From Wikipedia.
John Whistler's son, who accompanied him to Fort Dearborn, was born in 1780 and died in 1863.
He was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the 1st U.S. Infantry in June 1801 and promoted to 1st lieutenant in 1807 and captain in December 1812.
When the Army reorganized after the War of 1812, the 1st Infantry was redesignated the 3rd Infantry.
Brevetted to major in 1822 and served ten years at that rank. In April 1826 he was assigned to the 2nd U.S. Infantry and became lieutenant colonel of the 7th Infantry in July 1834.
Colonel of the 4th U.S. Infantry July 1845. Retired April 1861 and died December 4, 1863.
--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.
Showing posts with label 7th U.S. Infantry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7th U.S. Infantry. Show all posts
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Battle of Wildcat Creek (Spur's Defeat)-- Part 3: To Tippecanoe Again
Samuel Hopkins withdrew to Vincennes in Indiana Territory where he angrily discharged his Kentucky militia and raised a new army, consisting of three regiments of Kentucky infantry and one company of the 7th United States Infantry under Major Zachary Taylor and several other groups.
He left Vincennes on November 11, 1812, in search of Indians. Reaching the site of the Tippecanoe battlefield, he burned an Indian village and a Winnebago village was found at the nearby Wildcat Creek and Hopkins decided to attack it.
--Brock-Perry
He left Vincennes on November 11, 1812, in search of Indians. Reaching the site of the Tippecanoe battlefield, he burned an Indian village and a Winnebago village was found at the nearby Wildcat Creek and Hopkins decided to attack it.
--Brock-Perry
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
New Orleans' Jordan B. Noble-- Part 1: Expecting $250,000 for His Drum
From WWL 4 CBS.
Neal Auction Company expects to get as much as $250,000 for Jordan Noble's War of 1812 drum. They have it listed as "The Exceptionally Important Jordan B. Noble Infantry Snare Drum."
It is part of a collection of some 200 items of the Gaspar Cusachs collection who assembled a massive array of New Orleans local history objects before his death in 1929.
Noble's name is signed inside the drum. It is believed he was born a slave in Georgia around 1800.
The National Parks Service says he joined the 7th U.S. regiment in 1913 as a free man and became a drummer. At the Battle of New Orleans, he was one of nearly 900 free men of color who defended his adopted city.
--Brock-Perry
Neal Auction Company expects to get as much as $250,000 for Jordan Noble's War of 1812 drum. They have it listed as "The Exceptionally Important Jordan B. Noble Infantry Snare Drum."
It is part of a collection of some 200 items of the Gaspar Cusachs collection who assembled a massive array of New Orleans local history objects before his death in 1929.
Noble's name is signed inside the drum. It is believed he was born a slave in Georgia around 1800.
The National Parks Service says he joined the 7th U.S. regiment in 1913 as a free man and became a drummer. At the Battle of New Orleans, he was one of nearly 900 free men of color who defended his adopted city.
--Brock-Perry
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