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The only mention of artillery in the territorial records is in connection with the Second Regiment, as June 1, 1816, com- missions were issued to John M. Lemon as first lieutenant, William Nailor as second lieutenant and Henry Hopkins as ensign of artillery.
Line officers appointed during this epoch were:
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CAPTAINS.
1811-
July 26-John Buckner Pittman, vice Robert Robertson, promoted. September 16-William Kelly and Tobias Miller.
1812-
April 2-Jacob Pierceall, Joel Combs and John Blair.
October 19-John Owens.
October 27-Charles Matthews, Francis Jeffries, John Blizzant and John Ferries.
1813-
January 25-John Prather. June 10-William Gano Gulick.
August 16-Samuel Huston. September 6-Samuel Patterson,
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February 11-Morris Morris.
April 21-Samuel Work and John Carr.
May 12-Josiah Eaken.
July 2-Robert A. New.
December 6-Absalom Little.
1815-
September 22-James Lemon.
1816-
May 31-Willis E. Brown.
June 1-John Conor, Abraham Kimberlin, James Downs and Richard Green.
LIEUTENANTS.
1811- July 26-John Haris, vice Thomas Chapple, resigned. September 16-Philip Boyer.
1812-
January 28-William Owens, vice Joseph Clark, resigned. April 27-Samuel Walsh.
April 2-Christley Bridgewater.
October 19-William Lewis.
October 27-John Carr, James Downs and John F. Ross. 1813-
January 25-Samuel McGlintock and William G. Gulick. June 10-Abraham Kimberlin. August 16-Benoni Wood. September 6-Joseph Carr.
1814-
February 14-Jolin Bayer. April 21-John Crocket and James Weer. May 12-Jeremiah Jacob.
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April 4-Daniel Dean. June 7-Nathaniel Scribner. July 22-Thomas Jacob and Daniel Dean. September 22-John Carr, Daniel Dean and Richard Green.
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1816-
May 31-Joseph Lowery.
June 1-Daniel Williams, John Williams, Henry Giles, James John- ston, Alexander Young and Elnathan Jennings.
ENSIGNS.
1811-
July 26-Joseph Gibson, vice William Pittman, resigned. September 16-Daniel Stark.
1812-
April 27-James Ruly.
April 2-Joseph Linn and Henry Coller.
October 19-William Cline and Neely Beem.
October 27-Martin Huckelberry.
1813-
January 6-John Crockett.
January 25-Samnel Patterson.
June 10-Daniel Peyton.
August 18-James Johnston.
September 6-Jarvis Fordyce and John Hamilton.
1814-
April 21-Abraham Henthorn, John Carr and Robert Cunningham. July 2-William H. Twilley.
1815-
July 22-William Lemon and Henry Giles.
September 22-Jesse Combs and James Fisher.
1816-
May 31-Daniel Kelzer.
June 1-Isaac Kimberlin, Joseph Robertson, John Coons, John Cum- mins, Thomas Acres and William Riddle.
The Third Regiment was formed originally from the Dear- born County organization, of which James Dill was lieuten- ant-colonel, Samuel Fulton major of the First Battalion and Enoch Smith major of the Second. Colonel Dill was greatly troubled by the election of officers in his regiment who were not permanently located in the districts. Under date of Sep- tember 5, 1811, in a letter enclosing the results of election to Governor Harrison, Colonel Dill says: "Although every exertion has been made to give general notice and although I expressly notified the people that unless they elected persons permanently located within the districts for which they are elected, they would not be commissioned, yet they have, in two or three instances, elected persons not six months in the Territory and therefore not eligible by law. But they have also elected some who have no fixed abode anywhere. Under such circumstances it is impossible that the militia can arrive at anything, for one of these fellows is scarce commissioned until he is off and then a new one must be had in his place.
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Add to this that he disregards the orders of his superior officers, for if he fails of attending muster or neglects his duty in any other way, the moment you talk of punishing him he quits the Territory and treats your court martial with con- tempt. Under such circumstances I am really at a loss how to act." He enclosed the results of election in Log Lick dis- trict, Arnold's district, Laughrey district and White Water district.
