Family Veterans
| Conflict Info & Veteran Info | A brief description of the conflict. Or the veteran. I started conflicts at 1642 it seems many records are still available from around that time. |
| English Civil Wars 1642 - 1651 |
Charles I - Parliamentarians. Parliamentary opposition to Royal policies. First battle at Edgehill (Oct 1642) but neither side victorious. Royalists then threatened London, the Parliamentarians stronghold. By Autumn then North and West were in their hands. Crucial event was 1643 alliance of Parliament with the Scots. This increased military strength helped the parliamentarians, led by Oliver Cromwell, defeat the Royalists at Marston Moor. 1646 saw end of first civil war with Charles' surrender to the Scots at Newark in May. 1646-48 negotiations between parliament and King began. Aug 1647 army presented King with Head of Proposals asking for religious tolerance and parliamentary control of the armed forces. Charles made secret pact with the Scots, promising to establish Presbytarianism in England. Scots invaded England and were only repulsed in Battle of Preston. Around 100,000 men died in the two wars (10% of the adult male population). Charles brought to trial by Cromwell (who was also signatory of his death warrant) and executed Jan 1649. |
| War of League of Augsburg 1688 - 1697 |
Louis XIV - European Alliance. The third major war of Louis XIV of France in which his expansionist plans were blocked by the alliance led by England, United Provinces (of the Netherlands) and Austrian Habsburgs. Issue underlying war was the balance of power between Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties. War began when French marched into the Palatinate while Austria was defeating the Turks in the East. Grand Alliance of United Provinces, England, Saxony, Bavaria, and Spain, all fearful of French annexations, joined together against France. The war was costly and lengthy. Louis XIV opened negotiations for peace 1696 and in 1697 Treaty of Rijswijk drawn up. Did not resolve conflict between Habsburgs and Bourbons, nor English and French, both of which erupted again only four years later in the Spanish Succession. |
| War of Jenkin's Ear 1739 - 1743 |
Britain - Spain. Began in 1739 but then merged into War of the Austrian Succession. Anti-Spanish feeling in Britain provoked war as Captain Robert Jenkins claimed Spanish coastguards in the Caribbean cut off his ear. |
| Seven Years' War 1756 - 1763 |
European. A major European conflict rooted in the rivalry between Austria and Prussia and the imminent colonial struggle between Britain and France in the New World and the Far East. Hostilities in N America (1754) predate the Diplomatic Revolution in Europe (1756) which created two opposing power blocs: Austria, France, Russia, Sweden and Saxony against Prussia, Britain, and Portugal. British maritime superiority countered Franco-Spanish naval power and prevented an invasion by the French. The European war, precipitated by Prussia's seizure of Saxony, was marked by many notable pitched land battles. Saved from total defeat when Russia switched sides, Frederick II of Prussia retained Silesia in 1763. |
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| American Revolution US War of Independence 1775 - 1783 |
American settlers - Britain. Insurrection of thirteen of Britain's N American colonies. Began as civil war but America was later joined by France (1778), Spain (1779), and Netherlands (1780). America rejected Britain's offer of peace in the civil war conflicts and declared independence. Britain ultimately WAS defeated. |
| Peter Doty Birth 5 May 1757 Barnards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Death 18 Mar 1848 Knox Co., OH |
Branch of Service : Contental Army Rank: Private |
| Ephraim Doty (1760 in Piscataway, New Jersey) Son of Isaac Doty |
Revolutionary record from New Jersey: Ephraim Doty receivedcertificate No. 99 dated June 8, 1784, signed by Thomas Stelle, for 10pounds, for the depreciation of his Continental pay in the MiddlesexCounty Militia (Ref. Miitia, 2nd year, p.294) Supposedly Ephraim was involved in the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Family tradition was the first source for this; the book on Revolution soldiers in Illinois says the same thing, but is probably based on family tradition. B.J. Pate says that tradition she has heard reports that his ears and nose were frozen off at Valley Forge and the he became separated from his family. Later brothersWilliam and Daniel heard a story about a man fitting the description of their father and went and got him. Family tradition said thatWilliam was born 1787 in Rockbridge Co. Virginia, the son of Ephraim Doty. No birth record was found, but the marriage records for Ephraim were found. |
| Col. Paul Raymond Born: 12 May 1732 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Died: 10 Apr 1817 - Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts |
He ws commissioned, 2/2/1776, Major of Col Denny's Frist Worcester
County Regt. The following June he was commissioned Lt Col of the New
Worcester County Regt under Col Holman for New York and Canada service.
