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In the latter part of 1813, as several small coasters were sailing around Cape May from the Delaware River, bound for Egg Harbor, they came in contact with a British armed schooner lying off the Cape. She chased and captured the sloop "New Jersey," from Mays Landing, which was manned by the master, Captain Burton, and two hands. Having placed on board as prize-master a young midshipman, with three men (two Englishmen and an Irishman), she ordered the sloop to follow her, and made chase for the other vessels. As they neared Egg Har- bor, the approach of night compelled her to
desist from the chase, and she then put about for the Cape. The sloop followed, but made little headway, the midshipman in command being an indifferent seaman, and he finally ordered Burton to take the helm and head for Cape May. Burton designedly held the sloop off and on during the night, so that when morning dawned they were off the mouth of Great Egg Harbor. Burton pro- fessed ignorance of his whereabouts, and the puzzled British middy sent one man aloft as a look-out, while he went below with another to study the charts, leaving one of the prize- crew on deck with the Americans. The lat- ter made this man prisoner, secured the look- out as he came down from the masthead, locked the midshipman and his companion in the cabin, and thus recaptured their vessel, which they sailed to Somers Point, where they turned their captives over to an Ameri- can officer. The midshipman was exchanged, the two Englishmen went to work in the neighborhood and the Irishman enlisted in the United States navy.
The heroic Captain James Lawrence, so greatly distinguished in this war, though born in Burlington, obtained much of his education at the academy in Woodbury, where he studied navigation with Samuel Webster.1 John, who was a leading practitioner at the Gloucester bar, but left his office in 1798 to accept a midshipman's commission in the navy. Mickle; in his " Reminiscences of Old Gloucester," relates that he was told by a friend who met Lawrence at English's Ferry, in Camden, at the opening of the war, that the latter remarked with much warmth, in alluding to the attack of the "Leopard " upon the " Chesapeake:" " I shall never sleep sound until that stain is washed from the 'Chesa- peake's' decks." Perhaps he had this deed of vengeance in mind when he was promoted
1 Commodore Stephen Decatur was also a pupil at this school, and during his academic terms in Wood- bury resided with the West family, at the Buck Tavern.
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to the command of the " Chesapeake," and, on June 1, 1813, accepted the challenge of Cap- tain Broke, of the British frigate " Shannon," to the combat off the Massachusetts coast. Going into action with an unprepared ship and a raw crew, he suffered a terrible defeat and lost his own life. As they bore him down the hatchway, bleeding to death, he gave, in feeble voice, his last heroic order- ever afterward the motto of the American man-o'-war's man -- " Don't give up the ship." On the previous 24th of February, while commanding the " Hornet," he had captured the British sloop-of-war " Peacock " on the South American coast, and had won the plau- dits of the nation.
NEW JERSEY MILITIA .- The army of the United States previous to 1808 num- bered only three thousand men, but the same year the force was increased to six thousand. In January, 1812, Congress liad directed a force of twenty-five thousand to be raised, so that the entire number authorized by law now exceeded thirty-five thousand, including the officers, and consisted of twenty-five reg- iments of infantry, three of artillery, two of light artillery, two of dragoons and two rifle regiments. In addition to this, the President was authorized to accept the services of any number of volunteers not exceeding fifty thousand, who were to be armed and equipped by the United States ; and a similar author- ity was given to him to call upon the Gover- nors of States for detachments of militia, the whole of which was not to exceed one him- dred thousand.
Aaron Ogden, Governor of New Jersey, issued his proclamation calling for volunteers to garrison forrifications and for coast defense. In answer to this call, Gloucester County responded with eleven full companies of troops, of which one was independent, eight were attached to Brigadier-General Ebenezer Elmer's brigade of detailed militia and were assigned to Colonel Joshua Howell's regi- ment. They were stationed at Billingsport,
Cape May and Port Elizabeth. Two full companies-one of infantry and the other of artillery-were assigned to the defense of the sea-coast from New York Harbor to Cape May, and as occasion demanded, were detached to protect any and all points along the sea-coast.
UNIFORMED SOLDIERS IN 1812.
The territory embraced in Atlantic and Cape May Counties, since taken from Glou- cester, sent out its quota of volunteers who took a prominent part in inland and coast protec- tion, and as all the troops herein appended were accredited to Gloucester County, it is impossible to collect and assign the troops to the several counties, as upon the original rolls, now in the office of the adjutant-general in Trenton (and from which these lists were copied), each and all the companies are mentioned only as from Gloucester County.
