1. Served as a Private in the War of 1812-15. He enlistedAugust 29, 1814, in the company of Captain Thomas Franklin Pleasants, of Colonel Clement C. Biddle’s 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. He had previously from May 13, 1813, to July 27, 1813, served as 3rd Sergeant of the Washington Guards, commanded by Condy Raguet. [48]