Deerfield — War Of 1812-15 Extracted from "History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, Volume II," by Louis H. Everts, 1879.       No military organization from this town served in the war of 1812. A few were drafted, and a few volunteered. A list is given of such as are known:       Col. John Wilson, Maj. John C. Hoyt, Stephen W. Williams, Israel Boyden, Wm. Palmer, Stephen Smith, Robert L. Lanfair, Ephraim Lanfair, Ichabod Nelson, Moses Hawks, Lorenzo S. Hatch, Wm. Loveridge, Zur Sweet, Robert Foot, Abner Goodenough, James Hayden, Samuel Frink.       A cavalry company here had for officers, Captain, Thomas W. Ashley; Lieutenant, Charles Hitchcock; Ensign, Josiah L. Arms. A company of infantry, Zebina Russell, Captain; Zebediah Graves, Lieutenant; David Wright, Ensign. | Previous Page | Contents | Next Page | | Deerfield Page | History of the CT Valley in Mass. | | Franklin County | Western Mass History & Genealogy | These pages are © Laurel O'Donnell, 2005, all rights reserved and cannot be reproduced in any format without permission This page was last updated on 03 Aug 2005