Webb’s in the Military
Encompassing the following recognized conflicts, among others : Wayne’s
War, 1790-1794; French War, 1799; War of 1812, 18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815;
Seminole War, 1817-1818; Black Hawk War, 1832; Creek War, 1836-1837; Florida War,
1835-1842; Canada Frontier Disturbances, 1838-1839; Pennsylvania Whiskey
Rebellion; Cherokee Removal, 1838; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Civil War, April 1861-
April 1865. Including
Officers and Enlisted soldiers of the Militia, Volunteer and Regular Army,
Officers & Sailors of the Navy, and Marines in the Marine Corps.
Compiled by Jonathan Webb Deiss, ©2003, 2004. www.webbdeiss.org
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Private Soldier Samuel Webb
: Webb enlisted 25 November 1755 to Captain Israel Putnam’s
Company, Colonel Bagley’s Regiment Connecticut Militia, was recorded
on garrison rolls at Fort Edward, 5 December 1755 and discharged 20 March
1756. He reenlisted, or was
conscripted, to Captain Andrew Ward’s (Fourteenth) Company, Colonel Phineas
Lyman’s Regiment Connecticut Militia, 28 March 1757, serving for 33 weeks. Further service was rendered that year, when
he enlisted 14 November 1757 to Captain Reuben Ferris’ Company of Rangers,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel William Haviland, 27th Regiment of King’s
Regulars at Fort Edward. He was
discharged on, or about, 14 May 1758. He reenlisted on, or about, 3 April 1758 to Captain Jonathan Latimore
Jr.’s Company, 3rd Regiment Connecticut Troops (Militia), recorded as stationed
at Fort Edward in October 1758 and discharged 10 November 1758. He reenlisted 2 April 1759, at or near
Killingworth, Connecticut to Captain Peleg Redfield’s Company, 2nd Regiment
Connecticut Troops (Militia) and was discharged 1 December 1759. He reenlisted 14 April 1761 to Captain Jabez
Thompson’s Company, 2nd Regiment Connecticut Troops (Militia) and was
discharged 5 December 1761. He is
recorded, May 1761, in Captain Thomas Pierce’s Company, 2nd Regiment
Connecticut Troops (Militia) at Saybrook, Connecticut. He reenlisted 29 March 1762 to Captain Amos
Hitchcock’s Company, 2nd Regiment Connecticut Troops (Militia) and was discharged
3 December 1762. (French & Indian War)
Private Samuel Webb : Webb,
aged 24 years, born in Augusta, Virginia, stood 6’ tall, was described as
having gray eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion, and by occupation a
Carpenter when he was enlisted on 15 October 1846 at Staunton, Virginia by
Lieutenant Getty for a term of five years. He was assigned to Company C, 4th Regiment United States Artillery
(regulars). He deserted 13 March 1849.
Private Samuel Webb :
Company C, 7th Regiment United States Infantry (regulars). While attached to Riley’s Brigade, his unit
was engaged in the actions against the Mexicans around Chapultepec & Mexico
City, Mexico on, or about 12-16 September 1847 where he was severely wounded.
Brevet Brigadier General Samuel
Blatchey Webb : He was born in Connecticut. 1st Lieutenant 2nd Regiment Connecticut Infantry; wounded at the
Battle of Bunker Hill 17 June 1775; promoted to Major and appointed Aide de
Campe to General Israel Putnam, 22 July 1775; promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
and appointed Aide de Campe to General George Washington, 21 June 1776; wounded
at White Plains, 28 October 1776; wounded at Trenton, 2 January 1777; appointed
Colonel of one of the 16 additional Continental Regiments, 11 January 177;
taken prisoner of war on the expedition to Long Island, New York on 10 December
1777; was prisoner of war on parole until exchanged, December 1780; he was
transferred to command of the 3rd Regiment Connecticut Infantry; awarded the
rank of Brevet Brigadier General on 30 September 1783, served continuously
until 13 November 1783. He died 3
December 1817.
