Officers, NCOs and musicians in Captain Thomas Morgan's Company from Scioto County, Ohio.
Capt. Thomas Morgan
Lt. James Emerson
Ensign James McLain
Ensign John Clemus
Sergt. Nathaniel Barber
Sergt. Samuel Wilson
Sergt. George Weider
Sergt. Job Goslee
Sergt. Isaac Johnston
Corp. James Dawson
Corp. Jesse Martin
Corp. William Sullivan
Corp. Thomas Lasborough
Corp. James Furnace
Corp. John Thebus
Fifer John Funk
Drummer Isaac Wheeler
There were also 84 privates.
--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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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016
Ohio War of 1812 Veteran John Funk Honored-- Part 1
From the December 1, 2016, Community Common (Ohio).
John Funk was a fifer in Captain Thomas Morgan's Company from Ross and Scioto counties, Ohio, and served in the militia twice. The first time from July 28 to September 9, 1812 and second from February 13 to March 18, 1814.
He was born March 30, 1790, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and died February 18, 1859, in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
Members of the Scioto Valley Volunteers (SW) Chapter, United States Daughters of the War of 1812, Ohio Society, are planning a grave marking ceremony for John Funk in the next several weeks.
--Brock-Perry
John Funk was a fifer in Captain Thomas Morgan's Company from Ross and Scioto counties, Ohio, and served in the militia twice. The first time from July 28 to September 9, 1812 and second from February 13 to March 18, 1814.
He was born March 30, 1790, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and died February 18, 1859, in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
Members of the Scioto Valley Volunteers (SW) Chapter, United States Daughters of the War of 1812, Ohio Society, are planning a grave marking ceremony for John Funk in the next several weeks.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Duncan McArthur of Ohio: War Record
From Wikipedia.
June 14, 1772 to April 29, 1839
Military officer and politician from Ohio.
When he first became a representative, he was in the Ohio state militia and later was appointed a brigadier general in the U.S. Army.
McArthur was appointed a colonel of Ohio volunteers and was second in command to General William Hull at Fort Detroit. (This is when he commanded the Scioto Valley Volunteers which I have written about already.) He and Col. Lewis Cass were not at Detroit when Hull surrendered and were greatly angered that Hull had surrendered, especially in that they were included in the surrender.
McArthur is said to have torn off his epaulettes and broken his sword in a fit of rage when they heard. But historians have said similar things about other American officers with Hull. The British paroled him and returned him to Ohio.
He later commanded a brigade under Gen. William Henry Harrison during the Battle of the Thames. After Harrison's resignation, he commanded the Army of the Northwest and did so until 1817.
He negotiated the Treaty of Fort Meigs of 1817 for peace and land cessions by the Indians. His burial place is at Grandview Cemetery in Chillacothe, Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
June 14, 1772 to April 29, 1839
Military officer and politician from Ohio.
When he first became a representative, he was in the Ohio state militia and later was appointed a brigadier general in the U.S. Army.
McArthur was appointed a colonel of Ohio volunteers and was second in command to General William Hull at Fort Detroit. (This is when he commanded the Scioto Valley Volunteers which I have written about already.) He and Col. Lewis Cass were not at Detroit when Hull surrendered and were greatly angered that Hull had surrendered, especially in that they were included in the surrender.
McArthur is said to have torn off his epaulettes and broken his sword in a fit of rage when they heard. But historians have said similar things about other American officers with Hull. The British paroled him and returned him to Ohio.
He later commanded a brigade under Gen. William Henry Harrison during the Battle of the Thames. After Harrison's resignation, he commanded the Army of the Northwest and did so until 1817.
He negotiated the Treaty of Fort Meigs of 1817 for peace and land cessions by the Indians. His burial place is at Grandview Cemetery in Chillacothe, Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Further Research on the Robert Lucas in John Lucas' Company
I still do not know what the relationship might have been between John Lucas and this Robert Lucas. But I did come across the name of a Col. Robert Lucas buried in the Lucas Family Cemetery at Elmwood Estate in Sheperdstown, West Virginia.
