Soldiers from White County Illinois
in the Blackhawk
war 1831-1832
NAME RANK COMPANY PLACE OF ENROLLMENT REGIMENT BRIGADE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ANDERSON, BAYLESS PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 ANDERSON, HENRY PATILLA QM WHITE CO 3 2 ASQUE, ELISHA PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 AUDE, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 BARNET, HARVEY PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 BARNET, JAMES PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BENNETT, ASA L PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BERRY, EDWARD PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 BERRY, EDWIN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 BIRD, JONATHAN PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 BLACKARD, JOSHUA 1LT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BLACKWELL, JAMES C PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 BOSEMAN, SAMUEL A QM WHITE CO SP 2 BOWERS, SINGLETON PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BOWIN, GREEN CPL W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 BOWIN, JOSHUA PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 BOWIN, WILIAM PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 BRIANT, HENRY PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BRILL, ALFRED S PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BRILL, JOHN A PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BROWN, JOSEPH PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 BRYANT, DANIEL PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BURNETT, DAVID P PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BUTTS, JAMES W G PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 BYRD, JOHN PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 CARSON, JOHN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 CHAPMAN, WILLIAM PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 CHISM, JAMES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 CLARK, BENJAMIN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 CLARKE, BENJAMIN PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 CLIBURN, JAMES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 CLYBURN, JAMES F PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 COLBERT, JOHN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 CULBRETH, THOMAS JR PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 CULBRETH, THOMAS SR SGT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 DAVISS, ISAAC PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 DAVISS, WILLIAM PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 DELAP, JOHN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 ECCLES, JOSEPH T QM WHITE CO SP 2 EMBERSON, RUEBEN 2LT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 EMERSON, REUBEN 2LT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 EUBANKS, JAMES 2LT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 EUBANKS, JAMES JR PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 EUBANKS, JOHN ADJ WHITE CO 3 2 EUBANKS, WILLIAM MAJ WHITE CO 3 2 EVERLETT, JOHN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 FARLEY, JOHN PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 FIELDS, JAMES PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 FIELDS, THOMAS 1LT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 FIELDS, WILLIAM PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 GARDNER, THOMAS PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GARDNER, THOMAS PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GARRETT, PETER PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 GOODMAN, JOSEPH PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GOODMAN, JOSEPH PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GOODWIN, MILES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GOODWIN, MILES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GOTT, ANTHONY PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 GOUDY, PLINY H SGT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 GREER, WILLIAM MUS W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 GRIMES, JAMES SGM WHITE CO SP 2 GROSS, WILLIAM PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 HARGRAVE, ENOCH B SGT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HARGRAVES, SAMUEL PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HARGREAVES, ENOCH CPL W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HARMAN, DANIEL PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HARMAN, JOHN PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HART, JAMES W PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 HAYNES, JOHN CPT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 HERIN, JOHN CPL J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 HOGUE, LEWIS B PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HOLLIN, HEZEKIAH PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 HOOD, ALLEN PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 HOOD, ANDERSON PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 HOOD, HENRY PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 HORN, HENRY 1LT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 HOSKINS, JOHN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 HUNTER, PHILIP P PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 JAMISON, JOHN D PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 JAMISON, WESLEY CPL W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 JOHNSON, ARTHUR L PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 JOHNSON, ATHUR L PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 JOHNSON, MARTIN SGT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 JOHNSON, WILLIAM PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 JOYNER, THOMAS SGT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 LAND, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 LAND, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 LASITER, ENOS A PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 LEWIS, JEREMIAH T F PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 LOWRY, ROBERT SGT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MARION, BARTHOLOMEW PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 MARTIN, ASA PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC CAN BARTHOLOMEW PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC CLARNEY, ROBERT PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC CLARNEY, ROBERT PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC HENRY, WILLIAM