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Wm & his brother, Francis and 1 son of Daniel Boone were among
the 100 men killed. The McBride's were scalped. His will lists 6
children & wife Martha.Other sources list a daughter, Margaret
S. (b.10/25/1768), m. Jacob Scott in 1788.?? Will: Lincoln Co KY
Will Bk A p7, p174
Children:
2 Sarah MCBRIDE b: 15 AUG 1766 + James PRIESTLY
2 William jr MCBRIDE b: 20 APR 1771 d: ~1844 + Jane(Jenny)Haggin
2 Lapsley MCBRIDE b: 17 JUNE 1773 d: 1813 + Elizabeth SMART
2 Martha MCBRIDE b: 18 OCT 1775 d: 10 JAN 1850 + Stephen ARNOLD
d: 1814
2 Elizabeth Floratelle MCBRIDE b: 18 AUG 1778 + John LITTLE
2 Mary(Polly) MCBRIDE b: 19 AUG 1781 + Elijah EMBREE b: 15 JAN
1774 d: 1815"
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Mother: Lydia THOMPSON |
_George SOULE Sr. "the Immigrant"_+ | (1593 - ....) m 1626 _John SOULE Sr.______| | (1632 - 1707) | | |_Mary BECKETT ____________________+ | (1602 - 1676) m 1626 _James SOULE ________| | (1659 - 1744) m 1693| | | _Moses SIMMONS II "the Immigrant"_+ | | | (1604 - 1691) m 1637 | |_Rebecca SIMMONS ____| | (1637 - ....) | | |_Sarah CHANDLER? _________________ | (1622 - 1675) m 1637 | |--Jacob SOULE Sr. | (1700 - ....) | __________________________________ | | | _____________________| | | | | | |__________________________________ | | |_Lydia THOMPSON _____| (1670 - ....) m 1693| | __________________________________ | | |_____________________| | |__________________________________
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"May 14, 1860 - A Marine Detachment, commanded by Capt. Algernon
S. Taylor, from the Washington Navy Yard, participated in the
ceremonies that welcomed the first Japanese Embassy personnel to
Washington.
January 5, 1861 - Secretary of the Navy Touncey ordered that Ft.
Washington, on the Maryland side of the Potomac River just south
of Washington, DC, be garrisoned "to protect public property."
Forty U.S. Marines from the Washington Navy Yard, fully equipped
for 15 days, under the command of Capt. Algernon S. Taylor, were
sent to the fort, a vital link in the defense of the Nation's
Capitol, by either land or water.
April 12, 1861 - Under secret orders from Sec. of the Navy
Welles, Ft. Pickens, FL, was reinforced by landing troops of the
1st U.S. Artillery and one hundred and ten U.S. Marines,
commanded by 2/Lt. John C. Cash"
A Chronological History of the United States Marine Corps during
the Civil War
Src: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4198/history.htm
"The 17th Virginia Infantry was organized at Manassas Junction
in June 10, 1861. It was composed of ten companies, many of
which began as prewar volunteer militias. The volunteers were
from Alexandria, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and
Warren Counties.
The core of these volunteers were four companies organized on
February 18, 1861 as a volunteer militia battalion. The Mount
Vernon Guard, Alexandria Riflemen, Old Dominion Rifles, and the
Alexandria Artillery were attached to the 175th Regiment
(Alexandria), Virginia Militia. On April 2, the General Assembly
passed an act authorizing a battalion be raised in the city of
Alexandria with three companies of infantry and one of
artillery. On April 4, Captain Montgomery Dent Corse, of the Old
Dominion Rifles was unanimously elected to command the battalion
as a Major.
The oldest company, the Mount Vernon Guard, was organized on
June 21, 1842, but always observed July 4 as their anniversary.
The first time they probably appeared in uniform was in October
1842 when the passed in review before President Tyler.
The Alexandria Riflemen were organized on March 10, 1856.