confusion over his date of birth is probably because a brother who had died bore the same name. Served in Revolution. Lived in Holden and Winchendon, Worcester County, MA. He ws commissioned, 2/2/1776, Major of Col Denny's Frist Worcester County Regt. The following June he was commissioned Lt Col of the New Worcester County Regt under Col Holman for New York and Canada service. confusion over his date of birth is probably because a brother who had died bore the same name. |
| James Sage (1749 - 1820) | James in 1779 volunteered his services in the Rev. War and served eight
months under Captain Robert Sawyer. Later he was drafted to serve additional
terms in the war. In 1781 he served under Captain James Montgomery for
six months and in 1782 he served and additional six months under Captain
John Montgomery. James fought in the battles of Monmouth, Bunkerhill,
and Sullivan's Island. Yourowquains, A Wynadot Indian Queen by Bill Bland. |
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| The War of 1812 | |
| Name: Zachariah Hutchins Birth: 20 May 1774 in , , North Carolina, USA Death: 3 Aug 1843 in Paragould, Green, Arkansas, USA Spouse: Charity Shepard (1778-1858) |
Name: Zachariah Hutchins COMPANY: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (WILLIAMSON'S), TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 107 Roll Exct: 602 Source Information: Direct Data Capture, comp.. War of 1812 Service Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. |
| American Civil War 1861 - 1865 |
Conflict between Republicans and Confederates. Dealt with two great issues: then nature of the Federal Union and the relative power of the states and central government, and the existence of Black slavery. When Lincoln and the Republican Party's election demonstrated that the South could no longer expect to control the high offices of state, eleven Southern states withdrew from the Union and established the Confederate States of America. War broke out (12 Apr 1861) when the Southern batteries opened fire on a Union emplacement in the harbour of Charlottesville. Lincoln at first defined the issue as preservation of the Union, without any reference to slavery, but he broadened the war aims (Jan 1861) proclaiming the emancipation of all slaves in areas then under arms against the government. The winning strategy began in 1863 when the Republican General Grant won control of the whole Mississippi valley, isolating the western Confederate states from the rest. After several fierce battles (Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, and the Chattanooga campaign) the South's position became untenable and General Lee, leader of the Confederate forces, abandoned the Confederate capital in Apr 1865 and finally capitulated at Appomattox Court House. The last surrender took place on May 26. |
| Thomas Jefferson DeBorde (1841 - 1919) | Allegiance: United States of America Branch of Service: Union Army Rank : Private Unit(s) 2 Nebraska Cav. 2nd Regiment, Nebraska Cavalry Time In Service From: Not Specified To: 1863 |
| Sylvester Gambill (1820 - 1862) | Allegiance: C.S.A. Rank Private Unit(s) |
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| World War 1 1914 - 1918 |
Origins lay in reactions of other great powers to ambitions
of German Empire. The political tensions divided Europe into two camps
- the Triple Alliance (Britain, France, and Russia) and the Triple Entente
(Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Catalyst to war was the assassination of heir to Habsburg throne, Franz Ferdinand, in Bosnia. Austria declared war on Serbia. Germany then declared war on Russia and France and invaded neutral Belgium. This brought the British into the war on the side of the French. Japan joined Britain as did Italy in 1915. Germany was joined by Turkey (1914) and Bulgaria (1915). Military campaigns center on france and Belgium in W Europe. First battle of Ypres prevented the Germans from reaching the ports. By end of 1914 static line of defence had been established from Belgian coast to Switzerland. Position of stalemate reached. 1916 allies launched offensive for the W front but stopped by Germans who attacked French at Verdun. To relieve situation Battle of the Somme was launched but proved indecisive. Spring 1918 Germany launched major offensive on West but was driven back by the allies with help from USA. By November armistice was signed with allies having recaptured Belgium and nearly all French territory. Treaty of Versailles drawn up 1919 assigning responsibility for causing war to Germany and establishing her liability for reparations payments. Germany lost all overseas territories and considerable territory in Poland. Rhineland demilitarized and occupied by allied forces. Germany called treaty a 'Diktat' and its harshness was bitterly resented throughout the interwar years. |