Colonel Dill was a man of prominence, and his influence was eagerly sought to advance appointments when the war of 1812 commenced. In one letter to Governor Harrison, he advocates the appointment of Major Piatt, as follows: "If I recollect right, you are personally acquainted with Major Robert Piatt, a gentleman who formerly commanded the mil- itia of this county. If not personally acquainted with him you know him by character. He has a wish to enter the service of his country should war be (as it already appears to be) determined on; and knowing of none whose recommen- dations will be more likely to procure him a decent appoint- ment than yours, he solicits your aid for that purpose. His views, I believe, go no higher than the rank of major, and I am of opinion few applicants will do greater credit to that rank than he will. If, sir, your own knowledge of him is sufficient to warrant your recommendation of him, or if the knowledge or wishes of others will have weight with you, I think there are few who will more highly deserve your exertions in their favor than Major Piatt."
In the same letter, Colonel Dill urges the appointment of a Mr. Thomas Lawrence to a position in the service and of Captain Vane as brigadier-general in the Indiana service. A few lines he devotes to his own application for an appoint- ment in which he says, "I trust that anything you may have thought proper to say in my favor has been forwarded long since. If I succeed, 'tis well; if not, it can not be helped."
The field officers of the Third Regiment were elected Janu- ary 25, 1812. Lieutenant-Colonel Dill was unanimously chosen colonel and seventeen votes were cast for him. The officers who voted for him were Majors Fulton and Smith, Captains Justus Sertwell, W. Spencer, James McGuire, Allen, Decker Crozier, and Robert Breckenridge, Lieutenants William Cald- well, James Allen, Daniel Aiken, John Jackson, William D. Smith and Enoch Blazdell, Ensigns Jacob Blazdell, Thomas Gordon and Spencer Wiley.
For lieutenant-colonel, Majors Smith and Fulton were op- posing candidates, but Major Smith was elected by ten votes
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to Major Fulton's five. The promotion of Major Smith caused a vacancy for which Captains Decker Crozier and John Pur- cell were candidates. Captain Crozier was elected by a ma- jority of one vote, having received six votes to five for Captain Purcell. The commissions were issued to Colonel James Dill, Lieutenant-Colonel Enoch Smith and Major Decker Crozier on March 17, 1812.
The command of the regiment changed on January 31, 1814, as on that date Decker Crozier was commissioned colonel, and on March I following a commission was issued to Samuel Fulton. The record does not state to what he was appointed, but it was probably as lieutenant-colonel of the regiment, as he had served many years as major. George Nichols was commissioned major of the First Battalion on the July 13 following, and May 25, 1816, John Alexander was appointed to the same place. There was again a change in comand on May 29, 1816, when Rezin Redman was commis- sioned as colonel commanding.
The regiment had both a rifle company and a troop of cavalry attached to it, as commissions were issued on Feb- ruary 12, 1813, to William Spencer as captain, Thomas Davis as lieutenant and John Paine as ensign of a rifle company. They took their rank from April 4, 1812. Robert Ross was commissioned as lieutenant of a rifle company on June 4, 1813.
The cavalry appears in 1815, as on August 19 commissions were issued to Thomas D. King as captain, Jacob Dennis as first lieutenant, David Finley as second lieutenant and Mah- len Brown as cornet of a troop.
The line officers as commissioned before the end of the Territory were:
CAPTAINS.
1811-
December 10-Charles Campbell, William Spencer and Decker Crozier.
1812-
April 13-John Purcell.
18.13-
February 12-John Jackson, William Ross, to rank from April 4, 1812. June 4-Stephen Johnston Paine, Spencer Wiley and George Nicholls. July 6-Enoch Blazdell.
August 2-Thomas Tate, vice Enoch Blazdell, resigned.
1814-
January 7-William Truesdel, William Caldwell and Claiborne Allen. August 16-James McGuire, Charles B. Cannon, William White and John Daniels.
September 3-Charles B. Cannon. William White and John McGuire.
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1815-
August 19-James McCallister. September 1-John Alexander.
1816-
April 24-Abel C. Pepper.
May 10-James Hamilton. May 25-James Hamilton and Thomas Covington.
LIEUTENANTS.
1811-
December 10-William Caldwell, Daniel Aikens, William Truesdell, John M. Dorsey and John Jackson.
1812-
April 13-John Sparks.
