4th Pa. Cavalry

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The War of 1812

The War of 1812: Roster of the One Hundred and Thirty-Second Regiment , Pennsylvania State Militia, and Veterans of other Units
CITIZENS TO ARMS!

Your state is invaded. the enemy has arrived at Erie, threatening to destroy our navy and the town.His course, hitherto marked with rapine and fire wherever he touched our shore, must be arrested.The cries of infants and women, of the aged and infirm, the devoted victims of the enemy and hissavage allies call on you for defense and protection. Your honor, your propety, your all, requireyou to march immediately to the scene of action. Arms and ammunition will be furnished to thosewho have none at the place of rendezvous near to Erie, and every exertion will be made for yousubsistence and accomodation. Your service, to be useful, must be rendered immediately. Thedelay of an hour may be fatal to your country, in securing the ememy in his plunder and favoringhis escape.

DAVID MEAD, Major General Sixteenth D.P.M.

The following roster of the One Hundred and Thirty-Second regiment, Pennsylvania State Milita,commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Dale, who served at Erie in 1813 and 1814 during thewar of 1812.
Field and Staff Officers:
Lieutenant Colonel,
*Samuel Dale
First Major,
*James Foster
Quartermaster,
*Andrew Bowman
Sergeant Majors,
*Elial Farr
*John Wilson
Quartermaster-sergeant,
*George Sutley
First Company:
Captain,
*Henry Neely
Lieutenant,
*James Thompson
Ensign,
*Jacob Small
Sergeants,
*Gideon Richardson
*Nicholas Neely
*Jacob Hale
Privates:
*Robert Armstrong
*Andrew Ashbaugh
*Michael Best
*William Crow
*George Delo
*James Downing
*Samuel Fry
*Joseph Goucher
*Jacob Herrold
*Henry Hummel
*George Keefer
*Jacob Keefer
*James Mays
*John Mays
*Barnhart Martin
*Robert Philips
*Nathan Phipps
*John Potts
*Adam Shearer
*Jacob Sweitzer
*John Sweitzer
*John Thummen
Second Company:
Captain,
*Andrew Porter
Lieutenant,
*James Ritchey
Sergeants,
*Joseph Porter
*Alexander Ritchey
Corporal,
*John Jolly
Privates,
*Daniel Ashbaugh
*William Crist
*William Davis
*Jacob Keely
*Thomas Kennedy
*Adam Kerns
*William Kerns
*Thomas Kerr
*Washington Mays
*John McDonald
*James McGinnis
*Robert McMillin
*James Platt
*John Platt
*Thomas Platt
*Alexander Porter
*Matthew Porter
*Ross Porter
*John Shoup
*John Snyder
*Jacob Wensel
*John Wensel
Third Company:
Captain,
*Daniel McCombs
Lieutenant,
*Richard Ross
Ensign,
*Edward Fleming
Sergeants,
*John Hamilton
*William McCombs
*Benjamin August
*Charles Ingram
Corporals,
*James Hamilton
*Columbus Halyday
*James Cary
*Alexander Cerreb
Privates,
*Samuel Beers
*John Carter
*Miles Coover
*David Dempsey
*Daniel Fleming, Jr.
*Barney Griffin
*John Hamilton
*John Hays
*Henry Kinnear
*James Kinnear
*Neal McFadden
*Henry Prather
*Andrew Proper
*Barnard Proper
*Samuel Proper
*William Reed
*James Reynolds
*Joshua Reynolds
*John Rynd
*William Rynd
*Samuel Small
*John Sodorus
*William Storey
*Elijah Stewart
*John Tarr
*Matthias Tarr
Fourth Company:
Captain,
*John Fetterman
Lieutenant,
*William Thompson
Ensign,
*Joseph Bowman
Sergeants,
*John Brown
*John McFadden
*Francis Carter
*John Mason
Corporals,
*Jonathan Whitman
*John Brookmire
*Charles Gordon
Privates,
*James Alexander
*Robert Beatty
*Henry Bowman
*Samuel Cooper
*William Cooper
*George Crain
*John Deets
*Joseph Deets
*Daniel Herrington
*Alexander Holeman
*John Kelly
*Darius Mead
*Elijah McFadden
*James McFadden
*John McFate
*William McMasters
*John Roberts
*James Shaw
*Thomas Smiley
*Henry Sutley
*Michael Sutley
*Luther Thomas
*John Whitman
Fifth Company:
Captain,
*Hugh McManigal
Lieutenant,
*William Patterson
