Milam Guards;" [Internet page]; at Description of the early history of a Texas militia unit. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: South Carolina Militia, Thomas Pearson s Corps; [Internet page]; at Provides a roll of the officers and men of Pearson s Ninety Six Militia. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: South Carolina Militia, William Cunningham s Troop; [Internet page]; at Provides a roll of the officers and men of Cunnigham s Troop of Mounted militia. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: South Carolina Militia, William Vernon Turner s Regiment; [Internet page]; at Provides a roll of the officers and men of Turner s Militia Regiment. The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies: South Carolina Militia, William Young s Troop; [Internet page]; at Provides a roll of the officers and men of Young s Troop of Militia Dragoons. pg. 8

9 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University Library; Colonial and State Records of North Carolina; Volume 8; [book]; at A detailed transcription of a wide range of Colonial government documents, including order books of the campaign against the Regulators. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University Library; Colonial and State Records of North Carolina; Volume 10; [book]; at A detailed transcription of a wide range of Colonial government documents, including those bearing on the start of the Revolutionary War. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University Library; Colonial and State Records of North Carolina; Volume 19; [book]; at Includes a transcription of the journal of the military campaign against the Regulators. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University Library; Colonial and State Records of North Carolina; Volume 22; [book]; at Includes a number of pension statements and company rolls. United States, Department of the Army, Center of Military History; "Lineage and Honors: 141st Infantry Regiment (First Texas);" [Internet page]; at United States, Second Congress; "An Act more effectually to provide for the National Defense, by establishing an Uniform Militia throughout the United States;" Chapter XXXIII in Acts Passed at the First Session of the Second Congress of the United States of America; [legislative record]; Second Congress of the United States of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 1792; pp ; at accessed The text of the Militia Act providing the basic structure for state militias in the United States. Vermont State Militia; [Internet page]; extract from John Brannan, editor, Official Letters of the Military and Naval Officers of the United States During the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13,14, & 15, Washington, District of Columbia, 1823 pages ; at accessed Transcription of letters detailing dispute over state and federal jurisdiction over the detached militia. Watson, Alan D.; Lillington, John Alexander; [Internet page]; at ; accessed Provides details of Alexander Lillington s Militia service. Westford Colonial Minutemen 1775: Lexington Alarm Lists Service Rolls for the Alarm of April 19, 1775; [Internet page]; at pg. 9

10 Transcription of muster lists for three companies of Militia and Minutemen from records in the Massachusetts State Archives. Wikipedia; "Tryon County militia;" [Internet page], at A Wikipedia page with detailed information on the organization of the Tryon County, New York, Militia and the officer staffing of its units in Wright, Robert K., Jr.; Massachusetts Militia Roots: A Bibliographic Study; [Internet page]; at accessed A detailed study of the development of the Massachusetts Militia in the period from 1630 to 1680, with a list of units and their first commanding officers. pg. 10

Manning of Militia Companies of Foot in the War of the Regulation 1771

The Society of Descendants of Militia Officers Paper Number 1 Manning of Militia Companies of Foot in the War of the Regulation 1771 By Walter G. Green III, Ph.D. Copyright 2015 by Walter G. Green III.