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Maine Militia, War of 1812: Major J. Chandler's Artillery Battalion

Source: Records of the Massachusetts volunteer militia called out by the Governor of Massachusetts to suppress a threatened invasion during the war of 1812-14 (Boston, Mass.: Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1913).

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Maj. J. Chandler's Battalion of Artillery.
From Sept. 14 to Sept. 24, 1814. Awaiting orders at Hallowell. Stationed at Vassalborough.
Field and Staff.
Joseph Chandler, Major, Monmouth
Jonathan G. Huntoon, Adjutant, Readfield
John S. Kimball, Quartermaster, Augusta

Capt. S. G. Ladd's Company, Major Chandler's Battalion of Artillery.
From Sept. 12 to Sept. 24, 1814. Service at Hallowell. Service at Wiscasset.
Rank and Name.
Samuel G. Ladd, Captain
Jedediah Lakeman, Lieutenant
Joseph S. Smith, Lieutenant

Abraham Thurle, Sergeant
Samuel Tenney, Sergeant
Daniel Norcross, Sergeant
David Stickney, Sergeant
Ezekiel Goodall, Corporal
Richard Dana, Corporal
William Livermore, Jr., Corporal
Cromwell Aldrich, Corporal
John Woods, Musician
Levi Johnson, Musician
Aaron Bickford, Musician
Harvey Porter, Musician
John Dennet, Musician

Privates.
Joseph Alexander
Joseph Bardotte
James Branscomb
Joel Clark
John Cottrill
George Couch
John Crane, 2d
William Cross
Thomas Dana
Thomas Dennis
Nathaniel Devenport
Joseph O. Dummer
Robert L. Fowl or Towl
Ebenezer Freeman
Edmund French
John Gardiner
John Goodwin
Eben B. Greeley
Samuel Haskins
Benjamin Hinkley
Holmes Hinkley
Benjamin Hodges
Frederick A. Kent
Cook Kimball
Thomas Lakeman, Jr.
Charles McCausland
Jeremiah McCausland
Thomas Norcross
Jonathan C. Norris
Charles Nye
George Pollard
Jonathan Pray
John W. Rallings
John Read
Asa Robinson
Moses Sewall
George Shaw
Henry Smith
Amos Stickney
Benjamin Stickney, Jr.
Paul Stickney
Samuel Sweet, Jr.
Oliver Talpy
James Trask
William A. Woodbury
Jacob Wyman


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Capt. S. Ranlett's Company, Major Chandler's Battalion of Artillery.
From Sept. 14 to Sept. 23, 1814. Raised at Monmouth. Service at Wiscassett, awaiting orders.
Rank and Name.
Samuel Ranlett, Captain
Dudley Moody, Lieutenant
Eleazer Smith, Lieutenant

Ebenezer Freeman, Sergeant
Jacob Miller, Jr., Sergeant
Joseph Kelly, Sergeant
James Fairbanks, Sergeant
Asa Robbins, Jr., Corporal
Jason Prescott, Corporal
Phineas Killy, Corporal
Marcus Gilbert, Corporal
Levi Gilbert, Musician
Benjamin Berry, Musician

Privates.
Eliab Allen
Luther Allen
Arthur Andrews
David Beal
Isaac Billington
Preston Bingham
Samuel Butler
Dennis Fairbanks
Enos Fairbanks
Jesse Fairbanks
John Fairbanks
Peleg B. Fogg
Freeman Foster
Benjamin Fowle or Towle, Jr.
Hamm Robert
Heber Kimball
Bernard King
Paul Ladd
John Marshall
Aaron Morse
Samuel Noyes
Newell Prescott
Stephen Prescott
Cyrus Robbins
Clerk Smith
Otis Welch
Nathaniel Whittier

Capt. S. Randlett's Company of Artillery, detached from Maj. J. Chandler's Battalion and attached to Lieut. Col. E. Sherwin's Regiment.
From Sept. 24 to Nov. 8, 1814. Raised at Monmouth and vicinity. Service at Wiscasett and vicinity.
Rank and Name.
Samuel Randlett, Captain
Dudley Moody, Lieutenant
Henry Butterfield, Lieutenant
Eleazer Smith, Lieutenant

Ebenezer Freeman, Sergeant
Jacob Miller, Sergeant
Joseph Kelley, Sergeant
James Fairbanks, Sergeant
William Talcott, Sergeant
Benjamin Butler, Sergeant
Asa Robbins, Corporal
Jason Prescott, Corporal
Phineas Kelley, Corporal
Marcus Gilbert, Corporal
Levi Gilbert, Musician
Benjamin Berry, Musician
Peleg B. Fogg, Musician
Jesse Fairbanks, Musician
John Marshall, Musician

Privates.
Solomon Adams
Eliab Allen
Luther Allen
Arthur Andrews
Edward Bartlett
Flavel Bartlett
David Beal
Isaac Billington
Parsons Bingham
Nathaniel Blake
Moses Butler
Moses S. Butler, 2d
Samuel Butler
William Butler
Joseph Butterfield
Moses Chandler
Smith Clark
Daniel Corey
John Dodge
Dennis Fairbanks
Enos Fairbanks
John Fairbanks
Freeman Foster
Nathaniel W. Gould
Guy Green
Heber Kimball
Bernard King
Paul Ladd
James B. Maxwell
Leonard Mercy, Jr.
Aaron Morse
Ephraim Morton, Jr.
George Morton
Morton Zebulon
Samuel Noyes
Nathan Pinkham
Newell Prescott
Prescott Stephen
Samuel Smith
Benjamin Spooner
Shubal Spooner
Benjamin Towl, Jr.
Benjamin Wethern
Nathaniel Whittier
Nicholas Winslow