He married Margaret Susannah Mark in 1827 and fathered Mary Anne (b. 01/13/28 - married Dr. Robert D. Horner) and Harriet S. & Margaret Susan (b. 01/15/30). Susannah died in 1830, and he married Ann Elizabeth Wallace May 4, 1841, in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1850, he lived with his family in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. During that time, he served in the state legislature and was a committee member that initially funded Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. He moved to Franklin County in 1854 and in 1860 was a farmer living with his family in Southampton Township near Shippensburg. The 1850 census claims an 1800 birth year, 1860 says 1796, the 1870 claims 1795, but it was 1794, says his obituary in the "50 years ago" section of the November 2, 1926, edition of the Gettysburg Times.
After Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River in September 1862, Pennsylvania's governor called for emergency troops to defend the state. Middlecoff had served during the War of 1812 and had risen to the rank of major general in the antebellum militia but was hardly of an age to lead men into combat. Despite that, he recruited and captained Middlecoff's Independent Cavalry Militia that served without incident from September 15 - September 24, 1862. Middlecoff was not being arrogant in naming the company after himself. Naming a unit after its principle recruiter was the norm.
After Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River in September 1862, Pennsylvania's governor called for emergency troops to defend the state. Middlecoff had served during the War of 1812 and had risen to the rank of major general in the antebellum militia but was hardly of an age to lead men into combat. Despite that, he recruited and captained Middlecoff's Independent Cavalry Militia that served without incident from September 15 - September 24, 1862. Middlecoff was not being arrogant in naming the company after himself. Naming a unit after its principle recruiter was the norm.
He married Margaret Susannah Mark in 1827 and fathered Mary Anne (b. 01/13/28 - married Dr. Robert D. Horner) and Harriet S. & Margaret Susan (b. 01/15/30). Susannah died in 1830, and he married Ann Elizabeth Wallace May 4, 1841, in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1850, he lived with his family in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. During that time, he served in the state legislature and was a committee member that initially funded Pennsylvania (Gettysburg) College. He moved to Franklin County in 1854 and in 1860 was a farmer living with his family in Southampton Township near Shippensburg. The 1850 census claims an 1800 birth year, 1860 says 1796, the 1870 claims 1795, but it was 1794, says his obituary in the "50 years ago" section of the November 2, 1926, edition of the Gettysburg Times.
After Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River in September 1862, Pennsylvania's governor called for emergency troops to defend the state. Middlecoff had served during the War of 1812 and had risen to the rank of major general in the antebellum militia but was hardly of an age to lead men into combat. Despite that, he recruited and captained Middlecoff's Independent Cavalry Militia that served without incident from September 15 - September 24, 1862. Middlecoff was not being arrogant in naming the company after himself. Naming a unit after its principle recruiter was the norm.
After Confederate forces crossed the Potomac River in September 1862, Pennsylvania's governor called for emergency troops to defend the state. Middlecoff had served during the War of 1812 and had risen to the rank of major general in the antebellum militia but was hardly of an age to lead men into combat. Despite that, he recruited and captained Middlecoff's Independent Cavalry Militia that served without incident from September 15 - September 24, 1862. Middlecoff was not being arrogant in naming the company after himself. Naming a unit after its principle recruiter was the norm.
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