War of 1812
Records show Kentucky supplied 25,010 soldiers for this sometimes forgotten war, more than all other states combined. In fact, 62% of the men who died during the war were from Kentucky.
According to Quisenberry in his book Kentucky in the War of 1812, pages 86-87, the 2nd Regiment was commanded by Colonel John Donaldson of Clark County, and was composed of the companies of Captains Isaac Cunningham and James Sympson, of Clark County; Richard Menifee, of Bath County; George Matthews and George W. Botts, of Fleming County, and James Mason, of Montgomery County.
Montgomery County's soldiers were instrumental in the decisive Battle of the Thames, where Shawnee Chief Tecumseh was killed Oct. 5, 1813.
The following Montgomery County soldiers have been extracted from the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: soldiers of the War of 1812. USA: Adjutant General's Office, 1891, pages 129-130:
2nd Regiment, 5th Company (Montgomery County)
- Mason, James - Captain
- Crawford, John - Lieutenant
- Richardson, Amos - Ensign
- Davis, John - 1st Sergeant
- James, John D. - 2nd Sergeant
- Dickson, John - 3rd Sergeant
- Owings, William - 4th Sergeant
- Peeler, George - 1st Corporal
- McKennell, Francis - 2nd Corporal
- Clark, Thompson - 3rd Corporal
- Ringo, Joseph - 4th Corporal
- Anderson, Nicholas - Private
- Alexander, James D. - Private
- Black, George - Private
- Barnett, Roman - Private
- Bunch, Davis - Private
- Carter, George W. - Private (killed in the Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813)
- Cox, James - Private
- Cutright, John - Private
- Farrow, Joseph - Private
- Finley, Joseph W. - Private
- Frakes, Barnabas - Private
- Frakes, Joseph - Private
- Guddy, Thomas - Private
- Green, Henry - Private
- Grimes, Elijah - Private
- Grimes, John - Private
- Higgins, Richard - Private
- Howell, David - Private
- Kirk, James - Private
- Lanter, Archibald - Private
- Linco, David - Private
- Marshall, Alexander - Private
- Nolan, Henry - Private
- Nolan, William - Private
- Richardson, John - Private
- Richardson, Nathan - Private
- Stokes, Robert - Private
- Stokes, William - Private
- Strange, Berry - Private
- Strange, William - Private
- Urton, Laban - Private
- Watson, Hezekiah - Private
- Wells, Andrew - Private
- White, Henry - Private
- Wren, John - Private
Contacts
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| Suzanne Shephard KY Asst. State Coordinator |
| Jeff Kemp KY State Coordinator |