The first full company to offer its services to Governor Ogden was that of Captain John Cade.
The name of Captain John Cade is yet well remembered by many citizens of Glou- cester, Camden and Atlantic Counties ; for
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many years he was court-crier and jail-keeper at Woodbury and took a prominent part in the military organizations of the county. His son, Thomas Jefferson Cade, "the drummer-boy of Billingsport," was attached to his company and at this date, 1886, is an honored official in the clerk's office in Wood- bury.
AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY of New Jersey Militia .- Captain John Cade was placed on duty at Billingsport and assigned to Major William Potter's detachment. This company was enrolled July 14, 1813, and discharged September 30, 1813. The fol- lowing is its rank and file :
Captain. John Cade. Lieutenants.
Zephaniah Steelman. Joseph Bright.
Sergeants.
William Thompson.
Jacob Featherer.
John M. Gibson.
David Ewings.
Thomas Fulton.
Samuel Avis.
James Milsom.
Corporals. George Floyd. Samuel Leapcutt.
Drummer. Thomas Jefferson Cade. Fifer. William Allen.
James Andrews.
Ware Askill.
Jacob Dilks.
Nathaniel Ashmore.
Joseph Doty.
Jacob Adams.
Henry Daniels.
John Alloway.
James Duble. Jonathan Dougherty.
Zedekiah Barber.
David Evans.
Abraham Bacon.
John Epley.
George Burket.
Nicholas Elberson.
Joseph Bozorth. Luke Braning.
John Finnemore.
George Bosier.
William Finnemore.
Thomas Bosier.
Samuel Fagan. Annias Gant. Joseph Groff.
Henry Crowell. Isaac Crawford. William Cahala. James Crawford.
William Grant. Solomon Gaskel.
Seth Homan.
John Hoshin.
William Holmes, Jr.
James McNenney.
Robert Nelson.
Joseph Powell.
Joseph Pancoast.
Christopher Slim. David Stibbins. George Simkins. Joseph Shute.
Benjamin Lord.
Abijah Leaming.
Methusala Lupton.
William Milson.
James A. Tice.
James Milson, Jr.
William Tice.
Thomas Milson.
Ephraim Taylor.
Eber McIlvain.
Benjamin Taylor.
John Miller.
David Thomas.
James Mallet.
Jacob Thompkins.
John Morris. James Vennel.
Cyrus Middleton. Nicholas Vansant.
Eli Mather. Venable Wallace.
Charles McGee.
Aaron Wonderlin.
Total : Three commissioned officers, ninety- one enlisted men.
CAPTAIN JOHN R. SCULL'S COMPANY was organized April 14, 1814. The officers were commissioned May 6, 1814 ; was called a volunteer company of the First Battalion, First Regiment, Gloucester Brigade. The troops were enrolled May 25, 1814, and were discharged February 12, 1815. The follow- ing is the rank and file of this company :
Captain. John R. Scull. First Lieutenant.
Lawrence Scull. Second Lieutenant. Levi Holbert. Third Lieutenant Job Frambes. Ensign. Samuel Risley. First Sergeant. David Frambes. Sergeants. Zachariah Dole. Samuel Lake. Israel Scull. Richard I. Somers.
Corporals.
John Pine. Isaac Robinson.
Thomas Reeves. Drummer. Robert Risley. Fifer. James M. Gifford.
Henry Craven. James Cunningham. Joseph Cairl.
Abraham Hewlings.
Daniel Holland. Joseph Hilyard.
Amos Ireland. Hezekiah Ireland.
William Jacobs.
William Leonard, Jr. David Lock.
Samuel Saxton.
Samuel Simson.
William Simson.
Privates. William Delap.
Joseph Atkinson.
Jacob Fox.
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Privates.
David Price. John Price, Sr. John Price, Jr.
John Riggins.
Jeremiah Risley, Sr. Jeremiah Risley, Jr. Nathaniel Risley. Peter Risley. Richard Risley. John Robarts. John Robinson. Andrew Scull. David Scull. John S. Scull. Joseph Scull. Richard Scull.
