This section contains rosters and payroll registers
for various units from East Tennessee in the War of
1812; submissions of new lists or links to lists are
appreciated. The brief regimental histories are adapted
from information at the Tennessee
State Library and Archives site; see that site for
more information and for a map of the forts mentioned.
1st Regiment of East Tennessee Militia
January 1814-May 1814. Commanded by Colonel Ewen Allison,
reporting to General George Doherty. Doherty's entire
brigade participated in the Battle
of Horseshoe Bend,
where many casualties were suffered. The unit was mostly
organized at Knoxville, from which it traveled to Ross's
Landing in present downtown Chattanooga, to Fort Amstrong,
Fort Deposit, Fort Strother, Fort Williams, and finally
to Horsehoe Bend, returning the by same route. Captain
Hampton's company was at Fort Armstrong in March 1814.
The men were mostly from Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan,
and Washington Counties.
September 1813-December 1813. Commanded by Colonel
Samuel Wear reporting to General James White. The regiment
participated in the destruction
of Hillabee villages.
The men were mostly from Anderson, Blount, Campbell,
Carter, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier, and Washington Counties.
October 1813-January 1814. Commanded by Colonel Samuel
Bunch reporting to General James White. The regiment
participated in the destruction
of Hillabee villages.
It passed through Fort Armstrong in November 1813, with
Cherokees complaining that their livestock was destroyed
for sport by the soldiers. The men were mostly from
Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hawkins, Jefferson,
and Washington Counties.
January 1814-May 1814. Commanded by the same Colonel
Samuel Bunch who commanded the 1st Regiment of Volunteer
Mountain Infantry; served under General George Doherty.
Some companies in the regiment participated in the Battle
of Horseshoe Bend
while others remained at Fort Williams. Many stayed
after the expiration of their service to guard Fort
Strother and Fort Williams. The men were mostly from
Blount, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hawkins,
Jefferson, Knox, Rhea, Sevier, and Washington Counties.
October 1813-February 1814. Commanded by Colonel William
Lillard. These men left Kingston, Tennessee, going through
Fort Armstrong and Fort Strother. They were assigned
to replace men who had been part of a so-called mutiny
against Andrew Jackson. The men were mostly from Cocke,
Grainger, Greene, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sullivan, and
Washington Counties.
September 1813-January 1814. Commanded by Colonel John
Brown reporting to General George Doherty. The regiment
was at Fort Armstrong in November 1813 and at Fort Deposit,
probably protecting supply lines. The men were mostly
from Anderson, Knox, Roane, and Sullivan Counties.
Captain Allen Bacon
Captain Hugh Barton
Captain William Christian
Captain William Neilson
Captain Lunsford Oliver
Captain James Preston
Captain John Underwood
Captain William White
3rd Regiment of East Tennessee Militia
September 1814-May 1815. Commanded by Colonel William
Johnson serving under General Nathaniel Taylor. Organized
at Knoxville, the unit marched through Chattanooga to
the area around Mobile, Alabama, passing through Camp
Ross and Forts Jackson, Claiborne, and Montgomery. Many
were stationed at Camp Mandeville. The men were mostly
from Anderson, Blount, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger,
Greene, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Rhea, Roane, and Sevier
Counties.
November 1814-May 1815. Commanded by Colonel Samuel
Bayless reporting to Major General William Carroll.
Organized in Knoxville. Like the 3rd and 5th regiments,
the 4th was assigned to the defense of the lower Mississippi
Territory; they manned various forts in the area, including
Forts Claiborne, Decatur, and Montgomery. Illness was
common, as were desertionsThe men were mostly from Carter,
Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Jefferson, Sullivan,
and Washington Counties. Dismissed at Mobile, Alabama.
The men were mostly from Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger,
Greene, Sullivan, and Washington Counties.
November 1814-May 1815. Commanded by Colonel Edwin
Booth, reporting to Major General William Carroll. The
regiment was organized at Knoxville and marked to Lookout
Mountain in present-day Chattanooga, to Fort Strother
in Alabama, and finally to the area of Mobile, Alabama;
many of the men are thought to have been stationed at
Camp Mandeville nearby. Most of the companies, including
Slatton's, were dismissed at Mobile after the war. The
men were mostly from Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Hawkins,
Knox, Rhea, Roane, and Sevier Counties.
January 1814-July 1814; commanded by Major Thomas C.
Clark. Little is known other than the unit appears to
have been involved in transferring supplies. The men
were mostly from Bledsoe, Rhea, and Roane Counties.
Captain Allen S. Bacon
Captain James Berry
Captain John Hankins
Lieutenant John Hixson/Hixon
Captain Thomas Walker
East Tennessee Mounted Gunmen
September/October 1814-May 1815. Commanded by Major
John Chiles. Part of an expedition into West Florida
to capture refugee Creek warriors. The men were mostly
from Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson,
Hawkins, Knox, Rhea, and Roane Counties.
January 1814-May 1814. Commanded by the same Colonel
John Brown who earlier commanded the 2nd Regiment of
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry; he reported to General
George Doherty but was under the command of General
John Coffee at the Battle
of Horseshoe Bend.
They marched from East Tennessee to Lookout Mountain
in modern Chattanooga, Fort Strother, Forst Williams,
and Fort Jackson. The men were mostly from Anderson,
Bledsoe, Blount, Cocke, and Roane Counties.
Captain John Chiles
Captain Charles Lewis
Captain James McKamy
Captain Jesse Rainey
Captain James Standifer
Captain John Trimble
Captain William White
Mounted Volunteers of East Tennessee
December 1812-March 1813. Commanded by Colonel John
Williams. This unit want to East Florida, then Spanish
territory, to join with others to take the area from
Spain. Little was accomplished. Most of the men were
from Blount, Grainger, Knox, and Washington Counties.
,
where many casualties were suffered. The unit was mostly
organized at Knoxville, from which it traveled to Ross's
Landing in present downtown Chattanooga, to Fort Amstrong,
Fort Deposit, Fort Strother, Fort Williams, and finally
to Horsehoe Bend, returning the by same route. Captain
Hampton's company was at Fort Armstrong in March 1814.
The men were mostly from Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan,
and Washington Counties.