1813-
February 12-Henry Wallick and Nathan Brinton, to rank from April 4. 1812.
June 4-Charles P. Cannon, William Webb and Erasmus Powell. July 6-Thomas Tate.
August 2-Elijah Walden, vice Thomas Tate, promoted.
1814-
January 7-John Fenton and Timothy Davis. July 13-Davis P. Shook.
August 16-James Canaday and Thomas Burk. September 3-Thomas Burk and James Conaway.
1815-
September 1-Nathan C. Brace and William Byrne.
1816-
April 24-Joel Decowsey and James Sherdon.
May 10-John Hamilton.
May 25-John Hamilton, Johnston Watts and Uriah Martin.
August 30-George Watson.
ENSIGNS.
1811-
Dec. 10-Stephen I. Paine, Thomas Gordon, Jeremiah Murphy, John Fenton and William Ricketts.
1812-
April 13-Thomas M. Breckenridge.
1813-
February 12-William Bills, to rank from April 4, 1812; John Good- win; James Chisen, to rank from January 19, 1813.
June 4-William Flake and Thomas Breckenridge. July 6-James Green.
July 14-Timothy Davis.
August 2-James Rand, vice James Green, resigned; Obadiah Ste- vens, vice James Chisen, resigned.
1814-
January 7-James Weaver and John Settles.
August 16-William Weathers, John McCreany and James McKit- rick. September 3-William Weathers and James McKittrick.
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1815-
October 7-Jacob Connoway.
1816-
April 24-Shadrach Wathmay and James Powell.
May 25-Jordan Rice and Peter Brenton.
The Fourth Regiment first appears in July, 1811, when John Millburn and Stephen Mapes were appointed cap tains. The appointment of Captain Mapes was in response to a numerously signed petition dated May 5, 1811. This peti- tion is :
"To the honorable exilency of William H. Harrison Govenor of Indiany territory greeting
"We the people do nommenate and work your honorable Body to apoynt Stephen Mapes as a milleatary capton of this Company which you have presented befour you may it please Your exilence we labour under A verry great disadvantage on the account of our appoyntted place for nillitery exercise Which is a grate distance from us and we can have a company from the mouth of honey creek to the mouth of deer creek which dos not exceed twenty miles. Sir we measurably sub- mit our capassity into your All merciful protection hoping your exelence will remove the yoakes from of our wearied necks so no more but subscribes ourselves your humble pertishoners And Free republicans."
The regiment was largely from what are now Gibson and Warrick counties, and the first mention of a field officer is of Lieutenant-Colonel Waller Wilson, who was commissioned April 21. The colonel commanding, Robert M. Evans, received his commission one week later, and Hugh McGary was ap- pointed a major on July 4 following.
In a letter to Governor Posey which was written at Jeffer- sonville on August 9, 1813, Colonel Hunt mentions the resig- nation of Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson and says that he refuses to serve longer. He refers to Major Robb of the First Bat- talion as the senior major and recommends that he be pro- moted. In the event this recommendation is accepted, he names Captain Millbourn for major of the Second Battalion and Captain John Johnston for major of the First Battalion. There was no change in the field officers until April 14, 1814, when William Hargrove was commissioned as colonel com- manding and John Smith was made major of the Second Bat- talion. On October 24 following, John Johnston was ap- pointed major of the First Battalion.
According to the records there was but one special organ- ization, a rifle company, for which commissions were issued April 22, 1812, to Captain Benjamin Beckes, First Lieutenant John Marshall, Second Lieutenant Ashbury Alexander and Ensign William Gamble.
The line officers commissioned were:
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CAPTAINS.
1811-
July 11-John Milburn. July 16-Stephen Mapes. July 26-Squire Patterson. September 16-Shubel York.
September 19-John Johnson, vice Brinton, resigned.
1812-
February 3-James Smith.
March 5-Richard Quinley, Robert Barnaby, Caleb Newman and Henry Fullenwider.
April 25-Henry Mills. May 7-Thomas Mun.
May 21-Elias Barker and Charles Simmons.
June 4-Lewis Harman.
July 4-Samuel Kennedy.
1813-
May 25-William Barker. June 15-John Waller.
August 16-Uriah Winchell, Lewis Tacket and Josiah Elkins.