CAPTAIN ROBERT SMITH'S ARTILLERY COMPANY was enrolled May 1, 1814, and was attached to the Second Battalion, Third Reg- iment, Gloucester Brigade, and discharged February 19, 1815. The following was the rank and file :
Captain. ' Robert Smith.
First Lieutenant. Joseph Endicott.
Second Lieutenant. John Endicott. First Sergeant. William Endicott.
Sergeants.
Levi Smallwood. Nehemiah Morse.
Joseph Kindle. James Smith.
Corporals.
Daniel Kindle, Sr. Malcolm McCollum.
Joseph Shores. Samuel McCollum.
Drummers.
Joseph Johnson. Reuben Mathis.
Fifer. Leed Risley. 'Privates.
Evy Adams. John Doughty.
John Adams. Nathaniel Doughty.
Thomas Adams. Thomas Doughty.
Joab Bates. Benjamin Endicott.
Joseph Bell.
Jacob Endicott.
Zophar Smith.
William Bennett.
Nicholas Endicott. Joseph Garwood. James Giberson.
Elijah Steelman.
Francis Steelman.
Frederick Steelman.
James Steelman. Jesse Steelman.
Peter C. Steelman.
Reed Steelman.
Evin Jeffers.
Nicholas Jeffers. John Jeffers. William Jeffers.
Enoch Laird. David Lee.
Jesse Marshall.
Daniel Mart.
John Mart. Richard Morris.
Total : Five commissioned officers, one hundred and twelve enlisted men.
Samuel Delap. Abner Doughty.
Enoch Higbee. Daniel Homan. Eli Homan. David Homan. Mahlon Homan. Isaac Horn. Daniel Ireland. Vincent Ireland. William Johnson. Daniel Kindle, Jr. Thomas Kindle. Cornelius Leeds. Jesse Leeds.
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James Adams. Jeremiah Adams. Jonas Adams. Solomon Adams. Jacob Albertson. John Barber. David E. Bartlett. John Beaston. Andrew Blackman. Andrew B. Blackman. Thomas Blackman. Derestius Booy. Joseph H. Booy. James Burton. Jesse Chamberlain. Jesse Chambers.
Enoch Champion. John Champion. Joel Clayton. John Clayton. Absalom Cordery.
Samuel Delancy.
John J. Somers. John S. Somers.
Joseph Somers.
Mark Somers.
Nicholas Somers.
Samuel Somers.
Daniel English.
Thomas Somers.
Abel Smith.
Enoch Smith.
Isaac Smith.
Stephen Gauslin. Andrew Godfrey. Andrew Hickman. Ebenezer Holbert. Clement Ireland. David Ireland. Elijah Ireland. Joh Ireland.
David Steelman.
James Blackman. John Bowen.
Joseph Bowen. John Brewer. Joshua Burnet.
Jesse Giberson.
John Giberson. Huston Grapevine. Aaron Hewitt. Ahsalom Higbee. Edward Higbee. .
Thomas Ireland. Andrew Jeffers. Daniel Jeffers.
Samuel Steelman.
Daniel Tilton. James Townsend. Japhet Townsend, Joel Vansant.
. Joseph Wilkins. Martin Wilsey. John Winner. Joseph Winner.
James Doughty. Enoch Doughty. John Doughty. Daniel Edwards.
Damon Somers.
Edmund Somers.
Isaac Somers. James Somers.
Hosea English. Aaron Framhes. Andrew Frambes.
Jacob Smith. Jesse Smith.
George Clifton. Ahsalom Conover.
Adam Conover. Eliakim Conover. James Conover. Job Conover. John Conover. Josiah Conover. Micajah Conover. Peter Conover. Somers Conover. William Conover. Daniel Cordery. Edmund Cordery.
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Reuben Leeds. Besiah Mathis.
David Shores." Samuel Smallwood.
Daniel McCollum.
Isaac Smith.
Jonathan Smith.
Noah Smith.
Joseph Somers. Richard Somers. William Somers.
Thomas S. Murphy.
Benjamin Sooy.
Daniel Newberry. Solomon Newberry.
Samuel Sooy.
Jesse Parker. Eli Risley.
Reed Steelman. Eli Strickland.
John Risley.
John Strickland.
Daniel Scull.
Samuel Strickland.
Gideon Scull. .
Aaron Thomas.
James Scull.
John Turner.
Paul Scull. Vincent Weeks.
Gideon Willdon.
