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Contents 1 Colonel Boothe's 5th Regiment of the East Tennessee Militia 1.1 Captain John Slatton 1.1.1 Research Notes 1.2 Sources

Colonel Boothe's 5th Regiment of the East Tennessee Militia

Along with the Fourth Regiment of Colonel Samuel Bayless and Colonel William Johnson's Third Regiment, this regiment was part of the division under the command of Major General William Carroll. Most of the men were from Knox, Blount, Sevier, Anderson, Bledsoe, Hawkins, Rhea, and Roane Counties. Many of the men may have been stationed at Camp Mandeville, a military post located outside of Mobile. Most of the companies were dismissed at Mobile at the end of the war.

CAPTAINS: Alexander Biggs, John Lewis, Wilson Maples, Richard Marshall, John McKamy, John Porter, Miles Vernon, John Sharp, John Slatton, Samuel Thompson, George Winton

Captain John Slatton

Captain Slatton's Company drafted men in Hawkins County, Tennessee on October 8th, 1812 for six-month terms. They were attached to Colonel Bailess' Regiment and General Coulter's Brigade. They spent considerable time at Fort Deposit in Alabama and were back in Hawkins County in April 1813. ^[1]

On November 10th, 1814, Captain John Slatton's Company drafted men for six-month terms in Rogersville, Tennessee. They marched 66 miles to Knoxville, where they encamped and mustered on November 24th. ^{[2] [3] [3]}

The Company was in Fort White on December 1st, 1814. ^[2]

Colonel Russell may have taken command after they reached Mobile, Alabama. ^[4] They were stationed in Mobile when Colonel Booth fought in New Orleans. ^[3]

The Company was at Fort Armstrong, Georgia in late May 1815 and back in Rogersville on June 1st. ^{[3] [1]}

Privates: Daniel Bailey, William Baldwin, James Burten, William Hicks, Jacob Humble, Granberry Mitchell, Samuel Trent

Research Notes

Private William Baldwin's widow claimed that her husband was drafted at the muster ground on the Clinch River. Two years later she mentioned Hawkins County more generally. Private James Burten testified that he substituted in the Creek War on November 10th, 1814, and "that he entered the army in Rogersville in Hawkins County." Granberry Mitchell also stated Rogersville as the location where he entered Slatton's Company. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jacob Humble Pension File, Numbers S.O. 6468 and S.C. 7390, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File, National Archives, NARA, accessed online at Fold3.com on 23 May 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} William Baldwin Pension File, Numbers W. O. 875 and W. C. 9328, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File, National Archives, NARA, accessed online at Fold3.com on 23 May 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} William Hicks Pension File, Numbers S.O. 9981 and S.C. 13047, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File, National Archives, NARA, accessed online at Fold3.com on 23 May 2020.
4. ↑ Statement by Granberry Mitchell on 26 April 1855, William Baldwin Pension File, Numbers W. O. 875 and W. C. 9328, War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File, National Archives, NARA, accessed online at Fold3.com on 23 May 2020.