He was the brother of Mary Lucas Lucas, wife of John Lucas. Birth date was listed as 1795 and death in 1880. This would have put him at age 17 during the War of 1812. It is possible that he went to Scioto County along with his sister and was a part of his brother-in-law's company (which also might have given him the title of "Colonel" as he is listed as at the cemetery.
He never married.
Perhaps? --Brock-Perry
He was the brother of Mary Lucas Lucas, wife of John Lucas. Birth date was listed as 1795 and death in 1880. This would have put him at age 17 during the War of 1812. It is possible that he went to Scioto County along with his sister and was a part of his brother-in-law's company (which also might have given him the title of "Colonel" as he is listed as at the cemetery.
He never married.
Perhaps? --Brock-Perry
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Captain John Lucas, Founder of Lucasville, Ohio-- Part 1
From Capt. John Lucas Find-A-Grave.
CAPTAIN JOHN LUCAS
Born June 6, 1787, in Berkeley County, now in West Virginia, but Virginia at the time.
Died July 31, 1825, in Lucasville, Ohio, Scioto County.
Buried at Lucasville Cemetery, Scioto County (where 3,585 are interred).
He has a War of 12812 marker that reads: "John Lucas, Captain 1 Ohio Militia, War of 1812, 1787-1825."
--Brock-Perry
CAPTAIN JOHN LUCAS
Born June 6, 1787, in Berkeley County, now in West Virginia, but Virginia at the time.
Died July 31, 1825, in Lucasville, Ohio, Scioto County.
Buried at Lucasville Cemetery, Scioto County (where 3,585 are interred).
He has a War of 12812 marker that reads: "John Lucas, Captain 1 Ohio Militia, War of 1812, 1787-1825."
--Brock-Perry
Monday, February 15, 2016
Ohio Militia Service in the War of 1812: Enrolled and Volunteer Militia
From "Notes on Clothing and Equipment of the Ohio Militia During the War of 1812" by James T. Brenner.
Since I was writing about Captain David Roop not dressing in an "officer-like manner," I found this of interest.
Ohio's militia was divided into enrolled militia and volunteer militia.
Enrolled Militia consisted of all eligible males age 18 to 45 and could be called up to service by the governor or other authorized official for a period of service, usually limited to no more than three months. With few exceptions, this service usually was within state borders.
Volunteer Militia came from the enrolled militia and volunteered to augment the regular army. They received the same pay and allowance as the regulars and served for an extended period, sometimes for 12 months.
Enrolled Militia provided their own equipment and arms. The federal government provided the same for the volunteer militia.
Obviously, David Roop's and John Lucas' companies were Volunteer Militia.
--Brock-Perry
Since I was writing about Captain David Roop not dressing in an "officer-like manner," I found this of interest.
Ohio's militia was divided into enrolled militia and volunteer militia.
Enrolled Militia consisted of all eligible males age 18 to 45 and could be called up to service by the governor or other authorized official for a period of service, usually limited to no more than three months. With few exceptions, this service usually was within state borders.
Volunteer Militia came from the enrolled militia and volunteered to augment the regular army. They received the same pay and allowance as the regulars and served for an extended period, sometimes for 12 months.
Enrolled Militia provided their own equipment and arms. The federal government provided the same for the volunteer militia.
Obviously, David Roop's and John Lucas' companies were Volunteer Militia.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, February 12, 2016
Captain Roop's Company-- Part 4: "Man of Marked Bravery and Very Popular"
From a "Standard History of the Hanging Rock Iron region of Ohio."
CAPTAIN ROOP'S COMPANY
There were 47 men in Captain Roop's Company, among whom were seven members of the Noel family into which the captain afterwards married.
"The same David Roop, although slovenly in his dress, fond of whiskey, and not strong for discipline among his privates, was a man of marked bravery and very popular.
