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Muster-roll of Captain H. C. Armstrong’s Company
Muster-roll of Mountain District volunteers of Overton county,
State of Tennessee, June, 1836.
No. Names-present and absent. Rank. No. Names-present and absent. Rank.
1 H. C. Armstrong Captain 33 Robert Ketchum Private
2 J. F. Jouett 1st lieutenant 34 Robert Matlock do
3 W. H. Turner 2d lieutenant 35 Elias S. Anderson do
4 Joseph Harrison Ensign 36 Perry R. Hicklin do
1 R. S. Windle lst sergeant 37 Henry Dickson do
2 J. P. Pyrtle 2d sergeant 38 W. L. Armstrong, jr do
3 A. C. Sevier 3d sergeant 39 Colby C. Barry do
4 George McDonald 4th sergeant 40 Gabriel Dennis do
1 S. M. Windle 1st corporal 41 Levi H. Dennis do
2 A. S. Brown 2d corporal 42 Benjamin B. Sevier do
3 O. G. Nevins 3d corporal 43 Sparks Neely do
4 T. H. Smith 4th corporal 44 William Neely do
1 W. C. Harrison Trumpeter 45 George Boalman do
1 Valentine Sevier Private 46 Edmond P. Lyon do
2 G. W. Wallis do 47 Milton Daugherty do
3 A. R. Sevier do 48 Mitchell Boatman do
4 William Ashlock do 49 Sells. McDonald do
5 James F. Turner do 50 Charles Stanton do
6 John Saylors do 51 Jesse Stanton do
7 George Greer do 52 Thomas McDonald do
8 Joseph F. Daviss do 63 John M. Elder do
9 John McDonald do 54 Cornelius B. Daugherty do
10 Jonathan Daviss do 55 James F. Daugherty do
11 John Parish do 56 David Mullins do
12 Burrell Chouning do 57 Parskill Lanier do
13 John P. Gearhart do 58 Dempsey Vann do
14 James Colson do 59 John Patrick, jr. do
15 Campbell Colson do 60 Strather Stigall do
16 Wilson Harvey do 61 Care Pyrtle do
17 Samuel S. Davis do 62 Richard Lee do
18 Elias Johnson do 63 William Lynn do
19 Willie Peterman do 64 Vineyard C. Brock do
20 William Chouning do 65 John L. White do
21 James B. Lovell do 66 David J. Bullard do
22 John Arney do 67 Robert Hardin do
23 Joseph Martin do 68 Valentine Matlock do
24 Jeremiah Skipworth do 69 William Daniel do
25 William P. Overstreet do 70 V. M. Armstrong do
26 John M. Denniss do 71 W. A. Beason do
27 Robeson Chouning do 72 Abraham Odle do
28 Willie Roberts do 73 J. L. Kennedy do
29 Owen P. Turner do 74 Jesse Livingston do
30 G. W. Campbell do 75 Washington Ashburn do
31 Nelson Davis do 76 B. L. Bledsoe do
32 Mathew Jouett do
I hereby certify that I reported to Governor Cannon a full
and complete roll of a company of volunteers who tendered
their services to the United States under Governor N. Cannon’s
proclamation of the 6th day of June, 1836, which report I made some
few days past; and furthermore understood that said company
was accepted by his excellency, and received a letter from him to
hold my company in readiness, which was done. This is an
additional report to the one made and reported.
Given under my hand August 19, 1837.
H. C. ARMSTRONG, Captain,
Commanding the Mountain District Volunteers of Overton County,
Tennessee.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Jackson County:
This day personally appeared H. C. Armstrong before me, U. L. Armstrong,
an acting justice of the peace for said county, and makes oath that the facts
set forth in the foregoing are correct.
H. C. ARMSTRONG, Captain.
Sworn and subscribed before me on the 19th day of August, 1837.
U. L. ARMSTRONG, Justice of the Peace.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, Executive Department:
I, Newton Cannon, governor of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify
the company of Captain H. C. Armstrong were received by me as stated in
his certificate, and held in readiness to supply any deficiency that
might occur in raising the East Tennessee brigade, or the place of
those who might retire from the service at the expiration of the six
months for which they were received.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the
great seal of the State to be L. S. I affixed, at Nashville, the 19th
day of September, 1837.
N. CANNON.
By the governor:
LUKE LEA, Secretary of State.
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Source:
American State Papers, House of Representatives, 25th Congress, 2nd
Session. Military Affairs: Volume 7, Page 753.
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