Military

  BlackHawk War Among the number,who then resided in the territory, now comprising Brown county, but thena portion of Schuyler county, that responded to the first call for troopsmade by Gov. Reynolds, May 26th, 1831, were: R. N. Curry, S. P. O’Neal,Green McHatton, Daniel Kendrick, Matthew Alexander and John Six, who enlistedin a company at Rushville commanded by Captain Hart Fellows. Also PhilipS. Howes, John Ausmus, Henry Ausmus, Samuel Hollingsworth and Philip Ausmus,who joined a company raised by Captain Vance of the same town. Hostilities being again resumedin 1832, the Governor issued another call for the troops to assemble atBeardstown, … Read more

  RevolutionaryPensioners The declarationsof a number of revolutionary soldiers, sworn to in order to obtain theprovision made by acts of Congress for their benefit, are found in theearlier pages of the county records. Henry Green a resident ofSchuyler county, appeared before the county commissioners court on thefourth of June, 1827, and made such a declaration. He enlisted in March,1779, in Maryland, “in the regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Wolford inthe line of the state of Maryland on the old continental establishment.”He served till the close of the war and was discharged at Annapolis, Maryland.Green received the desired pension which he … Read more