"he was court-martialed several times during the Detroit campaign for various breaches of good conduct and discipline, but the members of his company persisted in reelecting him and the authorities of the regular army had to succumb.
"Captain Roop returned home after the surrender and married a daughter of Peter Noel on Pond Creek, five miles west of Portsmouth (Ohio)."
--Brock-Perry
CAPTAIN ROOP'S COMPANY
There were 47 men in Captain Roop's Company, among whom were seven members of the Noel family into which the captain afterwards married.
"The same David Roop, although slovenly in his dress, fond of whiskey, and not strong for discipline among his privates, was a man of marked bravery and very popular.
"he was court-martialed several times during the Detroit campaign for various breaches of good conduct and discipline, but the members of his company persisted in reelecting him and the authorities of the regular army had to succumb.
"Captain Roop returned home after the surrender and married a daughter of Peter Noel on Pond Creek, five miles west of Portsmouth (Ohio)."
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Scioto County's Captain David Roop-- Part 3: A True Backwoodsman
" David Roop was a fair specimen and true type of the ancient backwoodsman and hunter. He was a brave and generous to a fault. he was uneducated and uncouth in even his manner and conversation.
"Industrious in his habits, but rather too fond of whiskey. he belonged to a class that is fast dying out, and the time is not too far distant when the backwoods hunter will be known only to history."
--Brock-Perry
"Industrious in his habits, but rather too fond of whiskey. he belonged to a class that is fast dying out, and the time is not too far distant when the backwoods hunter will be known only to history."
--Brock-Perry
Scioto County's Captain David Roop-- Part 2: Very Unofficerlike In Appearance and Liked His Whiskey
"Captain Roop was a man of undoubted courage, but very unofficerlike in his appearance. He would not be troubled with a sword, but carried the same arms and dressed in his linsey hunting shirt, the same as his men.
"As he had to associate with officers, some of whom belonged to the regular army, they court-martialed him for his unofficerlike appearance, broke him of his commission, and reduced him to the ranks. The next day the company elected him Captain again. They let it run on a few days, and Roop, being fond of whiskey, got tight. Thereupon the officers had him tried by court-martial, found him guilty of drunkenness and broke him again.
"The second time they elected him Captain. They then told the officers they might go and break him as often as they pleased, they would elect him Captain just as often. So the officers had to give up and let him dress and do as he pleased."
Quite a Guy. --Brock-Perry
"As he had to associate with officers, some of whom belonged to the regular army, they court-martialed him for his unofficerlike appearance, broke him of his commission, and reduced him to the ranks. The next day the company elected him Captain again. They let it run on a few days, and Roop, being fond of whiskey, got tight. Thereupon the officers had him tried by court-martial, found him guilty of drunkenness and broke him again.
"The second time they elected him Captain. They then told the officers they might go and break him as often as they pleased, they would elect him Captain just as often. So the officers had to give up and let him dress and do as he pleased."
Quite a Guy. --Brock-Perry
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Scioto County's Captain David Roop-- Part 1: Man of Undoubted Courage
From "History of Lower Scioto County, Ohio."
"Captain Roop always carried a rifle instead of a sword, and at the battle of Brownstown, where our men were put to flight, Roop, being a stout, athletic man, as well as swift of foot, told his men to seek their safety as quick as possible by flight and that he would keep the Indians at bay with his rifle and tomahawk as long as he could, and if they pressed him to closely he could outrun the swiftest Indian among them.
"In this way he brought all his men off safely. He shot several Indians just as they were on the point of tomahawking some of the men.
"He saved the life of George McDougal by shooting an Indian who was drawing his hatchett to strike the fatal blow."
--Brock-Perry
"Captain Roop always carried a rifle instead of a sword, and at the battle of Brownstown, where our men were put to flight, Roop, being a stout, athletic man, as well as swift of foot, told his men to seek their safety as quick as possible by flight and that he would keep the Indians at bay with his rifle and tomahawk as long as he could, and if they pressed him to closely he could outrun the swiftest Indian among them.
