Joseph Hale
1789-1873
Greene County TN
Was a Captain in the
War of 1812
Formed Captain Hale's
Company Of Infantry
Was attached to Col.
Samuel Bayless Reg't
East Tennessee Militia
COLONEL SAMUEL BAYLESS
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DESIGNATION: 4th Regiment of East Tennessee
Militia
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DATES: November 1814 - May 1815
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MEN MOSTLY FROM: Washington, Jefferson, Carter,
Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, and Sullivan Counties
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CAPTAINS: Joseph Bacon, John Brock, James
Churchman, Joseph Goodson, Joseph Hale, Solomon Hendricks, Branch Jones, James
Landen, Joseph Rich, Jonathan Waddle
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment, along with Colonel
William Johnson's Third Regiment and Colonel Edwin Booth's Fifth Regiment,
defended the lower section of the Mississippi Territory, particularly the
vicinity of Mobile. They protected the region from possible Indian incursions
and any British invasion. These regiments were under the command of Major
General William Carroll. They manned the various forts that were located
throughout the territory: Fort Claiborne, Fort Decatur, and Fort Montgomery, for
example. Sickness was rampant in this regiment and the desertion rate was high.
The regiment mustered in at Knoxville and was dismissed at Mobile.