For a brief time, Tennessee and Kentucky were lumped together as the Territory South of the River Ohio. At the same time, those states north of the Ohio River were designated the Territory North of the River Ohio or Northwest Territory, i.e. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. During this time period, the United States had no standing army and therefore had to rely on volunteer citizen soldiers called militia to protect the frontier from hazards. Groups of these volunteers from the same geographical area were formed into Militia Companies under a Captain who was appointed to maintain the protection of the countryside. When the men were called out to serve, they had to supply their own gun, horse, clothing, and most of the time, even their food. The volunteers listed in this volume are primarily from upper east Tennessee and upper middle Tennessee as there were few settlers south of Knoxville and Nashville. These areas were part of the Indian Territory authorized by the Federal Treaties. In some cases, the county is listed but not always. Most of the settlements of accounts were done at Knoxville where Governor Blount resided.
James L. Douthat
(?), 2016, 8.5" x 11", paper, full name index, 90 pp.
ISBN: 9780788486951
101E-TN1413