Total : Three officers, one hundred and four enlisted men.
GENERAL ELMER'S BRIGADE .- The fol- lowing is the roster of the field and staff of Lieutenant-Colonel Howell's regiment, to which the following-mentioned companies were assigned. The roster of each of the eight companies of Elmer's brigade are ap- pended. They were copied from the original rolls in the office of Adjutant-General Stryker, at Trenton :
Lieutenant-Colonel.
Joshua L. Howell, Sept. 7, '14, disch. Dec. 22, '14. Majors.
Mahlon Davis, Sept. 7, '14, died Nov. 17, '14.
Samuel Seagraves, Sept. 26, '14, disch. Jan. 6, '15.
Lieutenant and Adjutant.
Josiah Matlack, Sept. 23, '14, disch. Dec. 22, '14.
Lieutenants and Quartermasters.
Thomas R. Denny, Sept. 21,'14, disch. Sept. 29,'14. Thomas Bradway, Sept. 30,'14, disch. Dec. 22, '14. Pay-Master.
John Clement, Sept. 31, '14, disch. Jan. 6, '15.
Surgeon.
Jeremiah J. Foster, Sept. 26, '14, disch. Jan. 6,'15. Surgeon's Mates.
Moses Bateman, Jr., Sept. 25, '14, died Nov. 7, '14. Edmond Sheppard, Nov. 8, '14, disch. Jan. 6, '15. Wagon Master.
James Miller, Nov. 27, '14, disch. Jan. 7, '15.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. Sergeant- Major.
Evan C. Clement, Sept. 23, '14, disch. Dec. 22, '14. Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Benjamin Nichols, Sept. 26, '14, disch. Jan. 6, '15. Drum-Major.
Joseph Purfil, Jr., Sept. 26, '14, disch. Dec. 22,'14. Fife-Major.
Clement R. Cory, Sept. 26, '14, disch. Dec. 22, '14. Total, fifteen.
CAPTAIN THOMAS WESCOAT'S COMPANY was enrolled September 21, 1814, discharged January 4, 1815, was stationed at Billings- port. The following was the rank and file of the company :
Captain.
Thomas Wescoat.
Lieutenant. Arthur Wescoat.
Ensign. Solomon Adams.
Sergeants.
John Johnson.
James Wiltse.
James Smith. John Hosking.
Corporals.
Simon Morgan. Samuel Pettitt.
Edward Dans.
Daniel Veal.
Privates.
George Adams.
Robert Leeds.
Noah Adams.
Charles Lord.
Robert Ashcraft.
John Murphy.
Elijah Barett.
John Peterson.
Richard Barrett.
Jesse Platts.
Edward Beebe.
George Poyier.
Joseph Beebe. Samuel Read,
William Bennet.
Daniel Rose.
Daniel Berry.
Daniel Smith,
David Campbell.
John I. Smith,
Nathaniel Carver.
John Smith.
William Clark.
Steelman Smith,
Jacob Cox.
Elijah Steelman. Isaac Steelman.
Michael Garvette.
John Stewart.
Daniel Giberson. John Hickman, Major Higbee.
David Stibbins. Eli Stricklin. Abraham Toilor, John Turner.
Edward Hooper. James Hughes,
Daniel Vanneman.
George Irelon,
David Veal,
John Johnson, Jr.
James Jones.
James Wiley. Booze Wilkins.
Isaac Yates.
Jesse McCollum. John McCollum. Samuel McCollum. Joab Morse Joshua Morse.
Nicholas Sooy.
Edmund Cordeary.
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Total: Three commissioned officers, fifty- five enlisted men.
CAPTAIN RICHARD W. CHEESEMAN'S COMPANY of detailed militia was stationed at Billingsport. It was enrolled September 22, 1814, and discharged December 16, 1814. The following was the rank and file :
Captain. Richard W. Cheeseman. Lieutenant. James Bakley.
Ensign. Jacob Conrow.
Sergeants.
John Wolohon.
John Armitage. Christopher Sickler.
Corporals.
John Watson, Jr.
Jacob Cramer.
Drummer. James Crawford.
Privates.
Abel Ashead.
Isaac Hews.
Samuel Baxter. David Hurst.
Elijah Blake.
Isaac Jackson.
David Bowers. Matthias Kay.
Israel Brown.
John McIlvain.
Nehemiah Beebe.
William Leslie.