Ensign,
*John Boner
Sergeants,
*James Allen
*John Craig
*Thomas Dinsmore
Corporals,
*John Scott
*William Baker
Drummer,
*Ernest Hovis
Privates,
*Thomas Baird
*Charles Bigley
*Patrick Davidson
*William Davidson
*James Donaldson
*William Graham
*John Hoffman
*John Hovis
*John Love
*John Lyons
*James Martin
*Robert Mitchell
*William McConnell
*Hugh McDowell
*John McManigal
*Daniel McMillin
*Archibald McSparren
*Joseph Porter
*George Shunk
*Daniel Smith
*Samuel Van
*William Van
*John Walters
*Francis Whann
*Robert S. Whann
*Eli Williams
Sixth Company:
Lieutenant,
*John Martin
Ensign,
*Armstrong Duffield
Sergeants,
*James Martin
*William Dewoody
*John Ford
Corporals,
*Patrick Mason
*John Hays
Privates,
*Samuel Adams
*Samuel Atkinson
*William Carter
*Samuel Cousins
*John Clyde
*Robert Dewoody
*Robert Dewoody (substitute for Andrew Dewoody)
*John Duffield
*William Felton
*John Foster
*John Gilmore
*Samuel Graham
*William Greenlee
*John L. Hasson
*John Hays
*James Hulings
*Marcus Hulings
*Thomas Hulings
*Francis Irwin
*Jared Lee, Jr.
*James Martin
*John Martin
*Thomas Martin
*William Martin
*William McElhaney
*John McQuaid
*John McQuaid (substitute for William Duffield)
*John Ramsey
*David Runninger
*Jacob Runninger
*Gustavus Shaw
*George Shoemaker
*Alexander Siggins
*Samuel Simmons
*William Stoops
*Robert Temple
Seventh Company:
Captain,
*Abraham Witherup
Lieutenant,
*Robert Crawford
Sergeants,
*Levi Williams
*Joseph Ross
*Robert Riddle
*James Calvert
Privates,
*David Boyd
*William Campbell
*Isaac Carter
*James Craig
*James Fearis
*Martin Fritz
*James Hall
*Michael Hoffman
*Philip Hoffman
*John Jolly
*William Jolly
*Morgan Jones
*Stephen Jones
*Thomas Jones
*Thomas Kerr
*Joseph Layton
*Patrick Layton
*Thomas Layton
*Thomas Milford
*James McDowell
*Abner Mcmahon
*Alexander McQuiston
*Joseph Parks
*William Perry
*William Russell
*Robert Selders
*John Shannon
*John Stover
*Samuel Stover
*John Tracy
*Francis Vogus
*Jacob Wise
Eighth Company:
Lieutenant,
*Isaac Connely
Sergeant,
*William Siggins
Privates,
*James Allender
*William Broadfoot
*James Dawson
*John Dawson
*Thomas Dawson
*Ezekiel Fleming
*John Hamilton
*Samuel Henderson
*Joseph Huff
*Andrew Hunter
*David Hunter
*Ebenezer Kingsley
*Jesse Miller (substitute)
*Samuel McGee
*George Peebles
*Thomas H. Prather
*John Siggins
*James Shreve
*Alexander Thompson
*Francis Tuthill
*Robert Watson
*Samuel Wilson
Besides the foregoing there were also quite a number of others whose names do not appear in this roster, and whose descendants claim they went into the war of 1812 from Venango county. Not knowing in what command they served we append their names as a tribute to their memory.
*James McCalmont
*Robert McCalmont
*James Major
*John McMillin
*William Hovis
*John Dewoody
*Shadrach Simcox
*William Brandon
*Robert Curry
*John Strawbridge
*Samuel Bean
*Daniel Keely
*Thomas W. Mays
*Enoch Battin
*James Brown
*Samuel Mason
*James Mason
*William Whitman
*Hugh Clifford
*Robert Riddle
*Daniel Proper
*William McIntosh
*Christian Sutley
*Daniel Reynolds
The following served a "tour of duty" under General Harrison:
*William Martin
*John Martin
*Jacob Runninger
*Robert Dewoody
*Samuel Simmons
*Marcus Hulings
*Thomas Martin
*Alexander Siggins
*Gustavus Shaw
*John Foster
*Jared Lee, Jr.
*John McQuaid
*John Clyde
The following served a "tour of duty" at Erie in the autum of 1812:
*Joseph Layton
*William Russell
The following volunteered on board Perry's Fleet:
*Abraham Witherup
*John Ramsey
*Samuel Atkinson
*Samuel Graham
*Jacob Wise
*John Stover
*Thomas H. Prather
*Ezekiel Fleming

Source: History of Venango County Pennsylvania, It's Past and Present
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