Daniel was a member of the 2nd. Reg. of the East Tenn. Vol. Inf. under Capt. George Keys, during the War of 1812. He was a mail Dispatcher and went into service against the Creek hostile's.
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of about 700 men was assigned to fill the ranks at Fort Strother for Andrew Jackson after the December 1813 "mutiny" of his army. While at Fort Strother, they comprised half of Jackson's forces until mid-January 1814 when their enlistments were up. This regiment was used to keep the lines of communication open and to guard supply lines.
Their route was from Kingston, Tennessee to Fort Armstrong (early December 1813) to Fort Strother. Cherokees friendly to the United States fought with various units of the Tennessee militia and Lieutenant Colonel William Snodgrass commanded a detachment of Cherokees at Fort Armstrong from mid-January to early February 1814
Daniel and Sarah' children are in 1860 cen. are Helen 24, Daniel O. 23, Catharine 20, Martha 19, Edward F. 1, then we have old Samuel-b.1826, who left his family.
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of about 700 men was assigned to fill the ranks at Fort Strother for Andrew Jackson after the December 1813 "mutiny" of his army. While at Fort Strother, they comprised half of Jackson's forces until mid-January 1814 when their enlistments were up. This regiment was used to keep the lines of communication open and to guard supply lines.
Their route was from Kingston, Tennessee to Fort Armstrong (early December 1813) to Fort Strother. Cherokees friendly to the United States fought with various units of the Tennessee militia and Lieutenant Colonel William Snodgrass commanded a detachment of Cherokees at Fort Armstrong from mid-January to early February 1814
Daniel and Sarah' children are in 1860 cen. are Helen 24, Daniel O. 23, Catharine 20, Martha 19, Edward F. 1, then we have old Samuel-b.1826, who left his family.
Daniel was a member of the 2nd. Reg. of the East Tenn. Vol. Inf. under Capt. George Keys, during the War of 1812. He was a mail Dispatcher and went into service against the Creek hostile's.
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of about 700 men was assigned to fill the ranks at Fort Strother for Andrew Jackson after the December 1813 "mutiny" of his army. While at Fort Strother, they comprised half of Jackson's forces until mid-January 1814 when their enlistments were up. This regiment was used to keep the lines of communication open and to guard supply lines.
Their route was from Kingston, Tennessee to Fort Armstrong (early December 1813) to Fort Strother. Cherokees friendly to the United States fought with various units of the Tennessee militia and Lieutenant Colonel William Snodgrass commanded a detachment of Cherokees at Fort Armstrong from mid-January to early February 1814
Daniel and Sarah' children are in 1860 cen. are Helen 24, Daniel O. 23, Catharine 20, Martha 19, Edward F. 1, then we have old Samuel-b.1826, who left his family.
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of about 700 men was assigned to fill the ranks at Fort Strother for Andrew Jackson after the December 1813 "mutiny" of his army. While at Fort Strother, they comprised half of Jackson's forces until mid-January 1814 when their enlistments were up. This regiment was used to keep the lines of communication open and to guard supply lines.
Their route was from Kingston, Tennessee to Fort Armstrong (early December 1813) to Fort Strother. Cherokees friendly to the United States fought with various units of the Tennessee militia and Lieutenant Colonel William Snodgrass commanded a detachment of Cherokees at Fort Armstrong from mid-January to early February 1814
Daniel and Sarah' children are in 1860 cen. are Helen 24, Daniel O. 23, Catharine 20, Martha 19, Edward F. 1, then we have old Samuel-b.1826, who left his family.
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