Prisoners and Paroles

As a follow up to the last post, which were the orders given by Joseph Larwill for his patrol in occupied Upper Canada in December 1813, here are the men under his command that were captured in the skirmish at McRea's Tavern on December 15. The original document, given to Larwill as a receipt of sorts, ended up in the Ohio Historical Society collections. It can be seen now in the Fort Meigs visitor center:

Roll of a Detachment of United States troops which was made prisoners
Dec. 15 1813 at McRea's Esq on river Thames
Names	Rank	To what Regt they belong
J H Larwill	1st Lt	2nd artillery
A Fisk	2nd Lt	27. Infty
P. Davis	Ensign	28 Regt Infty
John Spencer	Corpl acting commissary	28th Inf
John McGiffin	private	2nd Reg Arty
Michail B Martin	do	do
John Laughlin	do	do
Thomas Statten	do	do
Walter Price	do	do
John Figg	do	do
Louis Louis	do	do
Samuel Sheller	do	do
Jonathan Slaughter	do	do
Joseph Lewis	do	do
Benjamin Miller	do	27 Infty
Benjamin Richards	do	do
James Goodwin	do	do
Thomas Chadwick	do	do
Charles Smith	do	do
Davisan Finton	do	do
Jesse Carnehan	do	do
Moses Fowler	do	do
Joseph Brown	do	do
John Mashall	do	28 Infantry
William Piles	do	do
George Clark	do	do
Thomas Nichols	do	do
Joseph Simmands	do	2nd Artillery	Wounded and paroled 15 Dec 1813
Isaac Manley	do	28 Reg Infty	do
Joseph Amkler	do	27 do	do
George Collins	do	do	do
Isaac Duvall	do	do	Same aft at Coln Fatlists on Lake Erie
John Lane	private	27th Inf	servant to Lt. Fisk
William Bonner	do	2nd Reg Arty	servant to Lt. Larwill

Fortunately, at least one of the wounded men survived to be honorably discharged at Detroit and sent home to Lebanon, Ohio.

The Bearer hereof Joseph Simmonds a private in Cap. Cushings Company of the Second Regt US Artillery was enlisted the 15^th day of August 1812 for the term of one year and six months. He has served for and during one year five Months and six days and is now entitled to a discharge having produced a certificate from the Hospital Surgeon at this post declaring his inability to perform military duty during the Remainder of his time On account of a wound received at the River Thames U.C. December the 15^th 1813. His conduct while in service entitles him to an honorable discharge. He has been paid up to the first day of January 1814 has returned his arms and accoutrements in good order and has received the Quantity of Clothing allowed by law. He is entitled to pay from the first day of January 1814 to the date of his discharge, and to pay and Rations from this place Fort Shelby M.T. [Michigan Territory] to Lebanon Ohio, his place of Residence at the rate of twenty miles a day.

To Prevent impositions here follows a description of the said Joseph Simmonds He is aged twenty years is six feet high has dark hair blue eyes; fair complexion and is by occupation a farmer.

Jas C. Pickett

Lt. 2d Regt Artillery

Comdg the Company