Elijah Britton.
Cromwell Lewis.
John Carpenter. Samuel Mitten.
Joseph Britton.
David Matlack.
Jeremiah Carter. Reuben Mulleņ.
Arthur H. Brown.
Josiah Mickel.
Samuel Carrtar.
Henry Myers.
Thomas Brown.
Joseph Morgan.
Wesley Brown.
Randall Morgan. Joshua Owen.
William Connelly.
William Peterson.
Isaac Bryan. Job Burloe.
Enos Parker.
James Corneal.
John Piles.
John Cheeseman.
Cornelius Peas.
Charles Cozens.
Robert Pike.
Richard G. Cheeseman,
Josiah Peas. Anthony Pettit.
Jacob Dilks. Samuel Dilks.
John Sharp. William Sharp.
M'duke Dukemenier. Peter Dunn.
John Robertson.
Jonathan Fowler.
George Simpkins.
James English.
Samuel Farrow.
Benjamin Filar.
David Fisher.
William Ford.
Osman Garrison,
Hudson Grapewine.
William Grapewine. Daniel Hagerty.
Joseph Watkins. John Webber.
William Hewet.
Joseph Wiley.
Thomas Williams. John Zulkes.
Total: Three commissioned officers and sixty-three enlisted men.
CAPTAIN JESSE C. CHEW'S COMPANY was stationed at Billingsport. It was enrolled Sep- tember 23, 1814, and discharged December 20, 1814. The following was the rank and file :
Captain. Jesse C. Chew. Lieutenant. John Smith.
Sergeants.
John Nelson. William Thompson.
Charles Brookfield. Sparks McIlvain.
Corporals.
Isaac Paul. Samuel White.
Joseph Mullen. George Sherwin.
Thomas Fulton. Henry Zulker.
Drummer. Isaiah Dill.
Fifer. William Killium.
Privates.
Thomas Burrough. Daniel McFee.
Kendall Cole. John Connelly, Jr.
Barnes Crawford.
Isaac Price.
Samuel Cheeseman.
Joseph Dilks.
Jonathan Pine.
William Randall.
Samuel Dilks, Jr.
Franklin B. Frost.
Joseph Thomson.
James Gant.
Joel Heritage.
Edward Thornton. John Wills.
Total : Two commissioned officers and fifty- three enlisted men.
CAPTAIN ROBERT L. ARMSTRONG'S COM- PANY was enrolled September 26, 1814, and discharged December 22, 1814. It was stationed at Billingsport and afterwards at Cape May. The following was the rank and file :
James Park.
Ward Park.
James Seeds.
William Rowand. Samuel Rudrow. .Samuel Slim. David Tice.
James A. Tice. John Wallins. James Warrick.
Joseph W. Hillman. John Jones. Jonathan Kendall.
Samuel Hewitt.
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Captain. Robert L. Armstrong.
First Lieutenant.
Samuel L. Howell.
Second Lieutenant. Randall Sparks.
Ensign. Stephen S. Vanzant. Sergeants. Samuel Hendrickson. Charles Wood.
Ensign. Henry Roe, Jr.
Daniel Key.
Samuel Lock.
Sergeants.
William Hugg.
John Learmouth,
David Burk.
Corporals. Jacob Mayers. Abraham Gaskill.
Jacob Madera.
Matthias Barton.
John Madara.
Corporals.
Drummer. John Holmes.
Nathan Thomson. John Mickle.
Benjamin Darlington. John D. Watson.
Fifer.
Privates.
Edward Andrews.
Charles Kinsenger.
Privates.
Thomas Ashbrook.
John Matlack.
John Archer.
Abner Luallen.
Thomas Ayres.
James G. Moysten.
John Barber.
Job B. Monroe.
Benjamin Bartlett.
Somers Owen.
John Burch.
William Nugent.
William Batt.
Charles Page.
Jacob Carn.
John Powell.
Charles D. Branson.
David Pierce.
James Clark.
James Price.
Gideon Burroughs.
Amasa Pew.
Maskill Clark.
Jacob Price.
John Burroughs.
Thomas Pawlings.
Walter W. Day.
John Pullen.
Jonas Cattell.
Joseph Richards.
Jonathan Dilks. James Reynolds.
Robert Chatham.
Thomas Richards.
Jonathan Eldridge.
William P. Reynolds.
