David H. Roark, Illinois Soldier

Record of the services of Illinois soldiers...and in the Mexican war, 1846-8:

David H. Roark

David H. Roark's entry at Wikitree here.

Also see an article about Lawler and the Mexican War (excerpt below):

"After being mustered out, Lawler traveled to Washington... . Once back in the county he raised a second unit, an independent company of mounted troops that called themselves the 'Mamaluke Legion."'

"Lawler's company traveled by river again and boarded the steamers Fashion and Major Tompkins at Baton Rouge and proceeded to Vera Cruz. Upon arriving in Mexico, Lawler's company engaged in scouting duty for the Department of Tampico with the mission of harassing the Mexican guerillas and keeping open the road from the Gulf of Mexico to Mexico City. Sometime prior to Dec. 10, 1847, Lawler's men skirmished with Mexican cavalry at Horcasitas.  Lawler's company continued their activity for most of 1848, not returning home until the fall."

Lawler's Company of Dragoons (also known as the Third Independent Company of Illinois Volunteers) included Roark, David H., Private.

Source: Jane W. Crichton. 1965. Michael Kelly Lawler: A Southern Illinois Mexican War Captain and Civil War General. Thesis. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University. 19-50.

Broussard Testimony In Vermilion Parish

Records of the field offices for the State of Louisiana, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1863-1872:

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State of Louisiana, Vermilion Parish

28 February 1868

Sarazin Broussard v. Henry, freedman

Lucien S. Broussard (Testimony)...freedgirl Caroline, was left in charge of Sarazin Broussard...her mother left the Parish in 1863...child is now about 9 years old...Henry and Hetty (the mother of the freed girl) have never been legally married...

Baker Provided Photograph Of Booth

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"I [Captain Doherty] proceeded to the barracks...and in less than half an hour had reported to Colonel Baker. I took the first twenty-five men in the saddle, Sergeant Boston Corbett, being the only member of my own company. Colonel Baker handed me photographs of the assassins of President Lincoln. He told me no troops had yet been in Fredericksburg, but that I must reach that vicinity with all dispatch. He introduced me to E.J. Conger and L.B. Baker of the detective force, and said they would accompany me." [Source]

John Wilkes Booth's Response

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An excerpt from Captain Doherty's Narrative:

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Lewis, Alias Pomfrey, Of St. Mary's Parish

Records Of The Field Offices....

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Confederate Officer Murdered Post-War

From the United States, Confederate Officers Card Index [Image 1026]:

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Thomas Carmichael Hindman (1828-1868)

Michael Dousman, Mackinac's Military Agent

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Letters Received By The Office Of The Adjutant General, 1805-1821:

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24 July 1815

Letter from Major Morgan

Michael Dousman

Appointed Military Agent

Mackinac

John Rice Jones Of Kaskaskia

John Rice Jones, Kaskaskia, to James McHenry, Secretary of War

Description: Jones writes concerning the state of those living in the Illinois country, explaining the conditions that added in the area's decline.

Date 1799-01-10

From: Jones, John Rice, 1759-1824

States. War Dept.

Northwest Territory Collection, 1721-1825

[Kaskaskia, Illinois]

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