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| World War 2 1939 - 1945 |
Allies (Britain and British Commonwealth, China, France,
USA, USSR) - Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan). Origins lay in three different conflicts which merged after 1941: Germany's desire for expansion, Japan's struggle against China, conflict between Japanese and US interests in the Pacific. War in Europe caused by German unwillingness to accept Treaty of Versailles, which was systematically dismantled aided by the allied policy of appeasement. Increased German agression finally resulted in the invasion of Czechoslovakia, after which Britain and France abandoned policy of appeasement and pledged support to Poland which was now threatened. Germany signed alliance with Russia and invaded Poland. Britain and France then declared war on Germany. Little fighting took place but Germany proceeded to occupy Norway and Denmark. German Blitzkrieg tactics (a combination of tank warfare and air power) brought about the surrender of Holland in four days, Belgium in three weeks, and France in seven weeks. After failed attempt to gain air supremacy over Britain (Battle of Britain) the invasion of Britain was postponed. Germany then moved east into Greece and Yugoslavia. British military efforts were concentrated against Italy in Mediterranean and N Africa. Allied forces finally ejected German and Italian forces in mid-1943, invaded Sicily and Italy itself and forced Italy to make a separate peace. June 1941 Germany invaded her ally Russia and advanced towards Moscow, Leningrad, and the Volga. After two years of occupation and the Battle of Stalingrad in winter 1942-3 (a major turning point in the allied campaign) they were driven out. Allies launched a second front through invasion of Normandy and Paris was liberated in August. Allies advanced into Germany and linked with the Russians on the River Elbe. Germans surrendered unconditionally at Rheims 7 May 1945. Japan's desire for expansion led to her attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and US declared war on Japan next day (8 Dec 1941). In reply, Germany and Italy declared war on US. Not until June 1942 did naval victories halt Japanese advance. Fighting continued until 1945 when US dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6 and 9 Aug). Japan then surrendered. |
| Robert Gardner Name Robert Gardner Birth: 1916 Death: 1964 |
We do know that Robert Served on the Force Baseball Team from photos
we have. |
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| Korean War 1950 - 1953 |
Communists and non-Communists. Communist North invaded South after series of border clashes. UN forces intervened driving the invaders back to Chinese frontier. China entered conflict and with N Koreans occupied Seoul. UN forces counterattacked and retook territory south of 38th parallel. |
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US Army 7th 443rd AAA AW (Sp) Time In Service From: 9 May 1951 To: Not Specified Allegiance United States of America Branch of Service :Army Rank :Corporal Unit(s) 7th Armored Division - "Lucky Seventh" 443rd AAA AW (SP) Bn Specialty Gunner Current Status : Deceased Fort Lewis, Washington |
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| Vietnam War 1956 - 1975 |
The war between communist North Vietnam and non-communist South Vietnam, also known as the Second Indochinese War. The Geneva settlement had ledt North Vietnam under communist rule, and the South rules by the emperor Bas Dai (until 1955) and then by Ngo Dinh Diem's dictatorial regime. From 1961, US aid and numbers of 'military advisers' increased considerably. From 1964, US aircraft bombarded the North, and by 1968 over 500,000 troops were involved. These troops were withdrawn in 1973, and hostilities ceased in 1975 when the North's victory was completed with the capture of Saigon (renamed to Ho Chi Minh City) |
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| Gulf War 1991 |
Iraq - US-led allies (29 member coalition). War caused by Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and failure to comply with UN resolution calling for withdrawal. Hostilities suspended after 43 days of fighting when Iraq accepted the UN resolution. |
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| Peace Time |