5th Kentucky Volunteer Militia orderly book, 19 November 1812 - 14 February 1813.

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5th Kentucky Volunteer Militia orderly book, 19 November 1812 - 14 February 1813.

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Contains orders from Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis and General James Winchester and was kept by Adjutant John McCalla. Contains information on courts-martial, supplies, camp life, and the regiment's action at the Battle of the River Raisin. Also includes a list of the soldiers in the 5th Kentucky during those months, annotated with killed and wounded. The 5th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Militia served in the Northwest Territory during the War of 1812.

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McCalla, John Moore, 1793-1873

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McCalla (d. 1873) was a military officer and civil servant, of Lexington, Ky., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1831-1887. (Virginia Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28726480 From the description of Papers, 1831-1887. (Shepherd University Library). WorldCat record id: 30534763 Militia officer and civil servant, of Lexington, Ky., and Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1785-1917. (Duke University Library)....

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Kentucky. Militia. Regiment, 5th.

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Winchester, James, 1752-1826

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Winchester is best known as the commander of forces decisively defeated at the Battle of the River Raisin a few months after this letter was written. From the description of Letter, 1812. (Kentucky Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28573378 Army officer. From the description of James Winchester correspondence, 1800-1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981396 Brigadier General of the United States Army, 1812-1815. From the description...

Lewis, William, 1765-1825

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