The War of 1812

Haywood County, NC: The War of 1812

The following information is from a publication titled "Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from The Militia of North Carolina," published in pursuance of the resolutions of the General Assembly of January 21, 1851,under the direction of the Adjutant General. Raleigh. Printed by CH. C. Raboteau, at the Times Office. 1851. Note: A non-circulating copy of this publication is available for viewing at the Haywood County Public Library, Waynesville Branch, North Carolina Room.

Muster Roll of the Detached Militia, Organized in August, 1814. General Officers designated to command in this Detachment of Militia: Montford Stokes, Major General; Jeremiah Slade, Brigadier General; Jesse A Pearson, Brigadier General. This Detached Militia consisted of seven regiments organized by county.

The Seventh Regiment to be composed of the counties of Lincoln, Rutherford, Burke, Buncombe, and Haywood. Officers of the Seventh Regiment: Andrew Irwin, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant; William Cathey, First Major; Nathan A. McDowell, Second Major.

Note: The names of Soldiers are spelled as they appear on the Muster Rolls and may be inconsistent with current spellings of proper names.

This publication includes a page of memoranda with notations about various requisitions including the following:

A requisition was made by Major General Thomas Pinckney, for one Regiment to march to the defense of the Southern Frontier of the Sixth Military District of the United States. In consequence of which, orders were issued from this office, calling forth the Detached Militia from the following counties, to wit: Anson, Richmond, Moore, and Cabarrus, to rendezvous at Wadesborough, in Anson County, on the 24th February, A.D. 1815. Also to wit: Wilkes, Burke, Rutherford, Buncombe, Haywood, to rendezvous at Wadesborough, in Anson County, on Wednesday the 1st day of March, A.D. 1815. Of this Regiment the following officers were designated to the command, to wit:
Andrew Irwin, as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant;
John McGimpsey, of Burke, as Lieutenant Colonel;
Jesse Allen, of Wilkes, as 1st Major;
and Thomas Lenoir, of Haywood, as 2nd Major.
The orders from this office were dated on January 25th, A. D. 1815.

The lists of Soldiers were certified by the Adjutant General:

Adjutant General’s Office   }
Raleigh, March 22d, 1851 }

I do hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the foregoing
is a true copy of the names of the Officers and Soldiers of the Detached Militia
of North Carolina, in pursuance of a Requisition of the President of the
United States, in virtue of an act of Congress, passed 10th April 1812.

Robert W. Haywood,

Adjutant General, of the
Militia of N. Carolina