From: KyArchives Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 10:49 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Watts.William.Warof1812.1808.Spencer-Nelson.MILITARY-Enlistment U. S. Army Enlsitment Records, Et Al. Warof1812 5th & 7th & 8th Inf. Regiments, U. S. Army Spencer- Nelson County KyArchives Military Enlistment U. S. Army Enlsitment Records, Et Al. Taken From 'Records Of Men Enlisted In The U. S. Army' (1) No. 5522, Watts, William W., Rank Sergeant, Reg. 5th U. S. Inf., Commanding Officer Capt. N. Long. (Note. C. O. was Nimrod Long. He married Roasanna "Rosa" Coleman Foster on 17 Jan 1808 in Nelson Co., Ky. Nimrod died in Logan Co., Kentucky in 1815. His wife was a member of the prominent Robert Coleman Foster family of Logan Co., Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee. They were originally from northern Virginia.) Description: 5 ft., 11 3/4 inches tall, eyes grey, hair brown, fair complexion, age 31, b. Virginia. Enlisted June 7, 1808, by whom Capt. Long, period 5 years. (From Nimrod Long's known residence in 1808 I believe William's enlistment must have taken place in Nelson Co., Kentucky.) Remarks: Monthly Return Sept. 30, Dec 31/08, and Jany 24/09 present. G. O. Camp Washington March 3/10, transferred to Capt Nicholas Co. Regtl Order July 20/10 (Capt. Nicholas Co.) present. Orders Sept. 19/10, Tried by Court Martial Neglect of Duty, acquitted. Again Sept. 23/10: disobedience of orders. To be reduced to a private. Pardoned. Again Oct. 12/10. Conduct unbecoming a N. C. officer. Acquitted. Capt. Walter H. Overton's Co. Book 213. 7th U. S. Inf., appointed Sergeant June 7/08, reduced Oct. 31/12, and promoted to Sergeant Jany 1/13. Discharged June 6/13. (Re)enlisted by Captain Overton, at Fort Claiborne, Sept. 18/13 for the war, aged 37 years. Appointed Sergeant Sept. 18/13. Discharged at Fort Claiborne, La, May 31/15, term expired. See pension case. (2) No. 6547 Watts, William W. Va, App. for Appointment as Subaltern. Recommended Nimrod Long. (It appears that this promotion never went through.) (3) No. 1424 Watts, William W. Sergt, Sergt Major, 8th Infantry, Co. F, Capt. L. Austin (I believe this is Loring Austin of Massachusetts.) (Re-)Enlisted Mar 11 or 12, 1817, by whom Col. Nicholas, term 5 years. I. R. April 30 & S.A.M.R. June 30/17 present, promoted Sergeant Maj 11/17. I. R. Capt Young's Co. 'D' Aug 31/17 present joining by transfer from Capt. Austin's Co. July 10/17. S.A.M.R. June 30/19 present. I. R. N. C. Staff Oct. 31/19 Serg't Major present, promoted from sergeant Sept. 4/19. I. R. Dec 31/19 discharged Nov. 15/19 on Surgeon's Certificate. (It appears that his unit was in Nashville at the time of his discharge.) Submitted by: Robert Foster rfoster37@cox.net Additional Comments: William W. Watts settled in Spencer Co., Kentucky. He is on the 1840 census, and is assumed to have died there, but no records of his civilian life have yet been unearthed. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/kyfiles/