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Troop numbers at the Battle of New Orleans

ORDER OF BATTLE AMERICAN ARMY

Commander-in-Chief Major General Andrew Jackson Chief Engineer (volunteer) Arsene Lacarriere Latour

Regular Troops Regular light Artillery 78 7th US Infantry 436 44th US Infantry 352 United States Marines 58 One Troop 1st US Dragoons 52 Total 976

Louisiana Militia and Volunteers Plauches Uniformed Militia 315 Lacostes Free Men of Colour 282 Daquins Free Men of Colour 180 Baratarians (pirate gunners) 36 Jugeats Choctaws 62 Total 91 0

Other Militia Carolts Tennessee Riflemen (I I companies) 806 Coffees Tennessee Riflemen (9 companies) 546 Adairs Kentucky Riflemen (10 companies) 680 Total troops on Line Jackson with 14 guns 3918

Reserve Hinds Mississippi Mounted Rifles 150 Ogdens troop Ist US Dragoons SO Harrisons bn Kentucky Militia 306 Total Reserve 506

Troops on the West Bank under General Morgan Naval battalion Commodore Patterson 106 Louisiana Militia Major Paul Arnaud 250 Kentucky Militia Lieutenant-Colonel John Davis 320 Reinforcements sent by Jackson 400 Total with 16 guns 1076

TROOP ROSTERS

A major portion of this project was devoted to the transhyscription of troop rosters of Tennessee units present during the New Orleans campaign In this envelope is enclosed a list of over four thousand six hundred Tennesseans who served in units in the vicinity of Chalmette during the campaign Each roster lists the name of the individual his rank dates of muster and discharge and additional remarks in specific cases

For the majority of units there were three rosters from which I could have chosen a muster roll made on the day the unit was mustered into service (and therefore containing no remarks that would shed light on the soldiers experience whil~ in service) a muster roll made on the date of discharge (almost invariably the most complete in terms of remarks at the same time often the poorest in terms of legibility) and a payroll list made on the date of discharge Spelling of names very frequently varied from one list to another As a matter of convention and to keep the task manageable I have chosen always to employ the spelling of the muster roll made on the date of discharge These rosters were roughly alphabetized according to the first letter of the last name (with one curious exceptionwhere soldiers were alphabetized according to the first letter of their first name) They have been transcrib~d in the exact order as that of the original

It would be desirable if one could pick from th~se rosters those exact soldiers who were on the line during the battles of December 1814-January 1815 There is nothing in these rosters however that enables one to make anysuch conclusions The only way to know conclusively that a particular soldier saw action at New Orleans is if the rosters show that the soldier was killed or wounded in action The very small number of casualties (according to the rosters only thirty-one killed during the entire campaign) means that the number of actual combatants that can be positively identified is small indeed

One remarkable aspect of the campaign brought out by these rosters is the high rate of mortality from in all probability disease Most secondary sources stress the low rate of battle casualties--quite a bit of glory without the corresponding sacrifice However while only thirty-one died from battleshysustained woundS the rosters list four hundr~d forty-two soldiers that died of other than battle-related injuries (one would presume primarily from disease) Thus while the percentage of those killed in battle was inordinately low (as a fraction of all troops in the vicinity it was less than 1 percent) the pershycentage of those dying from all causes was still a substantial 10 percent

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Troop numbers at the Battle of New Orleans

ORDER OF BATTLE AMERICAN ARMY

Commander-in-Chief Major General Andrew Jackson Chief Engineer (volunteer) Arsene Lacarriere Latour

Regular Troops Regular light Artillery 78 7th US Infantry 436 44th US Infantry 352 United States Marines 58 One Troop 1st US Dragoons 52 Total 976

Louisiana Militia and Volunteers Plauches Uniformed Militia 315 Lacostes Free Men of Colour 282 Daquins Free Men of Colour 180 Baratarians (pirate gunners) 36 Jugeats Choctaws 62 Total 91 0

Other Militia Carolts Tennessee Riflemen (I I companies) 806 Coffees Tennessee Riflemen (9 companies) 546 Adairs Kentucky Riflemen (10 companies) 680 Total troops on Line Jackson with 14 guns 3918

Reserve Hinds Mississippi Mounted Rifles 150 Ogdens troop Ist US Dragoons SO Harrisons bn Kentucky Militia 306 Total Reserve 506

Troops on the West Bank under General Morgan Naval battalion Commodore Patterson 106 Louisiana Militia Major Paul Arnaud 250 Kentucky Militia Lieutenant-Colonel John Davis 320 Reinforcements sent by Jackson 400 Total with 16 guns 1076

TROOP ROSTERS

A major portion of this project was devoted to the transhyscription of troop rosters of Tennessee units present during the New Orleans campaign In this envelope is enclosed a list of over four thousand six hundred Tennesseans who served in units in the vicinity of Chalmette during the campaign Each roster lists the name of the individual his rank dates of muster and discharge and additional remarks in specific cases

For the majority of units there were three rosters from which I could have chosen a muster roll made on the day the unit was mustered into service (and therefore containing no remarks that would shed light on the soldiers experience whil~ in service) a muster roll made on the date of discharge (almost invariably the most complete in terms of remarks at the same time often the poorest in terms of legibility) and a payroll list made on the date of discharge Spelling of names very frequently varied from one list to another As a matter of convention and to keep the task manageable I have chosen always to employ the spelling of the muster roll made on the date of discharge These rosters were roughly alphabetized according to the first letter of the last name (with one curious exceptionwhere soldiers were alphabetized according to the first letter of their first name) They have been transcrib~d in the exact order as that of the original

