P
rivate in Claiborne’s Company (1815), Sergeant in 8th Infantry Regiment (1846 - 1848); wounded at Palo Alto (minor shrapnel) Captain in 1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry Regiment (Confederacy); 1862, 3rd Missouri Cavalry Regiment (Confederacy); 1862 - 1863, captured at Brownsville, spent almost two years at Camp Chase, Ohio.
Timeline
1812 - 1815War of 1812
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
War of 1812
Branch
Militia
Enlistment- 2 Jan 1815
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Private
Battle- 8 Jan 1815
Near New Orleans, Louisiana
Discharge- 2 Feb 1815
Chalmette, Louisiana
Private
Award- 27 Feb 1815
Congressional Gold Medal
Washington D.C., Awarded to everyone serving under Andrew Jackson during the defense of New Orleans in the War of 1812