1814-
April 14-James Stewart, Miles Armstrong and Thomas Alcorn. June 24-Michael Carmack. October 24-William Scales and Adam Hope.
1815- June 17-James Russell.
1816 --
May 29-Peter Jones and William Casey.
LIEUTENANTS.
1811-
July 26-Charles Thorn.
September 16-Isaac Montgomery and Samuel Kennedy.
September 19-George 'Teverbaugh.
1812-
February 3-Lewis Harmon.
March 5-John Russell, Temple C. Ryan, Robert Bartley, William Wright, James Wooten, Isaac Halman and Isaac Roth. May 21-David Broomfield and William Nelson.
June 4-Samuel Anderson and James Stewart.
July 4-Alexander Mills.
August 27-Ratcliff Boone.
November 5-William Black, vice Daniel Grass, resigned.
1813-
May 25-John Basletou and Thomas Alcorn.
June 15-Thomas S. House and Miles Armstrong. August 16-John Carson and John B. Stinson.
November 7-Samuel Hogue, Hazel Putnam and Patrick Calvert. 1814-
April 14-Levie Jourdan, James Kennedy, James Montgomery and Henry Edwards.
October 24-Zakariah Skelton and Alexander McDaniel.
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1815-
June 17-Sebastian Catt.
1816-
May 29-Charles Jones, William Stillwell, John Wilkins, James Mc- Crary and John Drew.
ENSIGNS.
1811-
July 26-Joshua Thorn.
September 16-Isaac Fleener and Thomas Montgomery. September-Joseph Macon.
1812-
February 3-Zachariah Lucas.
March 5-Stephen Phipps, Abraham Watts, Baxter Sparks and James Riddle.
May 21-William Holbrook and Henry Edmunds.
June 4-Thomas Montgomery and Thomas Alcorn.
August 4-Jesse Wells.
August 27-John Lance.
November 5-Thomas Tobin and Randall Wilson.
November 20-William Cummins.
1813-
May 25-James Montgomery.
June 15-Peter Jones.
August 16-William Worthington, Daniel Mclaughlin, George Link- zwiler and William Cummins.
November 7-Jesse Thomas.
1814-
April 14-Zachariah Lucas and George Huntsinger.
June 24-David Milburn.
October 24-Daniel McDowel and Thomas Pride.
1815-
June 17-John Catt.
1816-
May 29-Robert Durley, Alex Downey and Nathan Colvin.
The Fifth Regiment grew from the Harrison County regi- ment, which was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Paddocks, and it took its new number well organized and equipped. The last report of the regiment as the Harrison County organization showed its strength to be about 700. This report mentions a rifle company attached to the regi- ment, of which the officers were Captain John Tipton, First Lieutenant Samuel Flanegan, Second Lieutenant Jacob Zenor and Ensign Phillip Bell. Three of these officers afterwards became field officers. Many members of the regiment served in the Indian campaigns, and among those killed and wounded were many of those enrolled.
The Fifth Regiment was located in the territory formerly occupied by the battalion of the Harrison County regiment which was commanded by Major Beck. Eight companies were
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laid off in 1812, although a few commissions were issued pre- vious to that date in anticipation of the formation of the regiment. These companies were commanded by Captains Bucy, Lindley, House, Burge, Royse, Beck, Devault and Hog- gatt.
The election of field officers resulted in the choice of Jo- seph Paddocks for colonel and Paul French for lieutenant- colonel, and they were commissioned November 6, 1812. On the May 24 previous to this date, Captain John Tipton of the rifle company was promoted to major of the regiment and his rise was rapid. Colonel French did not serve long, for on June 4, 1813, Major Tipton was commissioned lieutenant- colonel, as Colonel French had resigned. He served thus until April 22, 1814, when he was commissioned as colonel.
The vacancy caused by Major French's election as lieu- tenant-colonel was filled by the commissioning, on February 27, 1813, of Hiram C. Boone as major. The vacancy caused by the election of Major Tipton as lieutenant-colonel was filled by the appointment, on June 4, 1813, of John Depauw as major. Later in the year, on September 6, Jacob Zenor was appointed major of the Third Battalion.
