As a young man, he moved to Tennessee where he met and married Rhoda Beal and lived in Memphis.
With the coming of the War of 1812, he enlisted in Andrew Jackson's West Tennessee Militia and was in Thomas McCrory's regiment until 1814. He fought at the Battle of Talladega and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend where he met a young man named Sam Houston and they became friends.
In 1835, he met Sam Houston again in San Antonio where he and his three sons joined Stephen F. Austin's army. The two men renewed their War of 1812 friendship and traded stories.
--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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Showing posts with label Battle of Talladega. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Talladega. Show all posts
Monday, November 21, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Texas War of 1812 Veterans-- Part 27: Private James Washington Winters, Sr.
PVT. JAMES WASHINGTON WINTERS, SR. (1773-May 23, 1848)
Buried at Winters Memorial Park, New Waverly, Texas.
Born in Halifax County, North Carolina. Private in Col. T. McCrory's Regiment in War of 1812.
Col. Thomas McCrory's regiment was the 2nd Regiment West Tennessee Militia. served October 1813 to January 1814. Part of General Isaac Roberts Second Brigade. Fought at the Battle of Talladega on 9 November 1813.
They had enlisted for just three months and General Jackson tried to get them to stay, but only 20 men did.
--Brock-Perry
Buried at Winters Memorial Park, New Waverly, Texas.
Born in Halifax County, North Carolina. Private in Col. T. McCrory's Regiment in War of 1812.
Col. Thomas McCrory's regiment was the 2nd Regiment West Tennessee Militia. served October 1813 to January 1814. Part of General Isaac Roberts Second Brigade. Fought at the Battle of Talladega on 9 November 1813.
They had enlisted for just three months and General Jackson tried to get them to stay, but only 20 men did.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
November 1813 Timeline-- Part 3: Wilkinson's Army On Way to Montreal and Jackson Wins At Battle of Talladega
NOVEMBER 6, 1813:
Major General James Wilkinson's army, carried in a flotilla of boats, is fired upon and forces a passage past the British Fort Wellington at Prescott, Upper Canada. Wilkinson continues his descent of the St. Lawrence River on his way to attack Montreal, Lower Canada.
NOVEMBER 9, 1813:
American troops under Major General Andrew Jackson defeat Red Stick Muscogee (Creek) fighters beseiging the friendly Muscogee (Creek) village of Talladega, Mississippi Territory. Known as the Battle of Talladega.
-- Brock-Perry
Major General James Wilkinson's army, carried in a flotilla of boats, is fired upon and forces a passage past the British Fort Wellington at Prescott, Upper Canada. Wilkinson continues his descent of the St. Lawrence River on his way to attack Montreal, Lower Canada.
NOVEMBER 9, 1813:
American troops under Major General Andrew Jackson defeat Red Stick Muscogee (Creek) fighters beseiging the friendly Muscogee (Creek) village of Talladega, Mississippi Territory. Known as the Battle of Talladega.
-- Brock-Perry
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