STONE MISSING
James Anderson was born on Anderson's Bottom (site of Antietam Nataional Battle Field). Although he was very young he served in the American Army during the last three months of the Revolution. Following the war he finished his education and opened a store near the family plantation. He quickly gave that up when General "Mad Anthony Wayne put out a call to arms to stop the Indians who were ravaging American settlements in the (then) west. James recruited a troop of horse and reported to Wayne. He was immediately commissioned ensign (2nd Lt). As he was well versed in mathematics and engineering he was put in charge of bridge and fort construction.
He served with Wayne until the General died. James' name does not appear on the rolls of Legion Ville, where Waynes army trained, but his son John recorded in a Letter to his nephew, James House Anderson, that he had seen all three of his fathers commissions. John also reported that James had served in putting down the "Whiskey Rebellion" which occurred during the time General Wayne was training his troops. While serving both causes may not seem to be realistic it could have occurred and explained why James's name is not on record at Legion Ville. James and his troops were light cavalry and would have been very useful to General"Light Horse" Harry Lee commander of the forces designated to contend with the Rebellion.
After James Anderson returned from the wars, 1796, Captain James Anderson, like many another veteran, was restless and dissatisfied. The Old Dominion; was no longer the dominion of his heart. The towering mountains, fertile valleys, and clear swift streams of the region of his birth, had lost their inspiration and charm. He longed for the rolling savannas, and dense primeval forests beyond the Ohio. He was not at home very long before he found a maiden to his taste, Miss Priscilla House, daughter of John and Ruth Metcalf House, of Hampshire, to whom he was united in marriage. He immigrated west to Fairfield county, Ohio, in the month of March, 1806, with his father and family. They reached Lancaster, then a little cluster of wooden houses, April 6, 1806, and their farms on Clear Creek, the next day.
James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen grandchildren in our service during the Great Rebellion. (Civil War)
James Anderson was born on Anderson's Bottom (site of Antietam Nataional Battle Field). Although he was very young he served in the American Army during the last three months of the Revolution. Following the war he finished his education and opened a store near the family plantation. He quickly gave that up when General "Mad Anthony Wayne put out a call to arms to stop the Indians who were ravaging American settlements in the (then) west. James recruited a troop of horse and reported to Wayne. He was immediately commissioned ensign (2nd Lt). As he was well versed in mathematics and engineering he was put in charge of bridge and fort construction.
He served with Wayne until the General died. James' name does not appear on the rolls of Legion Ville, where Waynes army trained, but his son John recorded in a Letter to his nephew, James House Anderson, that he had seen all three of his fathers commissions. John also reported that James had served in putting down the "Whiskey Rebellion" which occurred during the time General Wayne was training his troops. While serving both causes may not seem to be realistic it could have occurred and explained why James's name is not on record at Legion Ville. James and his troops were light cavalry and would have been very useful to General"Light Horse" Harry Lee commander of the forces designated to contend with the Rebellion.
After James Anderson returned from the wars, 1796, Captain James Anderson, like many another veteran, was restless and dissatisfied. The Old Dominion; was no longer the dominion of his heart. The towering mountains, fertile valleys, and clear swift streams of the region of his birth, had lost their inspiration and charm. He longed for the rolling savannas, and dense primeval forests beyond the Ohio. He was not at home very long before he found a maiden to his taste, Miss Priscilla House, daughter of John and Ruth Metcalf House, of Hampshire, to whom he was united in marriage. He immigrated west to Fairfield county, Ohio, in the month of March, 1806, with his father and family. They reached Lancaster, then a little cluster of wooden houses, April 6, 1806, and their farms on Clear Creek, the next day.
James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen grandchildren in our service during the Great Rebellion. (Civil War)
STONE MISSING
James Anderson was born on Anderson's Bottom (site of Antietam Nataional Battle Field). Although he was very young he served in the American Army during the last three months of the Revolution. Following the war he finished his education and opened a store near the family plantation. He quickly gave that up when General "Mad Anthony Wayne put out a call to arms to stop the Indians who were ravaging American settlements in the (then) west. James recruited a troop of horse and reported to Wayne. He was immediately commissioned ensign (2nd Lt). As he was well versed in mathematics and engineering he was put in charge of bridge and fort construction.
He served with Wayne until the General died. James' name does not appear on the rolls of Legion Ville, where Waynes army trained, but his son John recorded in a Letter to his nephew, James House Anderson, that he had seen all three of his fathers commissions. John also reported that James had served in putting down the "Whiskey Rebellion" which occurred during the time General Wayne was training his troops. While serving both causes may not seem to be realistic it could have occurred and explained why James's name is not on record at Legion Ville. James and his troops were light cavalry and would have been very useful to General"Light Horse" Harry Lee commander of the forces designated to contend with the Rebellion.
After James Anderson returned from the wars, 1796, Captain James Anderson, like many another veteran, was restless and dissatisfied. The Old Dominion; was no longer the dominion of his heart. The towering mountains, fertile valleys, and clear swift streams of the region of his birth, had lost their inspiration and charm. He longed for the rolling savannas, and dense primeval forests beyond the Ohio. He was not at home very long before he found a maiden to his taste, Miss Priscilla House, daughter of John and Ruth Metcalf House, of Hampshire, to whom he was united in marriage. He immigrated west to Fairfield county, Ohio, in the month of March, 1806, with his father and family. They reached Lancaster, then a little cluster of wooden houses, April 6, 1806, and their farms on Clear Creek, the next day.
James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen grandchildren in our service during the Great Rebellion. (Civil War)
James Anderson was born on Anderson's Bottom (site of Antietam Nataional Battle Field). Although he was very young he served in the American Army during the last three months of the Revolution. Following the war he finished his education and opened a store near the family plantation. He quickly gave that up when General "Mad Anthony Wayne put out a call to arms to stop the Indians who were ravaging American settlements in the (then) west. James recruited a troop of horse and reported to Wayne. He was immediately commissioned ensign (2nd Lt). As he was well versed in mathematics and engineering he was put in charge of bridge and fort construction.
He served with Wayne until the General died. James' name does not appear on the rolls of Legion Ville, where Waynes army trained, but his son John recorded in a Letter to his nephew, James House Anderson, that he had seen all three of his fathers commissions. John also reported that James had served in putting down the "Whiskey Rebellion" which occurred during the time General Wayne was training his troops. While serving both causes may not seem to be realistic it could have occurred and explained why James's name is not on record at Legion Ville. James and his troops were light cavalry and would have been very useful to General"Light Horse" Harry Lee commander of the forces designated to contend with the Rebellion.
After James Anderson returned from the wars, 1796, Captain James Anderson, like many another veteran, was restless and dissatisfied. The Old Dominion; was no longer the dominion of his heart. The towering mountains, fertile valleys, and clear swift streams of the region of his birth, had lost their inspiration and charm. He longed for the rolling savannas, and dense primeval forests beyond the Ohio. He was not at home very long before he found a maiden to his taste, Miss Priscilla House, daughter of John and Ruth Metcalf House, of Hampshire, to whom he was united in marriage. He immigrated west to Fairfield county, Ohio, in the month of March, 1806, with his father and family. They reached Lancaster, then a little cluster of wooden houses, April 6, 1806, and their farms on Clear Creek, the next day.
James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen grandchildren in our service during the Great Rebellion. (Civil War)
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