The regiment had its share of special organizations. The first commissions issued in the regiment were on July 26, 1811, to the officers of a light infantry company, who were Captain Richard M. Heth, Lieutenant Joseph Denbo and En- sign Abraham Watson. The second record of commissions is to a rifle company on April 16, 1812, and the officers were Captain John Rice, First Lieutenant William Pill and Second Lieutenant Elijah Wright. The election of Major Tipton caused a vacancy in his rifle company, which was filled on May 24, the same day he was commissioned as major, by the election of Jacob Zenor as captain, Pierce Chamberlin as first lieutenant and Thomas Clark as second lieutenant. The year of 1813 was marked by commissions issued on June 4 to John Bell as captain of a rifle company, on June 8 to William Cunningham as second lieutenant of a rifie company, and on September 6 to Samuel Flanagan as captain of a rifle com- pany. Still another one was organized on July 19, 1816, of which the officers were Captain Milo R. Davis, Lieutenant Gillis McBean and Ensign George C. Spencer. On January 3 of 1814, Daniel Bell was appointed second lieutenant and Noah Mathena an ensign in a rifle company, and on March 4, 1815, Samuel Pfrimmer was appointed an ensign. One of the companies had a new captain on June 29, 1816, when Isaac
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Ferree was appointed, and the same day Charles Walker was appointed lieutenant.
It was to officers of this regiment and on July 27, 1816, that the last military commissions under the territorial gov- ernment were issued.
The officers commissioned during the territorial period were:
CAPTAINS.
1812-
May 24-John Hughes.
April 4-Willis Stucker.
October 25-George Copley.
1813-
February 18-John Senor.
February 27-John Wright and George McIntosh.
June 4-Thomas Denny, vice House, resigned, and Absalom Sargent.
August 2-George French, vice Zachariah Lindley, resigned.
August 13-Samuel Ledgerwood.
November 11-Noah Wright.
1815-
March 4-Benjamin Bogard and John W. Ogden.
March 22-Ebenezer Morgan.
September 12-John Lopp.
1816-
June 29-Beverly B. Boston, Edward Pennington and Isaac Ed- wards.
July 30-Gilbert Bud and James Totten.
July 27-Jesse Shields.
LIEUTENANTS.
1812-
May 24-Israel Butt. April 4-Andrew Storm.
October 25-Thomas Rose.
1813-
February 27-William McMahon and Stephen T. Beeman. June 4-James McKinny and Joseph Shields.
August 2-John McVey, vice James McCoy, resigned.
September 6-Benjamin Shields.
November 11-Jesse Durham, Edward C. Hunter and Samuel Harrs. 1814-
June 1-James Tatton.
September 13-James W. Gather.
1815-
March 4-Daniel Bell and Henry Rice.
March 22-Beverly Morgan.
September 12-Anthony Windle, Edward McCurry, William Bennet and Frederick Moaser.
1816-
June 29-Joshua Matthena, Patrick Flannagan and Isaac Darnell. July 30-West Sampson and Thomas Watson.
July 27-Samuel Watson.
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ENSIGNS.
1812-
May 24-Andrew Lopp. October 25-Joseph Nayall.
1813-
February 27-John Stewart and William McIntire.
June 4-Elijah Veach, Richardson Hencely and John Rigney. August 2-Jesse Fulton, vice Charles Bailey.
November 11-John Carter, John Marrs and George Wiman.
1814-
March 19-Jeremiah Hunter. June 1-James Watson and James Edwards. September 13-George Oatman.
1815-
March 4-Thomas Roberts and Elijah Veach. March 22-Joseph Barkshear.
September 12-Abram Wiseman, James Evans and William May.
1816-
June 29-John McIntire, Mason French and William Ingram. July 30-Jeremiah Jenkins.
July 27-Henry Purcell.
The Sixth Regiment was in the southeastern part of the State and what is now Switzerland, Jefferson and Clark coun- ties. The headquarters were at Jeffersonville, and among the early offiers was Luke Oboussier, who was one of the original Swiss settlers of Vevay.
The regimental officers were appointed January 28, 1812, and William McFarland was made colonel, David Hillis lieu- tenant-colonel, and John Vawter major. On June 9, 1813, Major Vawter was promoted to be lieutenant-colonel and Elisha Golay was appointed major of the First Battalion and Willis Stucker major of the Second. David McKay suc- ceeded Major Golay on October 14, 1815.
