Served from October 1813 to February 1814. Commanded by Col. William Lillard. They left Kingston, Tennessee, going through Fort Armstrong and Fort Strother.
They were assigned to replace men who had been part of the so-called mutiny against Andrew Jackson.
They were mostly from Cocke, Grainger, Greenem Hawkins, Jefferson, Sullivan and Washington counties.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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