"In this way he brought all his men off safely. He shot several Indians just as they were on the point of tomahawking some of the men.
"He saved the life of George McDougal by shooting an Indian who was drawing his hatchett to strike the fatal blow."
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Another Scioto Company Called in 1813
From the Military History of Scioto County from 1812 to 1865. This is a chapter in the book "History of Lower Scioto Valley Ohio."
In 1813, a regiment was called out for short service, just 60 days, but did not stay in the field for long.
It was commanded by Colonel Peter Noel. Was he the same one who was a private in David Roop's company from 1812?
Captain Thomas Morgan commanded a company. Also Captain John Lindsay, who was captain of the first rifle organized in town or county.
Among the volunteers in July 1813 were Willaim B. Scott, John Funk, Jacob Woodbridge, John Lindsey, Thomas Morgan and Samuel Marshall.
I also wrote about a Captain John Storer's Scioto company last week which served July 28, 1813, to August 28, 1813.
--Brock-Perry
In 1813, a regiment was called out for short service, just 60 days, but did not stay in the field for long.
It was commanded by Colonel Peter Noel. Was he the same one who was a private in David Roop's company from 1812?
Captain Thomas Morgan commanded a company. Also Captain John Lindsay, who was captain of the first rifle organized in town or county.
Among the volunteers in July 1813 were Willaim B. Scott, John Funk, Jacob Woodbridge, John Lindsey, Thomas Morgan and Samuel Marshall.
I also wrote about a Captain John Storer's Scioto company last week which served July 28, 1813, to August 28, 1813.
--Brock-Perry
Scioto County Company Was a Family Affair: Capt. David Roop's Company
I went through the rest of the list of privates and found quite a few people sharing the same last name:
Andrew Glaze
John Glaze
Pachart Glaze
Abraham Gronnger
John Gronnger
George McDougal
Joseph McDougal
James Randan
John Randan
Isaac Smith
John Smith
George Wilcoxen
Levin Wilcoxen
Thomas Wilcoxen
There was also a Walta Willcoxen
Corp. John Carey
Pvt. William Carey
Serving With relatives? --Brock-Perry
Andrew Glaze
John Glaze
Pachart Glaze
Abraham Gronnger
John Gronnger
George McDougal
Joseph McDougal
James Randan
John Randan
Isaac Smith
John Smith
George Wilcoxen
Levin Wilcoxen
Thomas Wilcoxen
There was also a Walta Willcoxen
Corp. John Carey
Pvt. William Carey
Serving With relatives? --Brock-Perry
Monday, February 8, 2016
Companies From Ohio's Scioto County-- Part 5: The Noel Family in Roop's Company
In the last post, Feb. 5, I mentioned three Noel Brothers being paroled after General Hull's surrender at Detroit and landing in Ohio and walking back to Scioto County on the Ohio River. They were met part way by their father who brought horses and they rode back.
The only name given was Peter Noel was looking at the company roster to see the names of the other Noel brothers and was surprised to see a lot of Noels listed on the roster.
John Noel Jr.
John Noel Sr.
Peter Noel, Jr.
Peter Noel Sr.
Phillip Noel
Abraham Noel
Daniel Noel
Jacob Noel
I imagine they very likely were all related.
--Brock-Perry
The only name given was Peter Noel was looking at the company roster to see the names of the other Noel brothers and was surprised to see a lot of Noels listed on the roster.
John Noel Jr.
John Noel Sr.
Peter Noel, Jr.
Peter Noel Sr.
Phillip Noel
Abraham Noel
Daniel Noel
Jacob Noel
I imagine they very likely were all related.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, February 5, 2016
Companies From Ohio's Scioto County-- Part 4: The Surrender of Detroit
On August 16, 1812, General William Hull surrendered Detroit without firing a shot. "It has always been an unsettled question whether General Hull treacherously sold the army to Brock, the British General, or was too imbecile to make any defense. However, the surrender was complete, and Hull was branded a traitor."
