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William Henry Harrison battle orders, ca. October 1813

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n. d. [1813] [on. Oct.]

Head Quarters

As it is the intention of the General to land the army upon the enemy's Coast - the following will be the order of debar-cation, of march and of Battle - The right wing of the army will be composed of the Kentucky Volunteers under the command of his Excellency Govr Shelby acting as Major General - the left wing of the light corps of Leuitenat Colo. Ball & the Brigades of Genl. McArthur & Genl Cap - This arrangement is made with a view to the localities of the ground upon which the troops are to act & the composition of the enemy's force & is calculated in marching up the lake or straight to place our regular troops in the open ground on the Lake where they will probably be opposed by the British Regulars [torn crease] Volunteers in the woods which it is presumed will be occupied by the enemys militia & Indians.

When the signal is given for putting to the shore, the Corps of Lieut. Colo Ball will precede the left wing - the Battallion of Volunteer Riflemen the right Wing - These Corps will land with the utmost celerity consisttenly with the preservation of order & as soon as landed will [???] the most favourable position for annoying the enemy & covering the disembarcation of the troops of the line - Genl. Cap's Brigade will follow Colo. Ball's Corps & Genl. Calmes [gap] the Volunteer Riflemen - The Regiments will land & form in succession upon those which precede them - the Right Wing with its left in front displaying to the right & left wing with its right in front displaying to the left - The Brigades of Genls. Rings Allery & Caldwell will form successively to the right of Genl. Childs Calmes Calmes [insertion- Genl McArthur & Childs Brigades will form the Reserve under the immediate command of Brig. Genl. McArthur - The Genl. will command in person the Brigade of Genls. Cap & Calmes assisted by Major Genl. [???]. His Excellency Gov. Shelby will have the immediate command of the three Brigades on the right assisted by Major Genl

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[Douglas?] - As soon as the troops are disembarked, the boats are to be immediately sent back to the fleet. It will be observed that the order of landing here prescribed is somewhat that of direct Echelon deployed into line upon the advanced Corps of the Right & Left Wing. It is the intention of the Genl. however that all the Troops which are provided with boats should land in as quick succession as possible & the General Officers commanding towards the extremities of the line an authorized to deviate from the arrangements, to counteract any movement of the enemy by landing any parts of their command, previously to the formation of the Corps which is herein directed to precede them. The Corps of Leut. Ball & the Voluntier Rifle Battallion will maintain the positions they occupy on landing untill the Troops of the line are formed to support them. They will then retire through the intervals of the line or to the flanks and form in the rear of the line. A detachment of artillery with a six pounder, four pounder & howitzer will land with the advanced light Corps. The rest of the artillery will be held in reserve & landed at such points as Major Wood may direct. The point of landing for the reserve under Brig. Gen. McArthur cannot now be designated. it will be made to support any part of the line which may require aid or be formed on the flanks as circumstances may require. The arrangement for landing the troops will be made entirely under the direction of an officer of the Navy whom Commodore Perry has been so obliging as to offer for that purpose. The debarcation of the Troops will be covered by the Cannon of the Vessels. The Troops being landed and the enemy being driven off or not opposing the landing, the army will change its front to the left & form in order of battle in the following manner. The two Brigades of Regular Troops and two of Volunteers to be formed in two lines at right angles to the shore of the lake. Genl. McArthurs Brigade & Cavalry to form the front line & [Cap's & Childs?] - the second line; the regular troops still upon the left, that flank of both lines resting on the shore _ the distance between the two lines will be three hundred yards. The remaining three Brigades of Volunteers will be drawn up in a rough line of two ranks at right angles to the line of march, its head upon the right of the front line forming

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a [crochet?] (in potence) with that line & extending beyond the second line. The Corps of Leut. Colo. Ball will form the advance of the left wing at the distance of three hundred yards. the Battal-lion of Rifle Volunteers the advance of the right wing at the same distance. Some light pieces of artillery will be placed in the road leading up the Lake & at such other points as Major Wood may direct. When the order is given for marching the first & second line will advance by files from the heads of companies. in other words, those two lines will form two columns marching by three flanks by Companies at entire distances. The three Brigades on the Right flank will be faced to the left & marched forward. The head of this column still forming [in potence?] with the front line. It is probable that the two Brigades of the front line will extend from the Lake into the woods on this right flank. and it is desirable that it should be so. but should it be otherwise His Excellency Gov. Shelby will immediately prolong the front line to the right by adding to it as many companies of the leading Brigade of the flank Column as will bring the angle & consequently the flank Column itself completely within the woods. It is to be presumed that the enemy will make their attack upon the army on its march. that their Regular Troops will form then right upon the Lake. The Mili -tia occupy the ground between the Regulars & the woods, and the Indians make a flank attack from the woods. The formation herein prescribed is intended an arrangement an arrangement of this kind. Should the Genl's conjecture upon this subject prove correct as it must be evident that the right of the enemy cannot be turned & on that wing his best troops will be placed. it will be proper to refuse him our lefts & direct our principal effort to uncover the left flank of his Regulars by driving off the militia. In the event here supposed, therefore it will be proper to bring up a part of the whole of Genl. Cap's Bri-gade to assist the charge made by Gen. [?] or that the former should change positions with the [?]

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Company roster for the 16th Kentucky Militia, 3 October 1814

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Roster for a Company of Infantry under the command

Days of the Week Oct 3rd 1814 Monday Tuesday Wed. Thursd Friday Saturd Sund Mond Tues Wed Thursd Friday Saturd
Days of the Month 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
James Small 1 1
Wm Stewart 1 1
John Thomas 1 1
James Fruitt 1 1
Joseph Thatcher 1 1
Alfius Tole 1 1
James Washburn sick sick sick sick sick sick sick 1
Wm Webster 1 1
George Watts 1 1
John Wever 1 1
Asberry Wiggins sick sick furlog
Thomas Dobyns 1 1
George Newland
John Young
Henry W. Hampton
John Colvin
Days of the Week Novemb 1st 1814 Tuesday Wednes. Thursd Friday Satur Sunday Mond Tuesday Wednes Thursd Friday Satur Sunday Mon
Days of the Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Aaron Gregg Capt Fatg
Arthur Watson Lieut 1 Fatg 1 1
Saml Corman Ens Com
Wm O Blackerkby Serjt
Jacob Weirich 2nd Serjt Com
Enoch Dobyns 3rd Serjt Fatg. 1 Fatg.
John Mills 4th Serjt Fatg 1 1
John Hunt 1st Corpl. 1 Fatg
Danl Morford 2nd Corpl Fatg. 1 Fatg
Nathan Heath 3rd Corpl Fatg 1
James [illegible] 4th Corpl Fatg
Willis Bell Fiber
Joseph Allison Private 1 Fatg Fatg Fatg 1 Fatg
Wm Allison Private 1 Fatg Fatg Fatg 1 Fatg
[illegible] dman Asberry 1 Fatg Fatg Fatg 1 Fatg
[illegible] Ball 1 Fatg 1 Fatg Sick Fatg
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