Col. Army under General Jackson; Illinois Honor Roll
War of 1812-Milton K Alexander Sgt Capt James Wyatt's Co Col Robert H Dyer's 1 Regt WTN Vol Mtd Gunmen...Battle at Pensacola Nov 7, 1814, and Battle of New Orleans Dec 23, 1814, Jan 8, 1815
service: Sep 1814-Mar 1815
source: Tennesseans in the War of 1812 p47; Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812;
Black Hawk War-Milton B Alexander Gen 2 Brigade IL Mil 1832
source: cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html Black Hawk War Veterans
Lind Rosenthal DAR USD1812
researching War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Illinois
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ALEXANDER, Milton K., pioneer, was born in Elbert County, Ga., Jan. 23, 1796; emigrated with his father, in 1804, to Tennessee, and, while still a boy, enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under the command of General Jackson until the capture of Pensacola, when lie entered upon the campaign against the Seminoles in Florida. In 1823 he removed to Edgar County, Ill., and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Paris, serving also as Postmaster there some twenty-five years, and as Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court from 1826 to '37. In 1836 he was commissioned by Governor Coles, Colonel of the Nineteenth Regiment. Illinois State Militia; in 1830 was Aide-de-Camp to Governor Reynolds, and in l833, took part in the Black Hawk War as Brigadier-General of the Second Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. On the inception of the internal improvement scheme in 1837 he was elected by the Legislature a member of the first Board of Commissioners of Public Works, serving until the Board was abolished. Died July 7, 1856.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
War of 1812-Milton K Alexander Sgt Capt James Wyatt's Co Col Robert H Dyer's 1 Regt WTN Vol Mtd Gunmen...Battle at Pensacola Nov 7, 1814, and Battle of New Orleans Dec 23, 1814, Jan 8, 1815
service: Sep 1814-Mar 1815
source: Tennesseans in the War of 1812 p47; Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812;
Black Hawk War-Milton B Alexander Gen 2 Brigade IL Mil 1832
source: cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html Black Hawk War Veterans
Lind Rosenthal DAR USD1812
researching War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Illinois
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ALEXANDER, Milton K., pioneer, was born in Elbert County, Ga., Jan. 23, 1796; emigrated with his father, in 1804, to Tennessee, and, while still a boy, enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under the command of General Jackson until the capture of Pensacola, when lie entered upon the campaign against the Seminoles in Florida. In 1823 he removed to Edgar County, Ill., and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Paris, serving also as Postmaster there some twenty-five years, and as Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court from 1826 to '37. In 1836 he was commissioned by Governor Coles, Colonel of the Nineteenth Regiment. Illinois State Militia; in 1830 was Aide-de-Camp to Governor Reynolds, and in l833, took part in the Black Hawk War as Brigadier-General of the Second Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. On the inception of the internal improvement scheme in 1837 he was elected by the Legislature a member of the first Board of Commissioners of Public Works, serving until the Board was abolished. Died July 7, 1856.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
Col. Army under General Jackson; Illinois Honor Roll
War of 1812-Milton K Alexander Sgt Capt James Wyatt's Co Col Robert H Dyer's 1 Regt WTN Vol Mtd Gunmen...Battle at Pensacola Nov 7, 1814, and Battle of New Orleans Dec 23, 1814, Jan 8, 1815
service: Sep 1814-Mar 1815
source: Tennesseans in the War of 1812 p47; Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812;
Black Hawk War-Milton B Alexander Gen 2 Brigade IL Mil 1832
source: cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html Black Hawk War Veterans
Lind Rosenthal DAR USD1812
researching War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Illinois
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ALEXANDER, Milton K., pioneer, was born in Elbert County, Ga., Jan. 23, 1796; emigrated with his father, in 1804, to Tennessee, and, while still a boy, enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under the command of General Jackson until the capture of Pensacola, when lie entered upon the campaign against the Seminoles in Florida. In 1823 he removed to Edgar County, Ill., and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Paris, serving also as Postmaster there some twenty-five years, and as Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court from 1826 to '37. In 1836 he was commissioned by Governor Coles, Colonel of the Nineteenth Regiment. Illinois State Militia; in 1830 was Aide-de-Camp to Governor Reynolds, and in l833, took part in the Black Hawk War as Brigadier-General of the Second Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. On the inception of the internal improvement scheme in 1837 he was elected by the Legislature a member of the first Board of Commissioners of Public Works, serving until the Board was abolished. Died July 7, 1856.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
War of 1812-Milton K Alexander Sgt Capt James Wyatt's Co Col Robert H Dyer's 1 Regt WTN Vol Mtd Gunmen...Battle at Pensacola Nov 7, 1814, and Battle of New Orleans Dec 23, 1814, Jan 8, 1815
service: Sep 1814-Mar 1815
source: Tennesseans in the War of 1812 p47; Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units During the War of 1812;
Black Hawk War-Milton B Alexander Gen 2 Brigade IL Mil 1832
source: cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/home.html Black Hawk War Veterans
Lind Rosenthal DAR USD1812
researching War of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Illinois
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ALEXANDER, Milton K., pioneer, was born in Elbert County, Ga., Jan. 23, 1796; emigrated with his father, in 1804, to Tennessee, and, while still a boy, enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, serving under the command of General Jackson until the capture of Pensacola, when lie entered upon the campaign against the Seminoles in Florida. In 1823 he removed to Edgar County, Ill., and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits at Paris, serving also as Postmaster there some twenty-five years, and as Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court from 1826 to '37. In 1836 he was commissioned by Governor Coles, Colonel of the Nineteenth Regiment. Illinois State Militia; in 1830 was Aide-de-Camp to Governor Reynolds, and in l833, took part in the Black Hawk War as Brigadier-General of the Second Brigade, Illinois Volunteers. On the inception of the internal improvement scheme in 1837 he was elected by the Legislature a member of the first Board of Commissioners of Public Works, serving until the Board was abolished. Died July 7, 1856.
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
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