The American Army, along with the Scioto County companies of David Roop and John Lucas, received parole and were put on transports and landed at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and made their way home the best they could.
Peter Noel and his three brothers commenced walking home across Ohio, but their father got word of their return and took horses to Circleville where they met. They rode home.
The companies lost just one man in their brief service. He died in Detroit.
Colonels Cass and McArthur were away from Detroit when Hull surrendered and it is believed that had they been there, Hull would not have surrendered.
--Brock-Perry
The American Army, along with the Scioto County companies of David Roop and John Lucas, received parole and were put on transports and landed at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River and made their way home the best they could.
Peter Noel and his three brothers commenced walking home across Ohio, but their father got word of their return and took horses to Circleville where they met. They rode home.
The companies lost just one man in their brief service. He died in Detroit.
Colonels Cass and McArthur were away from Detroit when Hull surrendered and it is believed that had they been there, Hull would not have surrendered.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Captains Roop and Lucas' Companies from Scioto County-- Part 1: Formation and March to Detroit
From the History of the Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio.
In the spring of 1812, Governor Meigs of Ohio issued a call for volunteers to defend the state from Indians and the increasing tension with England. He called for two regiments of volunteers and Scioto County provided two companies..
The first company was commanded by David Roop and went to Chillicothe where they received their arms and equipment. Then they went to Dayton where they met up with volunteers from Cincinnati and the Miami Valley. Here they were organized into the First Ohio regiment under the command of Col. Duncan McArthur.
From there they went to Urbana, then on the frontier. They joined the small army of General Hull and marched through the wilderness to Detroit.
--Brock-Perry
In the spring of 1812, Governor Meigs of Ohio issued a call for volunteers to defend the state from Indians and the increasing tension with England. He called for two regiments of volunteers and Scioto County provided two companies..
The first company was commanded by David Roop and went to Chillicothe where they received their arms and equipment. Then they went to Dayton where they met up with volunteers from Cincinnati and the Miami Valley. Here they were organized into the First Ohio regiment under the command of Col. Duncan McArthur.
From there they went to Urbana, then on the frontier. They joined the small army of General Hull and marched through the wilderness to Detroit.
--Brock-Perry
A Third Company From Scioto County?: Lt. David Storer's Company
From same source as yesterday.
Roll of Lieut. David Storer' Company (Probably Scioto County)
Served July 28,-Aug. 28, 1813.
The other twocompanies mention yesterday both served April 27-Sept. 30, 1812, so there must have been another emergency to get this group called to service.
Lt. David Storer
Ensign James Hutton
SERGEANTS
Adam Logen
James Smith
CORPORALs
William Hower
Isaac Wooley
16 privates
This was a much smaller group and led by only a lieutenant instead of a captain.
--Brock-Perry
Roll of Lieut. David Storer' Company (Probably Scioto County)
Served July 28,-Aug. 28, 1813.
The other twocompanies mention yesterday both served April 27-Sept. 30, 1812, so there must have been another emergency to get this group called to service.
Lt. David Storer
Ensign James Hutton
SERGEANTS
Adam Logen
James Smith
CORPORALs
William Hower
Isaac Wooley
16 privates
This was a much smaller group and led by only a lieutenant instead of a captain.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Roll of Captain John Lucas' Company
From the Ohio Military Index.
Yesterday I also mentioned this company as being from Scioto County and serving in the war.
They are listed as being from Scioto County.
Captain John Lucas
Lieutenant Dennis Murphy
Ensign Joseph Barber
SERGEANTS
William Baird
Jeremiah Downing
Robert Darlington
Richard Hammell
William Clerk
CORPORALS
William Nice
Robert Givens
Richard McAuley
Noah Davis
43 privates listed.
--Brock-Perry
Yesterday I also mentioned this company as being from Scioto County and serving in the war.
They are listed as being from Scioto County.
