McElyea

Flags pictured here are the:

Guilford Flag: This unusual flag was made with thirteen 8-pointed stars in a wide field. Historical records report this flag carried by North Carolina militiamen at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 17,1781.

Confederate Navy Jack: Used as a navy jack at sea from 1863 onward. This flag has become the generally recognized symbol of the South.

The 33-Star Flag: This Flag became the Official United States Flag on July 4th, 1859
The two Presidents to serve under this flag were James Buchanan (1857-1861) and Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865).

McElyea's in Various Wars

Revolutionary War

Patrick Henry McElyea
William McElyea

Volunteer Soldiers

1784-1811

McElwee, Thomas	Private	John Caldwell's Battalion	Kentucky Mounted Volunteers		1794
McElyea, James	Private	Knox County Regiment	Hamilton District Military	Territory South of the Ohio	1791-1792

War of 1812

McElyed/McLeya, Hugh	Private	2nd Regiment, W. Tennessee Military	Col. A. Cheatham, Capt. R. Benson	Infantry	Roll box, 140
McElya, Henry	Private	3rd Regiment, E. Tennessee	Johnson's	Militia	Roll box, 138. Roll Exct. 602	deserted 12/1814
McElyea, Daniel	Private	1st Regiment, W. Tennessee	Wynne's	Militia	Roll box, 138, Roll Exct 602	Died: 11/22/1813
McElyea, John	Private	1st Regiment, W. Tennessee	Napier's	Militia	Roll box, 138, Roll Exct. 602
McElyea, John	Private	3rd. Regiment, W. Tennessee	Roulston's	Militia	Roll box, 138, Roll Exct. 602
McElyea, Samuel	Private	1st Regiment, W. Tennessee	Pipkin's	Militia	Roll box, 138, Roll Exct. 602

The Roster of Confederate Soldiers

1861 - 1865

These names are of McElyea men and women who fought in the service of the Confederate States.

McElya, M.D.	1st Confederate Calvary	1st Company B
McElya, W. B.	Tennessee 1st Heavy Artillery	2nd Company B
McElyea, A.J.	Tennessee 34th Infantry	Company K
McElyea, Alexandra	Alabama 18th Battalion Volunteer	Company E, B
McElyea, Andrew J.	Alabama Nitre and Min. Corps	Youngs Company
McElyea, C. C.	Virginia 22nd Calvary	Company K
McElyea, Charles C.	Enlist date: March 5, 1862	Private - Russell Co., Virginia, 37th Inf., Co.C	5'8", ruddy Complexion, light hair
McElyea, E. C.	Co. E, Ham's Regt. Mississippi Calvary	Entered as Private, Discharged as Corp.	Served as Chaplain
McElyea, Henry P.	Tennessee 44th Infantry	Company 1
McElyea, Henry P.	Tennessee 44th Cos. Inf.	Company A
McElyea, J. A.	Alabama 35th Infantry	Company A
McElyea, James	Alabama 2nd. Battalion	Company B
McElyea, James	Kentucky 7th Calvary	Company B
McElyea, J.M.	Tennessee, 24th Battalion S.S.	Company A
McElyea, John	Tennessee, 5th Infantry 2nd	Company C
McElyea, John	Mead's Confederate Calvary	Company G
McElyea, J. P.	Texas 1st Heavy Artillery	Company H
McElyea, Marcus L.	Tennessee 11th Infantry	Company A	Corporal
McElyea, O. J.	Arkansas 10th Infantry	Company H
McElyea, Pat H.	Alabama 50th Infantry	Company C, G
McElyea, Robert T.	Virginia 22nd Calvary	Company K	1st. Lieutenant
McElyea, T. B.	Tennessee 24th Battalion S.S.	Company A
McElyea, W.A.	Tennessee 44th (Cons.) Infantry	Company B
McElyea, W. F.	Texas 18th Infantry	Company K
McElyea, W. H.	Alabama 35th Infantry	Company A
McElyra, William	Mead's Confederate Calvary	Company H
Mc Elza, T. J.	Arkansas 26th Infantry	Company D
McElzea, E. C.	Mississippi 23rd Infantry		Chaplain
McElzea, E. C.	General andStaff		Chaplain
McElzea, J.W.	Alabama 27th Infantry	Company F

Included you will find some names who are not the known spelling of McElyea but it is possible with the inaccurate spellings at that time, they may be and probably should be McElyea.

Thanks to information provided by B. G. Carwile, these are additions to the original members.

A. J. McElyea	Pvt., Co., H	10th Regiment Arkansas Infantry	Confederate States of America
J. G. McElyea	Pvt., Co., D	26th Regiment Arkansas Infantry	Confederate States of America
J. J. McElyea	Pvt., Co., D	26th Regiment Arkansas Infantry	Confederate States of America
M. McElyea	Pvt., Co. A	24th Battalion Tennessee Sharpshooters	Confederate States of America