His year of birth is an educated guess. Nothing of his pre-Army life is known. There is a letter that Capt. Mellon wrote in 1830 to his brother Thomas who lived in Northeast Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. In it, Capt. Mellon expressed his gladness to have heard his father was still alive there.
Capt. Mellon fought in the War of 1812 and served in the officer corps of the US Army until his tragic, untimely death while in the line of duty. Capt. Mellon commanded the Frankfort Arsenal in what is now Philadelphia and the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine.
He was killed by the Seminole Indians in an early morning surprise attack on Camp Monroe. He was the only soldier to die. Capt. Mellon had been noted for his bravery in previous battles. His grave was marked by a simple wooden cross on the shore of Lake Monroe. After his death, a settlement called Mellonville formed and was briefly the county seat of Orange County. Mellonville was absorbed into Sanford in 1883.
From the Long Island Star 23 March 1837, page 3, a letter home from a soldier that fought in the battle.
"...We had 10 men wounded, who are all doing well, and Capt. Mellon, of the artillery, shot dead. We buried him on the battle ground, and named the place Fort Mellon in his honor..."
In his official report of action, Lt. Col. Fanning reports that Capt. Mellon, of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery, was killed early in the battle, when a bullet pierced his breast. Lt. Col. Fanning went on to say in his report that Capt. Mellon had served since the last war [War of 1812] and that he [Fanning] knew that Capt. Mellon had no property, but left a widow and four children. Also that he hoped that the widow and children would be justly compensated for his service and bravery.
Capt. Mellon married Eliza Scott in Detroit, Michigan on May 3, 1821 and they had three daughters and two sons.
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Capt. Mellon fought in the War of 1812 and served in the officer corps of the US Army until his tragic, untimely death while in the line of duty. Capt. Mellon commanded the Frankfort Arsenal in what is now Philadelphia and the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine.
He was killed by the Seminole Indians in an early morning surprise attack on Camp Monroe. He was the only soldier to die. Capt. Mellon had been noted for his bravery in previous battles. His grave was marked by a simple wooden cross on the shore of Lake Monroe. After his death, a settlement called Mellonville formed and was briefly the county seat of Orange County. Mellonville was absorbed into Sanford in 1883.
From the Long Island Star 23 March 1837, page 3, a letter home from a soldier that fought in the battle.
"...We had 10 men wounded, who are all doing well, and Capt. Mellon, of the artillery, shot dead. We buried him on the battle ground, and named the place Fort Mellon in his honor..."
In his official report of action, Lt. Col. Fanning reports that Capt. Mellon, of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery, was killed early in the battle, when a bullet pierced his breast. Lt. Col. Fanning went on to say in his report that Capt. Mellon had served since the last war [War of 1812] and that he [Fanning] knew that Capt. Mellon had no property, but left a widow and four children. Also that he hoped that the widow and children would be justly compensated for his service and bravery.
Capt. Mellon married Eliza Scott in Detroit, Michigan on May 3, 1821 and they had three daughters and two sons.
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-mellon-florida/
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=52159
His year of birth is an educated guess. Nothing of his pre-Army life is known. There is a letter that Capt. Mellon wrote in 1830 to his brother Thomas who lived in Northeast Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. In it, Capt. Mellon expressed his gladness to have heard his father was still alive there.
Capt. Mellon fought in the War of 1812 and served in the officer corps of the US Army until his tragic, untimely death while in the line of duty. Capt. Mellon commanded the Frankfort Arsenal in what is now Philadelphia and the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine.
He was killed by the Seminole Indians in an early morning surprise attack on Camp Monroe. He was the only soldier to die. Capt. Mellon had been noted for his bravery in previous battles. His grave was marked by a simple wooden cross on the shore of Lake Monroe. After his death, a settlement called Mellonville formed and was briefly the county seat of Orange County. Mellonville was absorbed into Sanford in 1883.
From the Long Island Star 23 March 1837, page 3, a letter home from a soldier that fought in the battle.
"...We had 10 men wounded, who are all doing well, and Capt. Mellon, of the artillery, shot dead. We buried him on the battle ground, and named the place Fort Mellon in his honor..."
In his official report of action, Lt. Col. Fanning reports that Capt. Mellon, of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery, was killed early in the battle, when a bullet pierced his breast. Lt. Col. Fanning went on to say in his report that Capt. Mellon had served since the last war [War of 1812] and that he [Fanning] knew that Capt. Mellon had no property, but left a widow and four children. Also that he hoped that the widow and children would be justly compensated for his service and bravery.
Capt. Mellon married Eliza Scott in Detroit, Michigan on May 3, 1821 and they had three daughters and two sons.
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-mellon-florida/
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=52159
Capt. Mellon fought in the War of 1812 and served in the officer corps of the US Army until his tragic, untimely death while in the line of duty. Capt. Mellon commanded the Frankfort Arsenal in what is now Philadelphia and the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, Maine.
He was killed by the Seminole Indians in an early morning surprise attack on Camp Monroe. He was the only soldier to die. Capt. Mellon had been noted for his bravery in previous battles. His grave was marked by a simple wooden cross on the shore of Lake Monroe. After his death, a settlement called Mellonville formed and was briefly the county seat of Orange County. Mellonville was absorbed into Sanford in 1883.
From the Long Island Star 23 March 1837, page 3, a letter home from a soldier that fought in the battle.
"...We had 10 men wounded, who are all doing well, and Capt. Mellon, of the artillery, shot dead. We buried him on the battle ground, and named the place Fort Mellon in his honor..."
In his official report of action, Lt. Col. Fanning reports that Capt. Mellon, of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery, was killed early in the battle, when a bullet pierced his breast. Lt. Col. Fanning went on to say in his report that Capt. Mellon had served since the last war [War of 1812] and that he [Fanning] knew that Capt. Mellon had no property, but left a widow and four children. Also that he hoped that the widow and children would be justly compensated for his service and bravery.
Capt. Mellon married Eliza Scott in Detroit, Michigan on May 3, 1821 and they had three daughters and two sons.
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/fort-mellon-florida/
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=52159
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