It would be desirable if one could pick from th~se rosters those exact soldiers who were on the line during the battles of December 1814-January 1815 There is nothing in these rosters however that enables one to make anysuch conclusions The only way to know conclusively that a particular soldier saw action at New Orleans is if the rosters show that the soldier was killed or wounded in action The very small number of casualties (according to the rosters only thirty-one killed during the entire campaign) means that the number of actual combatants that can be positively identified is small indeed

One remarkable aspect of the campaign brought out by these rosters is the high rate of mortality from in all probability disease Most secondary sources stress the low rate of battle casualties--quite a bit of glory without the corresponding sacrifice However while only thirty-one died from battleshysustained woundS the rosters list four hundr~d forty-two soldiers that died of other than battle-related injuries (one would presume primarily from disease) Thus while the percentage of those killed in battle was inordinately low (as a fraction of all troops in the vicinity it was less than 1 percent) the pershycentage of those dying from all causes was still a substantial 10 percent

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Ittm~ HWtJa ~ the hrrtucJq-~s bald ~ abatlt 000 yarde ~ tba ~ l1ne hca geC1tIae r1gtrt by aboitt )QO~

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TROOP ROSTERS

A major portion of this project was devoted to the transhyscription of troop rosters of Tennessee units present during the New Orleans campaign In this envelope is enclosed a list of over four thousand six hundred Tennesseans who served in units in the vicinity of Chalmette during the campaign Each roster lists the name of the individual his rank dates of muster and discharge and additional remarks in specific cases

For the majority of units there were three rosters from which I could have chosen a muster roll made on the day the unit was mustered into service (and therefore containing no remarks that would shed light on the soldiers experience whil~ in service) a muster roll made on the date of discharge (almost invariably the most complete in terms of remarks at the same time often the poorest in terms of legibility) and a payroll list made on the date of discharge Spelling of names very frequently varied from one list to another As a matter of convention and to keep the task manageable I have chosen always to employ the spelling of the muster roll made on the date of discharge These rosters were roughly alphabetized according to the first letter of the last name (with one curious exceptionwhere soldiers were alphabetized according to the first letter of their first name) They have been transcrib~d in the exact order as that of the original

It would be desirable if one could pick from th~se rosters those exact soldiers who were on the line during the battles of December 1814-January 1815 There is nothing in these rosters however that enables one to make anysuch conclusions The only way to know conclusively that a particular soldier saw action at New Orleans is if the rosters show that the soldier was killed or wounded in action The very small number of casualties (according to the rosters only thirty-one killed during the entire campaign) means that the number of actual combatants that can be positively identified is small indeed

One remarkable aspect of the campaign brought out by these rosters is the high rate of mortality from in all probability disease Most secondary sources stress the low rate of battle casualties--quite a bit of glory without the corresponding sacrifice However while only thirty-one died from battleshysustained woundS the rosters list four hundr~d forty-two soldiers that died of other than battle-related injuries (one would presume primarily from disease) Thus while the percentage of those killed in battle was inordinately low (as a fraction of all troops in the vicinity it was less than 1 percent) the pershycentage of those dying from all causes was still a substantial 10 percent

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rtlaS Pt ~MeI

00l0Del ~ B lst~ l2O ktyen_ left of Rague~t8 Una extending Deja 1st D1 froa the river about 48

2g rr tbct right o~ Deja8 pcWt1on ~ C~

tolmel I6Mn uc a1Ii1a1t 90 yarda aoutb

l4L right 01 CaNli8lt a positJonColonel~ DeQfJU8i ~ about )0 yarda soutb S2 of

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L1eattmaat COlOMl ~_~opounda 170 ~~ abeut one us trtm a John Daria RegiIMilldt of ~ in amp 8a1III1ll on ~ba ~

Ittm~ HWtJa ~ the hrrtucJq-~s bald ~ abatlt 000 yarde ~ tba ~ l1ne hca geC1tIae r1gtrt by aboitt )QO~

LiAm~ Colonel 6th 19All eatpest on tbe GJd18lI8 r1gtlt of the PMll Oalclftll lfifi~ ~~f ~ haft Daris ~

br 500 )oUda

MajOJ Pad hnaod 6th aent lO~~ ftigbt of J~ Nl tOa1pound fitatioJl lat D1tidon 1D ot the EDgUah lading pomt abouto

~ss below the ltaga8t l1M wtth~ Wmiddot ~~ tGmiddot poa1t1oDa1 enmiddot the r1ampti- or~ batucld- ~ tv K__ to l11tbdrav ~bullbull dataohlnent ~ Uteiz poaitiGD and tled into tbe wooda to tJw1r right

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2g rr tbct right o~ Deja8 pcWt1on ~ C~

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l4L right 01 CaNli8lt a positJonColonel~ DeQfJU8i ~ about )0 yarda soutb S2 of

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L1eattmaat COlOMl ~_~opounda 170 ~~ abeut one us trtm a John Daria RegiIMilldt of ~ in amp 8a1III1ll on ~ba ~

Ittm~ HWtJa ~ the hrrtucJq-~s bald ~ abatlt 000 yarde ~ tba ~ l1ne hca geC1tIae r1gtrt by aboitt )QO~

LiAm~ Colonel 6th 19All eatpest on tbe GJd18lI8 r1gtlt of the PMll Oalclftll lfifi~ ~~f ~ haft Daris ~

br 500 )oUda

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