WAR OF 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Britain between 1812 and 1815.
Three main theaters of operation:
  • Creek War of 1813-14
  •  the British blockade
  •   British occupation of St. Marys (central Georgia militia were sent here) and Cumberland Island in 1814-15.
  • MAPS
    Southern Frontier
    Jackson's Operations  Creek County & around Mobile

    SOLDIERS *Known Burials

  • Captains - Militia District 1812
  • James Attaway
  • *Amos Fox Byington    3/20/1793 - 11/5/1874 War of 1812 Ga. Pvt Fort’s Co. Newnan’s Co., buried Byington Family Cemetery
  • *William J. Dixon    1792 - 1838 34 Rect Ga. Militia War of 1812, buried Bethel Cemetery. Grave Photo
  • *Isaac Hall, (Cuzza A. widow,) buried Red Level Cemetery;  1883 Federal Pensions
  • Hillory Hartley, Rhoda, widow
  • *Edward Hickman, (Anna Hickman, widow) Edward Hickman, b. 1788, d. before 1860.  He is buried in an unmarked grave in Hickman Cemetery near Gordon.
  • His grave is marked with a large rock.Lindy  1883 Federal Pensions
  • John H.Hicks 1883 Federal Pensions
  • John L. Jones
  • Joseph Jones
  • Cyprian Mayo
  • William Pace, died 1874 (Nancy Pace, widow) 1883 Federal Pensions
  • George W. Parker
  • Ryle, Amelia Ryle, Irwinton widow 1883 Federal Pensions
  • *Malachi Madison Sanders, Sr.   1785 - 12/5/1873  War of 1812 2nd Ga. Militia, buried Ramah Cemetery
  • James Alexander Ross 
  • John Tomberlin
  • John R. Turner 3rd Regiment (Wimberly's), Georgia Militia War of 1812, Private, from: US War of 1812 Service Records, image #2052, Family Search.org
  • (married to Lucretia Cannon, daughter of Nathaniel Cannon)
  • Jeremiah Walker, died 1875, (Joanna, widow) 1883 Federal Pensions
  • *Richard Whitaker   3/16/1782 - 5/6/1844   Crowell’s Co. Ga. Mil. War of 1812, buried Whitaker Cemetery (link)
  • JAMES ATTAWAY 
    James Attaway was born about 1785, in Georgia.  He enlisted as a private in Captain Isaac Halls’ Co., Georgia Militia, of Wilkinson County and was a substitute for Washington Gibson.  James served from November 21, 1814 and was discharged March 8, 1815.  He married Ellen Hawthorn(e), in March 1817, in Wilkinson County, who could have been related to another revolutionary soldier, John Hawthorn(e).  They lived in Wilkinson in 1820.  In June 12, 1834, he purchased 41.44 acres in Wilcox County, Alabama and lived there until he purchased additional acreage in Dallas County, Alabama.  These purchases were for 39.85 acres on October 16, 1835, and a total of 79.74 acres on August 7, 1837.  Sometime before 1840, he moved to Louisiana    On December 3, 1850, James applied for a revolutionary war pension while living in (Shreveport) Caddo County, Louisiana. Elisha Attaway and William Stuckey, both of Caddo County, signed affidavits supporting James’ claim on August 11, 1851.  (The William Stuckey was born about 1798, in South Carolina and was of a minimal relationship to the Wilkinson County Stuckey clan.) 
    On June 15, 1850, James and Ellen’s family were enumerated in Caddo County, Louisiana.
    1. Benjamin Attaway, ca: 1828, Wilkinson County, Georgia
    Mar: Margaret L. Ray, September 11, 1842, Caddo County.
    2. William Attaway, ca: 1831, Alabama
    3. Silas Attaway, ca: 1835, Alabama
    4. Daniel Attaway, ca: 1838, Alabama (twin)
    5. Hosea Attaway, ca: 1838, Alabama (twin)
    1860 Lived in Household of Richard Caldwell (baker) in Macon County, Al.)
    6. Thomas J. Attaway, ca: 1840, Alabama
    Enlisted: 5/17/1861, pvt., Co. F, at New Orleans, La.  He served in the Shreveport Rangers, 3rd Reg. Inf. From Caddo County.
    7. Martha Attaway, ca: 1844, Alabama
    8. John Attaway, ca: 1846, Alabama
    9. Fennie Attaway (female) ca: 1848, Alabama.
     

    No further research.
    Research of: Eliz. Brewer 2012
    Source(s)
    1.  Fold 3 for revolutionary war data
    2.  Ancestry for censuses
    3.  Bureau of Land Records.
    Submitted and copyright  by R. Elizabeth Brewer

    JOHN L. JONES
     Nov. 21, 1814, John L. Jones enlisted as Private in  Capt. Lewis Lee's Company of Infantry in the 3rd  Regiment of the Georgia Militia under the command of  Col. Ezekiel Wimberly.  On Nov. 21, John L. had  travelled 30 miles from his residence to the rendezvous  at Camp Hope.  By Dec. 8, 1814 John L.  was listed  "absent sick" on the Muster Roll (Capt. Isaac Hall's  Company) at Camp Darien.  John L. Jones was listed as  "absent sick" on an undated Muster Pay Roll record and  his pay was $8 per month and received rations pay of  18-cents.  His service of 3 months, 20 days was  rewarded with $29.52 upon discharge March 8, 1815.

