Muster Roll of Captain Willaim Hamilton's Company.




A Volunteer Company Raised During the Winnebago War of 1827.


Muster Roll of Captain William S. Hamiltons Company of the Galena Mounted Volunteers commanded by Genl Henry Dodge and serving under the command of Brig Genl Henry Atkinson of the United States Army on the Wisconsin from the 26th day of Augt until the 10 Sept 1827 inclusive.

William S. Hamilton	Capt.
Ebenezer Orn	        1st Lieut.
Andrew Klino	        2 Lieut.
B. B. Lawless	        1 Sargent
Bion Gratiot	        2nd Sargent
John Bowles	        3rd Sargent
Enoch Weathers	        4th Sargent
John Furlong	        1 Coporal
David Clark	        2 Copl
James A. McDonald	3 Copl
James Brady	        4 Copl
John Armstrong	        Private
G. W. Burris	        Private
Robert McConnell	Private
William Carter	        Private
Thomas Carrol	        Private
Saml. Charles	        Private
Nicholas Carrol	        Private
John Carbary	        Private
John Casy	        Private
John Dulany	        Private
Augustus Dodge	        Private
John Denning	        Private
Isaac Eberman	        Private
Harbert Flewellin	Private     on 28th apptd Quarter Master Sargeant
William Fulton	        Private
William Farrity	        Private
Solomon Fields	        Private
John Francis	        Private
David Galletin	        Private
Nathan Holcomb	        Private
J. M. Hunter	        Private
Vinvent G. Hurley	Private
D. S. Harris	        Private
Stephen P. Howard	Private
Isaac Hamilton	        Private
Nehemiah Inslee	        Private
Thomas Murphy	        Private
Jesse W. Malin	        Private
Wm Obrian	        Private
George W. Powell	Private
John Peirce	        Private
Thomas Quigley	        Private
Thomas L. Ross	        Private	   on express
Joseph Rudestine	Private	   on express
Joseph Smith	        Private
David Southwick	        Private
Benjamin Stout	        Private
George W. Townsend	Private
Lindsey Woods	        Private
John Welmaker	        Private
Samuel Wilkerson	Private

I certify this muster roll exhibits the true state of Capt William S. Hamilton’s Company of Mounted Volunteers for the period herein mentioned & that the remarks set opposite the names of each officer and soldier are accurate and just and that the recapitulation exhibits the true state of the Company.

Wm. S. Hamilton, Commanding Company
Ousconsin Sept 12th 1827

I Certify that I have examined this muster roll and that I have this 12th day of September 1827 Mustered the above named Company of the mounted Volunteers agreeable [sic] to the orders of Brigadier General Henry Atkinson of the United States Army.

W. Morgan, Lt Col 5th Infantry



Credit: Copied by Jim Hanson and proofed by Marjorie Smith to muster rolls in Record Group 94 at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D. C.