"Roll of thoes (sic) men that was on the Ground after the battle", addressed to Captain Wm. Nelles- 1812

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This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Media Type

Text

Item Type

Documents

Description

A muster roll, addressed to Captain (Johann) Wm. Nelles,(1769-1850, brother of Robert Nelles) titled: "Roll of thoes(sic) men that was on the ground after the battle". Although unstated, it can be assumed that the muster roll is from the 4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia as William Nelles was a Captain in this Regiment during the War of 1812.

The 4th Lincoln was involved in the Battles of Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812.

Names included on the Muster roll are:
Beam, Lewis
Beamer, John Dennis
Homes, John
Mills, John Sr.
Milmine, James Sr.
Nolty, John
Nelles, William
Pettit, George
Groat, Calyn
Nelles, John Sr.

Date Of Event

1812-1814

Subject(s)

Military - 1812
Military - Personnel - Militia & Reserves
War of 1812
4th Regiment of the Lincoln Militia
Nelles, William

Local identifier

993.23.1

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Niagara

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.00012 Longitude: -79.24958

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