JAMES GIBSON SWISHER (1794-1862)
In the War of 1812 he served in Captain David Mason's company of Tennessee militia from August 18, 1813 to May 21, 1814, and in Captain John Donelson's company of United States Mounted Rangers from September 2, 1814, to September 2, 1815.
He participated in the two battles for New Orleans.
He and his family moved to Texas in 1833 and he was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He was a veteran of the Siege of Bexar.
Swisher County, Texas is named for him.
Buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Texas.
--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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