Samuel Cheeseman.
John Roberts.
John Fisher.
Henry Rulon. William Russell.
Samuel E. Clement. Job Coles.
William Roe.
Abraham Glause.
Charles Schweily.
Samuel Coles.
William H. Ross.
William Griscom.
Joseph Sims.
Edward Cox.
William Rutor.
Joseph Groff.
Philip Snailbacker.
James Cox.
William Scott.
Richman P. Gurnal.
Frederick Steel.
Charles Crump.
Jacob Sears.
Thomas Hand.
John Stow. Gabriel Strong.
James Dorman.
Simon Sparks.
Ezra Hendrickson.
Isaac Thomson.
John Dunaway.
Joseph Stirling.
Peter Homan.
Thomas Vaughn.
Independence Ellis.
Samuel C. Thackray.
Andrew Jenkins.
William Walker.
Jacob Ellis.
Cornelius Tice.
Joseph Keen.
Christopher Whitacar.
Jacob Fifer.
Joseph Townsend.
Samuel Keen.
Elijah Wood.
John M. Gibson.
Daniel Vanneman.
Isaac Hewett.
James Ward.
Isaac Lloyd.
John E. Younker.
Jacob S. Howell.
Davis Watson.
Joseph Hugg.
Samuel W. Whitecar.
Simeon James.
Aaron Wilkins.
Jonathan Kenney.
Charles Wilkins.
Total : four commissioned officers, sixty- six enlisted men.
CAPTAIN JONATHAN LIPPINCOTT'S COM- PANY was enrolled September 26, 1814, and discharged December 16, 1814 ; stationed at Billingsport. The following was the rank and file :
Captain. Jonathan Lippincott. Lieutenant. William Madara.
Total : Three commissioned officers, fifty- eight enlisted men.
ARTILLERY COMPANY commanded by Captain Enoch Gabb. It was stationed at Billingsport ; enrolled September 26, 1814, and discharged December 22, 1814. The following was the rank and file :
Captain. Enoch Gabb.
Second Lieutenant. Stephen Miller.
Robert Roe.
Samuel Garrison.
Henry Davis.
Benjamin Shreeve.
George Heisler.
Ezekiel Lock. Christian Yenser.
Thomas Riley.
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Sergeants.
James Harker.
Ebenezer Turner.
Corporals.
Henry Kigir.
Ezekiel Weeks.
Drummer. William Shillings. Fifer. Robert Davis. Privates.
Thomas Bates.
James Reeves.
John Derrickson.
Anthony Riley.
Benjamin Hewlings.
William Shoulders.
Aaron Hews.
George Shute.
John Johnson.
Zephaniah Weeks.
Noah Kates.
Moses Wilson.
James Miller, Jr.
Gideon Ziern.
John Pricket.
Total: Two commissioned officers, twenty- one enlisted men.
CAPTAIN PETER SOUDER'S COMPANY of detailed militia was stationed at Billings- port. It was enrolled September 27, 1814, and discharged December 21, 1814. The following was its rank and file :
Captain. Peter Souder. Lieutenant. Joseph Lippincott. Ensign. William Allen. Sergeants.
Thomas Peterson.
Dodo Peterson.
Erasmus Morton. Philip Curiden.
Corporals.
Andrew Cole. Elwen Cliffin.
Lawrence Lippincott. John Sparks. Drummer.
Benjamin Lippincott. Fifer. Henry Webber. Privates.
Daniel Adams.
William Curriden.
Jonathan Ale.
James Demaris.
Josiah Ale.
Linnick Dilmore.
Samuel Beaver. William Dilworth. Moses Bidel. Lemuel Dougherty.
James Boon.
David Dubois.
Daniel Carter. John Duffey.
Oliver Combs.
Samuel Dunlap. William Dunn.
George Coombs.
Joseph Curriden.
Jacob Ebright. -
David Ewens.
Charles Fithian.
Lewis Fransway.
John Glauden.
Peter Harris.
Francis Holeton.
John Holeton.
William Holeton.
Joseph Humphreys.
John Hunter.
Benjamin Smith.
Charles Lath.
Henry Sparks.
Andrew Louback.
Josiah Sparks.
Elijah Loyd.
Thomas Sparks.
Samuel Lumley.
John Spears.
Samuel Mains.
Lewis Stombs.
Hill Mecum.
William Straughn.