He is the father of Henry
Livington Webb (vet of Black Hawk War, Mexican War, Civil War), and James
Watson Webb (1st Lt USA) and from him subsequently grandfather to General Alexander
S. Webb, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for displays of conspicuous
bravery at Gettysburg.
Private & Teamster Samuel Pierce Webb
: Delorma Webb’s father Samuel served in Company I, 9th Regiment
Illinois Cavalry Volunteers and Company M, 12th Regiment
Indiana Cavalry Volunteers. Obviously
he was an ‘ornery, tough, old man. From
his service record - Samuel P. Webb, age 56, born Cortland County, New York,
standing 5' 11" tall, with dark complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair, by
occupation a farmer, was enlisted by Lieutenant William M. Chidister on 17
October 1861 at Chicago, Illinois for a period of three years. He mustered in, 23 October 1861 to Captain
Boyce's Company, 9th Regiment Illinois Cavalry as a Private. He was subsequently assigned to Company I and on 17 November 1861 he was
appointed to rank of Wagoner and is marked as Present on all muster rolls to
May 1862, when he received a discharge. He was discharged 14 May 1862 by reason
of disability; the surgeon wrote, "his being afflicted with general
debility, a result of exposures and fatigue whilst in the service as a U. S.
Soldier and at the same time being 56 years of age." His commander added, "Said Samuel P.
Webb had the appearance of being able bodied when he enlisted & discharged
the duties of a soldier faithfully until the first part of Feby. last, since
which time he has been unable to do anything, from the effects of Rheumatism
and general debility; at Station : Pilot Knob, Mo., May 1st, 1862." Samuel
returned home, but remained restless to do his part against the Rebs. While
living in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana he again enrolled 7 November
1863 at Valpairaiso (sic), Indiana for another 3 year enlistment and a $300.00
bounty. He gave the same birthplace as
in his original enlistment, but gave the erroneous age of 43 years, obviously
to avoid being discharged, as in his previous service, to which his advanced
age contributed. He mustered in 12 January 1864 and marked present on all
muster rolls until October 1864, when he received a furlough until 15 November
1864. He is again marked present until
15 March 1865, when he was admitted, from the field, to McPherson General
Hospital at Vicksburg, Mississippi with chronic diarrhea. He was again furloughed 5 May 1865 and
subsequently discharged 2 June 1865, the nature of the casualty described as,
"...lumbago from which he was suffering when admitted to Hosptl. Steamer
Baltic." Pension data : He applied
for a pension in 1885 and was rejected on the grounds that his disability, as
found by the War Department’s examiners, was not caused on consequence of his
service. He reapplied; in his
application, “alleges that at Huntsville, Alabama – June or July 1864, was
taken with bilious intermittent fever , with rushing of blood to head and
roaring in head and ears and in Feb’y 1865 he was again affected with
biliousness, camp diarrhea, and increase of roaring in head and ears,” and was
finally accepted in 1888 for partial deafness in the left ear and total
deafness in the right ear (on account of a case of meningitis and spinal
meningitis, that he described a bilious fever), chronic diarrhea and resulting
disease of the rectum. Upon his death,
he was buried at the government’s expense and his widow, Cordelia, received a
Widow’s pension. (Civil War)
1860 Federal Census. Morgan Township, Valparaiso P.O., Porter
County, Indiana
93, 707/691, Samuel P. Webb, 56,
Male, White, Farmer, 0/250, New York
93, 707/691, Cordelia Webb, 54,
Female, White, na, na, Massachusetts
93, 707/691, Lucy Webb, 15, Female,
White, na, na, Michigan
93, 707/691, Deloy Webb, 24, Male,
White, Farm laborer, 0/200, Ohio
93, 707/691, David Webb, 22, Male,
White, Farm laborer, na, Ohio
93, 707/691, Oscar Webb, 7, Male,
White, na, na, Indiana, in school
93, 707/691, Louisa Webb, 2,
Female, White, na, na, Indiana
93, 707/691, Martin Webb, 3/12,
Male, White, na, na, Indiana
Private Seth Webb :
(revolutionary war)
Private soldier Silas Webb
: Enlisted 29 April 1758 by 1st Lieutenant Daniel Toppings & 2nd Lieutenant
George Herrick, and mustered in by Muster Master Geo. Muirson to Captain John
Budd’s Company of South Hold, New York Provincial Troops. (French & Indian War)
Private Stephen Webb :
Stephen, aged 22 years, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was described as
standing 5’ 11½” tall, had hazel eyes, brown hair, a light complexion, and was
by occupation a shoemaker when he enlisted 29 January 1827 to Captain Gale at
Lancaster, Pennsylvania for a term of five years. He was assigned to Battery A & battery B, 1st Regiment United
States Artillery (regulars). He was
discharged 29 January 1832 by reason of expiration of term of service at Fort
Monroe, Virginia.