Originally choosing the name "Alexandria Sharp Shooters", they
quickly reconvened their meeting when some realized how the
initials would look painted on the back of their knapsacks. The
change of name to "Alexandria Riflemen" was unanimous. They were
organized, with the Mount Vernon Guard, into a volunteer
battalion under the command of Major Turner Wade Ashby. Ashby
had been a lieutenant in Capt. Corse's company during the
Mexican War.
The Old Dominion Rifles was organized on December 6, 1860.
Organization was complete by January 7, 1861 with the election
of Corse as captain and Arthur Herbert as lieutenant.
The Alexandria Artillery was formed in 1850 as the Mechanical
Artillery. The new name was adopted in 1856.
The battalion went on active duty soon after the Ordinance of
Secession was passed on May 23. Two companies of Irish citizens
of Alexandria were added to the battalion on April 25, 1861--an
artillery company, the Irish Volunteers, and a light infantry
company, the Emmett Guards. Two Fairfax County cavalry companies
joined the battalion, as well--the Chesterfield Troop and the
Fairfax Cavalry, known also as the Washington Home Guard.
Before the end of April, three more companies were attached to
Corse's command at Alexandria:
On April 24, the 80 men of the Loudoun Guard arrived from
Leesburg and went to quarters at Tennesson's old restaurant on
Cameron Street. The light infantry company was organized early
in November, 1859 by Capt. Charles B. Tebbs. They were attached
to the 57th Regiment (Loudoun County), Virginia Militia.
The Fairfax Rifles had been formed at Fairfax Court House by
Capt. William H. Dulany on December 1, 1859 as the Fairfax Rifle
Rangers and attached to the 60th Regiment (Fairfax County)
Virginia Militia. James W. Jackson was an early member of the
60th Militia before moving to Alexandria to become the
co-proprietor of the Marshall House. The Fairfax Rifles joined
Corse under the command of Lt. William A. Barnes on April 25,
1861 and were assigned to barracks on Prince Street, near
Fairfax Street.
Capt. Robert H. Simpson, a teacher, organized the Warren Rifles
in Front Royal. In early 1860, the graduate of VMI attached the
Rifles to the 149th Regiment (Warren County) Virginia Militia.
The company marched to Winchester on April 18, 1861 to enroll
for active service. From there, they proceeded by rail to
Harpers Ferry. Ordered to Alexandria to escort a shipment of
captured arms, they stopped at Front Royal and arrived in
Alexandria on April 26. They were quartered on the north side of
Cameron Street, between Fairfax and Royal Streets.
***By April 27, Corse's command was designated as the Sixth
Battalion of Virginia Volunteers under Lt. Col. Algernon S.
Taylor. The native of Alexandria was commissioned in the
Provisional Army of Virginia and was the nephew of former
President Zachary Taylor.
On May 3, the battalion took an all night train ride from the
Orange and Alexandria station to the Culpeper Court House sixty
miles away. When they discovered an error by a telegraph
operator, who wrote "Battalion" instead of "Battery," they
returned on the morning train less the Alexandria Artillery.
Receiving travel orders on May 5, the battalion left by train at
11 p.m. This time they reached only Springfield Station, ten
miles away, when they found the orders were a mistake. By noon
on the 7th, they were back in Alexandria. This time, Colonel
Taylor was questioned by authorities as to his premature
evacuation of the city. He reported the withdrawal was due to
the inefficient condition of a large part of his battalion and
the vulnerability of his exposed and indefensible position.
Taylor wrote that the two Irish companies, totaling about 240
privates, were armed with altered flintlocks without cartridges
or caps. The Mount Vernon Guard had new muskets, but 52 of the
86 privates were without accouterments, 15 without arms, and
very few had much ammunition. The 53 Warren Rifles had minie
rifles with nine rounds each while the 85 rank and file of the
Old Dominion Rifles had minie rifles with an average of five
rounds and four caps each. Although Taylor's report did not
include the Alexandria Rifles, another made about the same date
reported the 69 men had 50 muskets and no ammunition. The 40
privates of Captain Ball's cavalry company had carbines and
sabers but a limited amount of ammunition. Captain Powell's
Fairfax Cavalry numbered 30 with only 22 mounts and only a few
Colt revolvers.