MAJ WHITE CO SP 2 MC KINSEY, ALEXANDER CPL D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 MC KNIGHT, LEANDER CPL J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC KNIGHT, LEANDER W CPL J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MC NUT, SYDNEY PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 MEARS, ALEXANDER PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MEARS, JAMES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MEARS, JAMES PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MEARS, MARK PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MILLER, PETER SGT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MILLER, WILLIAM CPL D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 MILLER, WILLIAM PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 MOODY, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MOODY, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 MOORE, WILLIAM PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NATION, ANDERSON PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NATION, ANDERSON PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NATION, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NATION, THOMAS PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NATIONS, THOMAS PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NESSLER, JAMES PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 NETSER, JAMES PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 NEWCOM, JOSEPH PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NUCUM, JOSEPH PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 NULL, WILLIAM CPL W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 ODD, JOHN S PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 OGBURN, JOHN E CPL D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 ORR, JAMES PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PARKER, GEORGE C PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PARKER, JOSEPH M PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PARKER, WILSON PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 PATTERSON, ROBERT PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PEACOCK, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PEACOCK, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PERRYMAN, JAHUE CPL J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PERRYMAN, JEHU CPL J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PIERCE, HOSEA COL WHITE CO 3 2 PIERCE, JAMES PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 PIERCE, MOSES PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 POOL, THOMAS PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 PORTER, JAMES PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 PORTER, ROBERT PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 PORTER, WILLIAM PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 POWELL, DANIEL CPT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 RAINY, BENJAMIN CPL D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 RENSHAW, EBENEZER PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 RENSHAW, EBENEZER PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 RICE, JOEL 2LT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 ROBERTS, ALEXANDER S SGM WHITE CO 3 2 ROBINSON, JOHN SGT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 RODGERS, REUBEN PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 RUSSEL, HIRAM A PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 STALEY, EZEKIEL PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 STEWARD, ALEXANDER SUR WHITE CO 3 2 STONE, THOMAS W PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 TARY, THOMAS MUS D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 TAYLOR, WILLIAM SGT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 TEACHENER, THAUDEUS PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 TEACHNER, THADDEUS R PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 THOMAS, JAMES B CPL W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 THOMAS, JOHN PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 THOMAS, WILLIAM CPT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 TODD, THOMAS PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 TOWELL, HENRY PAY WHITE CO 3 2 TROUSDALE, ABNER L PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 TROUT, DANIEL PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 TUCKER, WOODY PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 UPTON, JOHN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 VAUGHN, WILLIAM H PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 VICKERS, ELY PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 VICKERS, THOMAS PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 VICKERS, WILLIAM SGT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 VINEYARD, JOSHUA PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 VINEYARD, THOMAS M SGT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 WATERS, THOMAS PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 WILLIAMS, ALEXANDER PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 WILLIAMS, HARDY PVT W MC HENRY WHITE CO SP 2 WILLIS, ALFRED PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 WILLIS, JAMES PVT D POWELL WHITE CO 3 2 WILSON, JOHN SGT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 WILSON, JOHN M SGT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 WILSON, WILLIAM B PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 WOODS, THOMAS PVT W THOMAS WHITE CO 3 2 WRENWICK, JAMES PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2 YOUNG, NINIAN PVT J HAYNES WHITE CO 3 2
Note Using the search tool at the state of Illinois web site the following results occur
| Name | Rank | Company | Place of enrollment | Regiment | Brigade |
| John Bowen | Pvt. | A | Smith Greene Co. |
2 | 3 |
| Thomas Bowen | Pvt. | W | Weatherford, Jacksonville |
1 | Duncan |
| Name | Rank | Company | Place of enrollment | Regiment | Brigade |
| Green Bowin | Cpl. | W | Thomas, White County |
3 | 2 |
| John Bowin | Pvt. | T | Carrollton | 2 | Duncan |
| Joshua Bowin | Pvt. | W | Thomas, White County |
3 | 2 |
| William Bowin | Pvt. | W | Thomas, White County |
3 | 2 |
Note that according to Illinois state records ; The Blackhawk war 1831-1832 Volume 1 Illinois Volunteers compiled and edited by Ellen M Whitney for the Illinois state historical library 1970 ; Green Bowin, Joshua Bowin and William Bowin were all part of the Third regiment, Second brigade of mounted volunteers, third army in the Company of Captain William Thomas.
