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Muster-roll of Captain William
Lauderdale’s company of the brigade
of Tennessee mounted volunteer militia, ordered into service of the United
States by Governor Newton Cannon, from June 17, 1836, to June 17, 1837.
Enrolment.
When. Where. By whom. Period (Months)
June 17, 1836 Sumner county Wm. Lauderdale 12
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Travelling.
No. Names-present Rank. Miles. Miles. Days. Days.
and absent. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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1 William Lauderdale* captain 105 ... 5 5
2 R.B. Alexander †† 1st lieutenant 105 ... 5 5
3 E.R. Dalton 2d lieutenant ... 105 10 10
4 Young Ball Ensign ... ... .. ..
1 Patrick Duffey 1st sergeant 105 105 10 10
2 B. W. Miles 2d sergeant 105 105 10 10
3 J. M. Alexander ‡ 3d sergeant ... ... 5 5
4 Robert Parsley 4th sergeant ... 105 10 10
1 J. W. Dalton 1st corporal 105 105 10 10
2 P. W. Duncan 2d corporal 105 105 10 10
3 A. Penyear 3d corporal 105 105 10 10
4 Joseph Griffin Bugleman 105 105 10 10
1 Robert Brown § Private 105 ... 5 5
2 Charles Burnsley .. do .. ... 105 10 10
3 Archibald Brice .. do .. 105 105 10 10
4 John W. Briggs .. do .. 105 105 10 10
5 Martin L. Brown .. do .. 105 105 10 10
6 John Crenshaw .. do .. 105 105 10 10
7 J. Caro .. do .. 105 105 10 10
8 Jordan Carr .. do .. 105 105 10 10
9 Robert C. Dalton .. do .. 105 105 10 10
10 Brooker H. Dalton .. do .. 105 105 10 10
11 J. T. Farlong .. do .. 105 105 10 10
12 H. J. Ford .. do .. 105 105 10 10
13 William G. Ford .. do .. 105 105 10 10
14 William Graham .. do .. 105 105 10 10
15 William L. Hughes .. do .. 105 105 10 10
16 Jesse Holt .. do .. 105 105 10 ..
17 William E. Johnson § .. do .. ... ... 5 5
18 John Kerby § .. do .. ... ... 5 5
19 King Kerby .. do .. ... 105 10 10
20 Richard S. McConnell .. do .. ... 105 10 10
21 James A. Moore .. do .. ... 105 10 10
22 John McConnell .. do .. ... 105 10 10
23 Daniel P. Morgan .. do .. ... 105 10 10
24 John Moppin .. do .. ... 105 10 10
25 Lot Murphy .. do .. ... 105 10 10
26 A. D. Martin † .. do .. ... ... 5 5
27 William Proctor ‡ .. do .. ... ... 5 5
28 Thomas Penyear .. do .. ... 105 10 10
29 Henry Beckman .. do .. ... 105 10 10
30 John W. Reese .. do .. ... 105 10 10
31 John Rhodes § .. do .. ... ... 5 5
32 John FT. Seawell ‡ .. do .. ... ... 5 5
33 J. P. Seawell ‡ .. do .. ... ... 5 5
34 Wm. W. Sommersett .. do .. ... 105 10 10
35 Charles N. Tully .. do .. ... 105 10 10
36 William A. Thompson .. do .. ... 105 10 10
37 Hend. W. Fowler † .. do .. ... ... 5 5
38 William Vance .. do .. ... 105 10 10
39 William Young .. do .. ... 105 10 10
40 Samuel Grigg § .. do .. ... ... 5 5
41 James Sharp .. do .. ... 105 10 10
42 H. Moore .. do .. ... 105 10 10
* Appointed captain spy company July 2, 1836.
†† Appointed 1st lieutenant spy company July 2, 1836.
‡ Joined Captain Bledsoe's company by enrolment July 21 1836.
§ Joined Captain Henry's company by enrolment July 2, 1836.
† Joined Captain Fletcher's company by enrolment July 2. 1836.
Traveling:
[1] To place of rendezvous.
[2] From place of rendezvous.
[3] Subsistence furnished by themselves.
[4] Forage furnished by themselves.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, Executive Department:
I, Newton Cannon, governor of the State aforesaid, do hereby
certify that the officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians,
and privates, whose names are enrolled in this roll, were duly
called into service, and their services accepted by me, during
the summer of 1836, under my proclamation of June 6, 1836, to
meet the requisition of the Secretary of War, dated May 25, 1836.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused
the great seal of the State to be [L. S.] affixed, at Nashville,
the 30th day of August, 1837.
N. CANNON.
By the governor:
LUKE LEA, Secretary of State.
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I certify, on honor, that this muster-roll exhibits the true state
of Captain William Lauderdale’s company of Tennessee mounted
volunteers, under the requisition of the Secretary of War, dated May
25, 1836, and Governor Cannon’s proclamation of June 6, 1836, for
the period herein mentioned; that the remarks set opposite the name
of each officer and private are accurate and just; and that said
company marched from Sumner county to Fayetteville, being 105 miles,
when said company was dismissed July 2, to wait for further orders,
having remained in camp four days.
WM. LAUDERDALE, Commanding the Company.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, Sumner County.
Subscribed and sworn to this August 18, 1837, before me.
S. G. GOODALL, an acting Justice of the Peace
for said County
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Source:
American State Papers, House of Representatives, 25th Congress, 2nd
Session. Military Affairs: Volume 7, Pages 760-761.
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