The authorities in Richmond and Potomac Department headquarters
at Culpeper Court House were evidently not satisfied with
Taylor's report. He lost his command on May 10. His replacement
was Colonel George Hunter Terrett, who had resigned from the U.
S. Marine Corps on April 22 and had been commissioned as a
colonel in the Provisional Army of Virginia by May 7, 1861.
Major Corse had served as assistant general under Taylor and
continued in that capacity under the new commander. ******
The arrival of the gunboat Pawnee at Alexandria caused quite a
bit of excitement. Concern arose over the increased possibility
of an enemy advance from Washington. Guards were placed at the
foot of Cameron Street to keep an eye on the blockading steamer.
Those not on guard duty were regularly at drill by squad, by
company, and by battalion—occasionally under the command of
Colonel Terrett.
On May 18, another Irish company, the O'Connell Guard, was
organized under Captain Stephen W. Prestman and composed largely
of railroad workers. The Alexandria Gazette of May 23 carried an
appeal for ladies to help make uniforms for the new company.
It was also on May 23, 1861 that the polls opened in Alexandria
for the purpose of voting on ratification of the ordinance of
secession. Only 106 voted in opposition, while 983 ratified the
ordinance. By 2 a.m. on the 24th, Union troops had crossed the
Potomac River bridges into Virginia. Steamers carrying the 11th
New York Fire Zouaves under Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth arrived at
the foot of King Street. As the Zouaves landed, pickets fired
shots warning of the enemy's approach and began falling back
toward the city. At about 3 a.m., Captain Simpson rushed to his
Warren Rifles: "Wake up, boys! They are coming! By George, they
are across the bridge!"
Lieutenant Reigart B. Lowry, U. S. Navy, left the Pawnee about
4:30 a.m. to meet with Colonel Terrett and demand the surrender
of Alexandria. The surrender was refused and Terrett announced
he would evacuate the city. He ordered the battalion to assemble
at Lyceum Hall and await further orders. Learning of the enemy
approach by Washington Street, the battalion was ordered to
depart by way of Duke Street at about 6:50 a.m. The Old Dominion
Rifles were almost captured at Peyton's Grove when they were
late getting the order. Captain Herbert managed to get his
riflemen up to the retreating column as it moved westward on
Duke Street and avoided their capture. As they evacuated the
city, they were told that James Jackson had killed Col.
Ellsworth and was, himself, killed instantly by Cpl. Francis
Brownell while attempting to retrieve the Confederate flag
Ellsworth had removed from the roof of the Marshall House. Just
west of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad depot, Terrett's
command stopped several trains returning from the Springfield
Station. The entire command boarded trains and traveled 27 miles
to Manassas Junction."
Src: http://www.fairfaxrifles.org/history.html
"January 12, 1861 - Capt. Josiah Watson, USMC, of the Pensacola
Navy Yard receives orders from Capt. James Armstrong, USN, to
form up his U.S. Marines at the main gate, ready for immediate
service, fully armed and equipped. Pro-Secessionist Navy
Officers, stationed at the Pensacola Navy Yard, orders the
Marine Guard to let the rebel forces pass and take procession of
the Yard.
January 14, 1861 - U.S. Marines manned howitzers preparatory to
the defense of the Washington Navy Yard.
January 16, 1861 - Capt. Algernon S. Taylor, in command of Fort
Washington, wrote Marine Commandant Col. John Harris, regarding
the "defenseless and pregnable" condition of the fort. Taylor
requested reinforcements, commenting that he did "not wish to be
placed in a position to detract form the high character of my
Corps."
Src: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4198/history.htm
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