Colonel McFarland closes his letter of recommendations for commissions by saying, "The foregoing being respectfully submitted, your Excellency by issuing your commissions, if approved, will much promote the service; and with high and proper considerations of respect I have the honor to be much your Excellency's obedient and humble servant."
The line officers commissioned were:
CAPTAINS.
1811- September 10-Jesse Fugate.
December 16-James McCay and Jacob Rhodes.
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May 24-Henry Salliers.
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1813-
February 26-Samuel Alexander.
June 9-John F. Seibenthal, Richard Hopkins, William Vawter, George Campbell, Edward Maxwell and William Nicholas. September 10-Christopher Harrison.
1814-
January 3-David McCay. June 24-Jacob Rhodes. September 13-Williamson Dunn.
1815-
May 18-John Paul of Peter.
September 1-Jeter Ryker. James Stott and James Burns.
October 14-Green B. Field and Franklin Perry.
November 4-John Francis Sibbenthal, Walter Clark, Robert Cotten and Ezekiel Petty.
1816-
February 17-Joseph Howard.
LIEUTENANTS.
1811-
September 10-John Francis Seibenthal. Henry Salyers and Daniel Hickman.
December 16-John Wilson.
1812-
May 24-John Lanum.
1813-
March 13-Samuel Ryker.
June 9-Luke Oboussier. Abraham Long, John Crothers, Franklin Perry and John Field.
August 2-William McCullough.
September 10-Patrick Wilson and William C. Bramwell.
September 26-Felix Monroe.
1814-
January 3-Abraham McCay. September 13-Edward R. Maxwell.
1815-
March 7-William Johnston.
September 1-James Ross, John McCrody, Robert B. Mitchell, Wil- liam Harbert, James Green and James B. Mitchell.
October 14-Stephen Gudgel.
November 4-Shuman Craig, Samuel Hollis, John Stapleton and Samuel Searcy.
1816-
January 30-James Allison. February 17-Robert Mckay.
ENSIGNS.
1811- September 10-John Lanham, Edward Turner and Caleb Coudry. December 16-Samuel Burnet.
1812-
May 24-Robert McCak.
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1813-
February 26-David Stucker.
March 13-David McCay.
June 9-Er. Cox, William C. Bramwell, William Chambers, William D. Mccullough, John Gudgell and Felix Monroe.
August 2-William Wales and John M. Johnson.
September 10-Thomas T. Stribling.
September 26-Thomas Arbuckle.
1814-
January 3-William Johnson.
January 31-Charles Munroe and Alexander Lewis.
1815-
March 7-Joseph Howard.
September 1-Henry St. Clair, George Bennefield, John Diction, John Howes and Isaac Crawford.
November 4-Thornton Violet, William Scott, William Keith and Peter Lowstrotter.
1816-
January 30-William P. Brown. February 17-Thomas Oneal.
May 10-Thomas Gilliland.
The Seventh Regiment was organized in Franklin County on March 23, 1811, and in the original organization there were eight companies. The field officers elected were James Noble as lieutenant-colonel, Stanhope Royster as major of the First Battalion and Stephen C. Stephens major of the Second Bat- talion. Commissions were issued to these officers on April 22, 1811, but when the law providing for colonels to command regiments became effective the field officers resigned and a new election was held. James Noble was elected colonel, Stan- hope Royster lieutenant-colonel and Samuel Arnett major. They were so commissioned on June 17, 1812. The vote for major of the Second Battalion was a tie between Captain Benjamin Sailor and Robert Hanna, sheriff of the county. Colonel Noble strongly urged the appointment of Captain Sailor, and, while there is no record of the commission having been issued to him, it is probable he was so appointed, as Robert Hanna was soon after appointed a captain.
A portion of the regiment was ordered out in 1812 to pro- tect the settlement of Franklin, and in a letter to Governor Harrison, after he had submitted his report, Colonel Noble says: "It gives me great satisfaction that you are pleased with the line of conduct that I have pursued in ordering out a portion of my command (in the militia) to guard the settle- ment of Franklin and that your orders have been executed to your satisfaction. I hope, sir, that your orders to me will always be obeyed and executed on the shortest notice. Your conduct as Governor of the Territory and as commander-in-
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