The Company was organised May 12,1832.
A notation is made in the record listed above that on the muster rolls taken at Carmi, White County Illinois Amy 12, 1832 shows Joshua, Green and William all using the spelling " Bowen " .
Marched by order of the Governor on May 29, 1832
Mustered into Service of the United States on June 19, 1832
Each man was furnished 8 days rations for himself and forage ( a half bushel of corn issued at Fort wilburn) for his horse same number of days.William Bowin was furloughed August 6th 1832 with Horse and Equipment lost.
Joshua Bowin was furloughed on August 6th 1832.Green Bowin's rank was listed as 4th Corporal while Joshua and William were privates.
It is also worth mentioning that on the muster roll of June 19, 1832 ,one Mark Mears is listed as being sick and is reported as "left sick at fort Wilbourn June 20, 1832.
A Mark Mears marries Polly Bowen ( b 1804) who is the sister of Green Bowen (b 1812) and Joshua Bowen Jr, (b 1802).
Polly Bowen and Mark Mears were married in White County Illinois on 5-24-1834.: Questions :
[ Who is William Bowin in relation to Green and Joshua ?
My assumption is that the Green Bowen listed here was born in ca 1812 is the son of Joshua Bowen & Margaret Cobb Bowen. Is this Joshua (birthdate unknown), Green's father or is it Green's brother, Joshua (jr.) b ca 1802, the 1st son of Joshua Bowen and Margaret Cobb Bowen?
Green Bowen later marries M. Fobar and has a son named William b ca 1836 so this can not be that William.
Is this William a brother of Green and Joshua jr. or perhaps a brother of Joshua Sr.]Meanings of abbreviations used
1LT First Lieutenant IN Infantry
2LT Second Lieutenant INS Inspector
3LT Third Lieutenant LT Lieutenant
ADJ Adjutant
LTC Lieutenant Colonel
AID Aide
MAJ Major
ARM Armorer
MAT Matron
BEA Color Bearer
MV Mounted Volunteer
BUG Bugler
MUS Musician
COL Colonel
ODD Unassigned Colonel
COM Asst. Commissary
ORD Orderly
COR Coronet
PAY Paymaster
CPL Corporal
PVT Private
CPT Captain
QM Quartermaster
DRU Drummer
SAD Saddler
FAR Farrier
SGM Sergeant Major
FIF Fife Player
SGT Sergeant
FOR Forage Master
SP Spies
GEN General
SUR Surgeon, Asst. Surgeon, Surgeon Mate
GOV Governor
TRU Trumpeter
GUN Gunsmith
WAG Wagon Master
HOS Hospital Steward
[ from: encyclopedia.com ]
A conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A treaty of 1804, which had no real claim to validity, provided for removal of the Sac and Fox W of the Mississippi. A Native American leader, Black Hawk (1767-1838), who was born in the Sac village near the site of present Rock Island, Ill., and who had fought for the British in the War of 1812, denounced the treaty and resisted removal. Years of intermittent skirmishing followed. In 1831 the whites used force to impose a new treaty that compelled the Native Americans to retire from their lands. In Apr., 1832, Black Hawk, with some 400 braves and their families, returned to Illinois. Not receiving the support he expected, he admitted defeat, but when one of the peaceful emissaries he sent was shot down in cold blood, the outraged Black Hawk successfully attacked a larger white force, then retired into what is now Wisconsin. A large force of volunteers was gathered under Gen. Henry Atkinson . The last battle of the war took place on the Bad Axe River, where Black Hawk was attacked by these troops and a Sioux war party. Trapped, he displayed a white flag, but this was ignored and almost all of his band, including women and children, were wiped out. Black Hawk himself escaped, surrendered to the Winnebago, was turned over for imprisonment, and was released in 1833 to return to the pitiful remnant of his tribe and his family in Iowa. Lorado Taft's colossal statue (1911) near Oregon, Ill., has come to be known as the Black Hawk Monument.Bibliography: See his autobiography (1833; ed. by D. Jackson, 1955); C. Cole, I Am a Man: The Indian Black Hawk (1938).
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