Private
Webb, aged 27 years, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was described as
having hazel eyes, brown hair, a light complexion, stood 5’ 11” tall, and was
by occupation a shoemaker when he re-enlisted 4 February 1832 at Fort Monroe,
Virginia to Captain Munroe for a term of five years. He was assigned to Company B, 1st Regiment United States
Artillery (regulars). He was discharged
4 February 1837 by reason of expiration of term of service at Fort Heileman,
Florida.
Captain & Assistant Quarter
Master Stephen Hinsdale Webb : Quarter Master’s Department; Born New York,
died Vermont. Ensign in the 30th
Regiment US Infantry 30 April 1813; 3rd Lieutenant 23 June 1814; honorably
discharged 15 June 1815; First Lieutenant of 8th Regiment US Infantry on 13
February 1818, to Captain 9 July 1820, transferred to 1st Regiment US Infantry
1 June 1821, transferred to 3rd Regiment US Infantry on 14 December 1821;
resigned 31 August 1833; ordnance dept, 11 November 1834; honorably discharged
1 October 1842; reenlisted in the Mexican War period as Captain & Assistant
Quarter Master of U. S. Volunteers on 26 June 1846, honorably discharged on 30
June 1847.
Once again, served in the Civil
War as Captain of Commissary & Sustenance for Volunteers on 5 August 1861,
honorably discharged 6 September 1864. He died in February 1873.
Third Sergeant Stephen D. Webb
: Joined and enrolled 4 July 1846 to Captain Lewis W. Ross’ Company (K),
Colonel Edward Baker’s (4th) Regiment Illinois Volunteers, 3rd Brigade of
Volunteer Division. He died 24 October
1846 in Hospital at Matamoras, Mexico. (Mexican War)
Private Styles Webb : Webb, age 18, enlisted and was mustered in 11 August 1863, to Company B,
3rd Regiment Ohio Cavalry. He was
mustered out 30 May 1865 at Cleveland, Ohio and also served in Company E, 5th
Regiment Ohio Cavalry. He applied for a
pension, 26 September 1887 (invalid624018/753497) and his widow and children
applied for and received pensions (widow1043593/789233 &
minor1713733/A71832), after his death 9 March 1915 at Greenwich, Ohio.
Federal census – New London Township,
Huron County, Ohio 1850.
Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Value,
Birthplace
Webb, Ephraim, 65, M, Farmer, na, Conn
Webb, Alathia, 65, F, na, na, Conn.
Webb, David, 26, M, Farmer, na, Ohio.
Webb, Horace, 40, M, Farmer, 600, N. Y.
Webb, Lucy, 4*, F, na, na, Vt.
Webb, Anson, 15, M, Farmer, na, N. Y.
Webb, Alathia 13, F, na, na, N. Y.
Webb, Adelaide, 9, F, na, na, N. Y.
Webb, David, 6, M, na, na, N. Y.
Webb, Stiles D., 4, M, na, na, N. Y.
Fireman 2nd Class Sylvester Webb : Sylvester, aged 20 years, born in Ohio, was described as
standing 5’ 6” tall, with a copper complexion, when he enlisted 23 December
1862 at Cincinnati, Ohio, to the United States Navy for a term of 1 year. He was recorded on the muster roll of the
‘Springfield’ on 9 March 1863.
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