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William Atherton (January 10, 1793 – September 11, 1863) was an American soldier, rifleman and veteran of the War of 1812 from Shelbyville, Kentucky. [1] He was a private in Captain John Simpson's company [2] of the 1st Rifle Regiment.
On the night of December 23, nearby American forces, including D'Aquin's unit, launched a sortie against the plantation in two columns, supported by the USS Carolina on the river. After several hours of haphazard, unorganized combat, the British position was stiffened with reinforcements and Jackson gave the order to withdraw.
John Lawrence Burns [1] (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872 [2]) was an American soldier and constable. A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He was wounded, but survived to become a national celebrity.
George Mathews (August 30, 1739 – August 30, 1812) was an American soldier and politician from the U.S. States of Virginia and Georgia.He was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army, the 20th and 24th Governor of Georgia, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida.
War of 1812 Battle of Baltimore (1814) ( DOW ) Frederick Hall, who used the alias William Williams was a runaway African American slave who enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and died from a mortal wound while defending Fort McHenry from the British naval bombardment in 1814.
Pages in category "United States Army personnel of the War of 1812" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 215 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
William Wells (c. 1770 – 15 August 1812), also known as Apekonit ("Carrot top"), was the son-in-law of Chief Little Turtle of the Miami. He fought for the Miami in the Northwest Indian War. During the course of that war, he became a United States Army officer, and also served in the War of 1812.