Captain John Lucas
Lieutenant Dennis Murphy
Ensign Joseph Barber
SERGEANTS
William Baird
Jeremiah Downing
Robert Darlington
Richard Hammell
William Clerk
CORPORALS
William Nice
Robert Givens
Richard McAuley
Noah Davis
43 privates listed.
--Brock-Perry
Roll of Capt. David Rupe's (Roop) Company
From Ohio Military Index.
Yesterday I mentioned two companies raised from Ohio's Scioto County. One was Captain David Roop's Company.
The company was listed as probably from Scioto County.
Served from April 27 to September 30, 1812.
Captain David Rupe (Roop)
Lt. Thomas Arnold
Ensign Richard McDougal (the Army had this rank back then as well as Navy)
SERGEANTS
Benjamin Rankins
James Cochran
William Coberly
Mesbach Plowman
CORPORALS
Beasan Faily
John Carey
Thomas Blivins
Daniel Rardin
Drummer Enos Mustard and 45 privates (listed art site)
--Brock-Perry
Yesterday I mentioned two companies raised from Ohio's Scioto County. One was Captain David Roop's Company.
The company was listed as probably from Scioto County.
Served from April 27 to September 30, 1812.
Captain David Rupe (Roop)
Lt. Thomas Arnold
Ensign Richard McDougal (the Army had this rank back then as well as Navy)
SERGEANTS
Benjamin Rankins
James Cochran
William Coberly
Mesbach Plowman
CORPORALS
Beasan Faily
John Carey
Thomas Blivins
Daniel Rardin
Drummer Enos Mustard and 45 privates (listed art site)
--Brock-Perry
Monday, February 1, 2016
War of 1812 Scioto Valley Volunteers
From the Scioto Valley Volunteers Chapter, Portsmouth, Ohio Society of the Daughters of 1812 site.
This is a fairly new chapter, having been established in 2013.
On March 24, 1803, the Ohio general Assembly authorized the creation of Scioto County. After the War of 1812, the counties of Lawrence, Pike and Jackson were formed from Scioto County in 1815 and 1816.
The people of Scioto Valley, Ohio, are primarily descendants of men who fought in Lord Dunsmore's War and the American Revolution. Indians were a constant treat and when the U.S. declared war on Britain in 1812, county men flocked to the colors. Two companies were formed, one under the command of Captain David Roop and the other under Captain John Lucas.
They were involved in 2 or 3 severe skirmishes.
--Brock-Perry
This is a fairly new chapter, having been established in 2013.
On March 24, 1803, the Ohio general Assembly authorized the creation of Scioto County. After the War of 1812, the counties of Lawrence, Pike and Jackson were formed from Scioto County in 1815 and 1816.
The people of Scioto Valley, Ohio, are primarily descendants of men who fought in Lord Dunsmore's War and the American Revolution. Indians were a constant treat and when the U.S. declared war on Britain in 1812, county men flocked to the colors. Two companies were formed, one under the command of Captain David Roop and the other under Captain John Lucas.
They were involved in 2 or 3 severe skirmishes.
--Brock-Perry
U.S. Daughters of 1812, Scioto Valley Volunteers Holds Ceremony
From the October 22, 2015, Community Commons "Memorial Monument dedicated.
On October 3, the U.S. Daughters of 1812, Scioto Valley Volunteers (SVV) Chapter had a dedication ceremony in Portsmouth, Ohio's Tracy Park of a memorial monument in memory of War of 1812 veterans.
They also had a salute to a War of 1812 flag and a brief history of Scioto County in the war. The monument was donated by Flowers Monument Company of Lucasville.
--Brock-Perry
On October 3, the U.S. Daughters of 1812, Scioto Valley Volunteers (SVV) Chapter had a dedication ceremony in Portsmouth, Ohio's Tracy Park of a memorial monument in memory of War of 1812 veterans.
They also had a salute to a War of 1812 flag and a brief history of Scioto County in the war. The monument was donated by Flowers Monument Company of Lucasville.
--Brock-Perry
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