William Moore. Jacob Nelson.
John Stump. Clark Tracy.
Aaron Padget. Charles Wallen.
Erick Peterson. Nathan Welsh.
Peter Peterson.
Samuel Wheaton.
Jacob Whitesele.
Jonathan White,
Thomas Woodnot.
Henry Zane.
Total: Three commissioned officers, seven- ty-seven enlisted men.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM NEWTON'S COMPANY of detailed militia was stationed at Billings- port. It was enrolled September 29, 1814, and discharged December 22, 1814. The following was its rank and file.
Captain.
William Newton.
Lieutenant.
John Porter. Ensign. Michael Stow. Sergeants.
Amos A, Middleton. Isaac Vansciver.
Isaac Jones. George Hoffman.
Corporals.
John Henderson.
Davis Nichols.
Isaiah M. Hannold.
Privates.
Benjamin Anderson. John Garrow.
William Burns. Joseph Garwood.
John Brannon. Samuel Hannold.
George L. Browning. Jacob Lock.
Jacob Coleman. Abraham Mack.
Daniel Coles. Isaac Middleton.
Henry Earick. Matthew Miller.
Joel Read.
George Roe.
John Fisher. James Flick.
Samuel Picken.
John Plummer. John Reeves. William Sair.
Joseph Sanders. Joseph Sapp.
John Scott (1).
John Scott (2). Silas Sears.
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Isaac Sage.
Benjamin Stow.
Armstrong Sapp.
John Sutor.
John H. Smallwood.
William Sutor.
Enoch Smith.
Peter Toy.
Samuel Smith.
James Vennel.
Total : Three commissioned officers, thir- ty-five enlisted men.1
CHAPTER IX.
THE WAR WITH MEXICO.
DURING the administration of President Polk (1845-49) the war with Mexico oc- curred, in consequence of the adoption by Congress of Senator Benton's bill for the annexation of Texas, which had declared its independence of Mexico in 1833, and ob- tained its freedom as the result of the battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836, when the Texans, under General Sam Houston, defeated Santa Anna's Mexican army. The population of Texas was largely made up of emigrants from the United States, and almost as soon as they had organized a government by electing Houston as President, they asked for admission to the United States. They had to wait nine years, however, the sinister remon- strances and threats of Mexico, which still cherished hopes of regaining her lost territory, deterring Congress from acceding to the ap- plication. But the Americans crowded so rapidly into the new republic that there could be no question but that its future was destined to be united with that from which it had drawn its people and its institutions, and notwithstanding that the Senate in 1844
1 TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, - Sept. 20, 1886.
" I certify that the above list of soldiers detailed from the Gloucester County Militia for service in the War of 1812, and of soldiers who were enrolled in the New Jersey Battalion for the Mexican War, is correct from the records of this office.
" WILLIAM S. STRYKER, " Adjutant-General of New Jersey."
rejected the annexation treaty negotiated by President Tyler, a year later it and the House of Representatives were ready to favorably answer the petition of Texas.
Mexico officially announced that she re- garded this as an act of war, and by taking up arms sacrificed forever her claim upon Texas, and was eventually compelled to con- firm the conquests of Colonel Philip Kearny and Colonel John C. Fremont in New Mexico and Upper California by the session of those regions to the United States.
The Whigs had opposed and the Demo- crats had favored the annexation of Texas ; New Jersey had voted for Henry Clay and against Polk for President in 1844; and in the existing sitnation of affairs the Whig majority regarded with misgivings a war which they feared would result in the ex- tension of slavery in the Southwest. Yet the quota of troops, which the national govern- meut required the State to furnish, was filled without difficulty, and was forwarded to Mexi- co in time to join in General Taylor's victories in 1846 and 1847, at Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Saltillo and Buena Vista. Then they joined the army nnder Scott, to the triumphs at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Perote, Contreras, San Antonio, Molino del Rey, Cherubusco, Chapultepec and the City of Mexico. Between May 8, 1846, the date of the battle of Palo Alto, and Sep- tember 7, 1847, when the entry into the City of Mexico was made, the American armies, never counting as high as eight thousand effective men, had in twenty engagements never failed to defeat the enemy, who were invariably twice or thrice their strength in numbers, had stormed fortifications supposed to be impregnable and utterly vanquished a foe who at the outset of the war had affected to despise " Los Gringos."
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