I was interested in John Ferdinand Webber's War of 1812 unit, the 31st U.S. Infantry. Unfortunately, I was unable to find out much about it, or the Battle of Shadage Woods. I did find out it was a Vermont regiment (as was the 30th U.S. Infantry).
With Webber's company commander, Captain S. Dickinson, I found out the "S" stood for Silas. Beyond that I couldn't find anything about him.
Nor was there any mention of a Battle of Shadage Woods other than in regards to Webber fighting at it. It might possibly be referring to the Battle of Longwoods.
I did find mention of a Captain Rufus Stewart, 31st Regiment U.S. Infantry who served from December 25, 1813, to June 7, 1815. He was asked to raise a company of Vermont militia who patrolled the Vermont-Canada border to prevent smuggling. He was at the Battle of Plattsburgh.
--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.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Texas War of 1812 Veterans-- Part 16: John Ferdinand Webber
JOHN FERDINAND WEBBER (1794-1884)
Born in Vermont. Also known as "Juan Fernando." During the War of 1812, he was in Captain S. Dickinson's Company, 31st U.S. Infantry from May 23, 1813, to May 31, 1814. Fought at the Battle of Shadage Woods.
After the war, he eventually ended up at Austin's colony in Texas in 1824. He married a slave, whom he freed and had eight children with her. He did not fight in the Texas Revolution.
Later, he was the first settler in Webber's Prairie in Travis County, Texas, but in the 1840s, with more settlers moving into the area from the South, he found that they did not approve of his mixed marriage and he moved his family in 1853 to land near Hidalgo, Texas, on the Rio Grande River where he established Webber's Ranch.
Webber was a staunch Unionist and felt forced to move to Mexico during the Civil War, but returned in 1865. He is buried in Webber cemetery in Hildalgi, Texas.
--Brock-Perry
Born in Vermont. Also known as "Juan Fernando." During the War of 1812, he was in Captain S. Dickinson's Company, 31st U.S. Infantry from May 23, 1813, to May 31, 1814. Fought at the Battle of Shadage Woods.
After the war, he eventually ended up at Austin's colony in Texas in 1824. He married a slave, whom he freed and had eight children with her. He did not fight in the Texas Revolution.
Later, he was the first settler in Webber's Prairie in Travis County, Texas, but in the 1840s, with more settlers moving into the area from the South, he found that they did not approve of his mixed marriage and he moved his family in 1853 to land near Hidalgo, Texas, on the Rio Grande River where he established Webber's Ranch.
Webber was a staunch Unionist and felt forced to move to Mexico during the Civil War, but returned in 1865. He is buried in Webber cemetery in Hildalgi, Texas.
--Brock-Perry
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