     NOTES:
     John L Jones' service record (resident of Wilkinson  County, GA and m. to Lucy Taliaferro, dtr. of John  Taliaferro and Mary Hardin of Caroline Co, VA Surry  Co., NCWilkes/Hancock County, GA/Baldwin County,  GA/Wilkinson County, GA). 

    JOSEPH JONES

     Nov. 17, 1814, Joseph Jones enlisted as Private in  Capt. Jesse Thomas' Company of Infantry in the 3rd  Regiment of the Georgia Militia under the command of  Col. Ezekiel Wimberly.  On Nov. 21, Joseph had  travelled 60 miles from his residence (apparently near  Madison) to the rendezvous at Camp Hope near Fort  Hawkins. By Dec. 16, Joseph was listed present on the  Muster Roll at Camp Darien on Dec. 16, 1814.  It  appears his pay was $8 per month and received rations
     pay of 18-cents.  His service of 4 months, 6 days was  rewarded with $34.26 upon discharge May 20, 1815.

     NOTES:
     Information about Camp Darien is sketchy but it is  believed to have been a trading center and militia post  at Darien, GA on the banks of the Altamaha River as it  enters the Atlantic Ocean near Brunswick, GA.

     Camp Hope - east of Macon  http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/bibb1865map.htm  This map shows both Fort Hawkins and Camp Hope in 1865.

     NOTES:
     (Joseph Jones died in  1827 in Wilkinson County.  He was the husband of Mary  believed to be Anderson/Manderson.  He was probably  born in Maryland and migrated to Wilkes/Surry County,  NC and was in SC prior to moving to GA in the early  1800's.  Several children remained in Wilkinson County  after his death).

    Chris Jones copyright 2004

    submitted by Chris Jones


    James Alexander Ross 
    Private in Capt. Isaac Hall's and Capt Lewis Lee companies, Wimberly's Third Georgia.  Married wife Hester October 31, 1816. He widow, who  lived in Isabella, Worth County
    received his pension until her death. Source: Military and Pension Records. Submitted by G. W. Ross.
    .

    Malachi Madison Sanders, Sr.
     was born in South Carolina in 1771. He married Margaret Watson in Newberry, South Carolina May 27, 1804. He moved to Georgia to Putnam Co. Ga. and is on a tax list there in 1812. Malachi joined the military Nov.01, 1814, in Eatonton,Ga. He received a honorable discharge in Savannah, Ga.the first day of March 1815. The treaty with Great Britain was at that time and that was the end of the WAR OF 1812.This information  is from the application for the pension by the Mary Saunders that is in The National Archives in Washington D.C..His first wife died in Jan 13,1854. Malachi served as a private in the Georgia Militia under Capt .D.Rosser's company and the Regiment under Colonel Jeth Thomas. Malachi was granted land for his service war and also received a pension in 1872.The number of the pension in 20,090. Malachi died Dec. 05,1873 .Malachi fought in two other WARS the Mexican War  and  was enlisted  with the Ramah Guards during the Civil War, only staying  few months due to his age.
    Mary Downing, his second wife was born in Putnam Co. Ga. She first Married Joshua Ryle Sr. and after he died she married Malachi Madison Saunders on Oct.27,1853. Malachi died on Dec. 05, 1873. She applied for the pension on Sept. 13, 1878. 
     Johnny R.Sanders Sr. 

    Richard Whitaker

    March 6, 1932
    Macon Telegraph
    Whitaker Marker Will Be Unveiled.
      Exercises for unveiling a marker at the grave of Richard Whitaker, a soldier of the War of 1812, of Wilkinson county, will be held Sunday afternoon, March 5, at 3 o'clock. The grave is in the old Friendship churchyard, near the old John Lingo homestead, on the Macon-Irwinton highway, and the exercises will be held there.
      The program for the day will be in charge of the John Ball chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, which organization has alread located and marked the graves of several Revolutionary and War of 1812, soldiers in Wilkinson county.
      Among the man relatives and descendants of Richard Whitaker who are living in this and adjoining counties are Mrs. H. D. Allen, of Milledgeville, who is a great nice.
      The following program is announced: Taps, Harbard Stokes; invocation, Hon. W. A. Jones; song, America; Pledge to the Flag; welcome from the John Ball chaper, Mrs. Victor Davidson, regent; History of Old Churchs in Wilkinson County, Mrs. J. L. Beeson; duet, Mrs. G. H. Miller and Mrs. H. L. Branan; address, Rev. Reed DeWeese; unveiling, Richard Mason and Marguerite Bloodworth; placing of wreath, Mrs. Anna Cook; presentation of marker, Mrs. Gertrude Carswell; acceptance, John Isaac Whitaker; duet, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Branan; benediction, J. J. Shepherd.


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    SOURCE
    The best source on Georgia units in the War of 1812 is  "History of the Georgia Militia, 1783 - 186l," by Gordon Burns Smith, Gordon Burns Smith - published 2000,  Boyd Publishing Co., Milledgeville, Ga. http://www.boydpublishing.com/geomili.htm

    LINKS
    The War of 1812
    The War of 1812 and Georgia
    Georgia in the War of 1812 - Military Action
    Indian Tribes of Georgia
    Indian Wars
    Battle of Autossee (archived link)
    Fort Hawkins
    War of 1812 Militiary  Records at National Archives
    Georgia National Guard Records at Georgia Archives (archived link)
    Officers of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the War of 1812
    1821 Land Lottery
    War of 1812 Forum
    Military Marker for Veteran
    ON-LINE BOOK :PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE WAR OF 1812.
     

    Copyright Eileen B. McAdams 2004