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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1812
Page
7
A company via family misfortunes advertises a Monday evening event in Augusta, counting on backing from the Ladies and Gentlemen of Augusta as a reward for genius and industry.
General Orders from Milledgeville dated August 31 1812 authorize detachments of 175 Cavalry officers from the brigade under General Daniel Stewart. Muster rolls and inspection returns must be sent to the Commander in Chief. Commanders of the detachment to be chosen by consent or draft. Signed Anthony Porter Secretary.
General orders in 1812 detail the Cavalry detachment to be commanded by Major Frederick Freeman of the 3d Regiment. It lists the Jefferson Dragoons, Hancock troop, Baldwin Dragoons, and Elberton troop with specified officers and ranks, numbers, and equipment. The dispatch notes a voluntary tender of service and directs muster rolls, quarterly inspections, and returns to Augusta and the Brigade Major.
The Commander in Chief addresses delay and indiscipline in Georgia units. He praises those who attended the late review while censuring the Chatham Dragoons Burke troop and most 4th Regiment troops for insufficient effort. He accepts Captain Shellman’s resignation and bars Wilkinson from Cavalry status without 30 uniformed men. He urges strict obedience as militia strength and national bulwark. Published by editors of the Savannah Republican and Augusta Chronicle.
The Augusta Guards will parade at the trees in Greenst at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
On the first Tuesday in January next at the court house in Wayne town will be sold 1000 acres more or less in Burke County lying on the Rosemerry branch and adjoining lands of Joshua Nuon James Martin and others as the property of Jeremiah Miller to satisfy an execution in Polly Fox administratrix of James Fox dec ease Joseph Perry sheriff.
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