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Muster Roll of Captain Charles Burnet’s Company "F" of the first regiment of Oregon mounted volunteers, commanded by Colonel James W. Nesmith, mustered in pursuance of the proclamation of the governor of Oregon territory, to serve in the war against the Yakima and other Indians, from the eighteenth day of October, 1855, to _____ day of ______, 185__.

No	Surname	First name	Rank	Enlisted—			Discharge	*per. served
				when	where	whom		Mos	Days
1	Burnet	Charles	Captain	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
2	Fellows	A. M.	First lieutenant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
3	Shepherd	Andrew	Second lieutenant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
1	Mesler	J. Frank	First sergeant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
2	Beale	William K.	Second sergeant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
3	Dodds	G. A. R.	Third sergeant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
4	Newman	Thos. B.	Fourth sergeant	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
1	Butner	John A.	First corporal	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
2	Wright	John G.	Second corporal	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
3	Scott	Thos. B.	Third corporal	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
4	Creswell	John C.	Fourth corporal	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
1	Allen	Ira	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
2	Avery	William	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
3	Barnes	Richard A.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
4	Beals	James	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
5	Bowles	David H.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
6	Blackburn	Benj.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
7	Blackburn	Gideon	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
8	Butler	Edwin R.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
9	Cohen	Nathan	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
10	Cooley	Warren	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
11	Cox	E. S.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
12	Cox	Peter	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
13	Clark	J. A.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
14	Drake	Riley	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
15	Day	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
16	Davis	Albert G.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
17	Danforth	Lucius	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
18	Day	Hiram	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
19	Dubois	N. S.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
20	Engle	Christopher	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
21	Forward	Walter J.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
22	Freeman	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
23	Grover	L. F.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
24	Glison	Albert	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
25	Glisan	Edwin T.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
26	Glison	Francis T.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
27	Hoomden	Amos	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
28	Hollingsworth	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
29	Harlin	Geo. D.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
30	Hughes	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
31	Hoxhurst	Nelson	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
32	Holden	Horace F.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
33	Hutton	John P.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
34	Hendricks	Ezekial	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
35	Hond	Julius	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
36	Iler	David C.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
37	Jordan	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
38	Jewett	Henry A.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
39	Kinney	James M.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
40	Leabo	John G.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
41	McCartey	John	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
42	McKee	Benjamin	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
43	McCubbins	Samuel	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
44	Miller	Bluford	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
45	Miller	James F.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
46	Moores	James	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
47	Markham	Samuel B.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
48	Newsom	Samuel J.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
49	Pitman	Wm. A.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
50	Pitman	Lucius D.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
51	Pollard	Geo. T.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
52	Presley	Anthony W.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
53	Parker	Robert H.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
54	Richardson	Larkin	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
55	Strong	James	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
56	Smith	James W.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
57	Smith	Francis M.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
58	Swartz	David	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
59	Swartz	Alonzo	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
60	Sale	Anderson	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
61	Shepherd	Marion	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
62	Stowell	Geo. W.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
63	Shaw	John W.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
64	Vance	Thomas	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
65	Walker	Jared	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
66	Worden	Francis L.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
67	Webb	Seth	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
68	York	Alexander D.	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
69	Grigler	Jacob	Private	18 Oct 1855	Portland	Adjutant-general	--------	----	----
70	Morris	J. M.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
71	Pierce	F.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
72	Smith	J. B.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
73	Shanefelt	Solomon	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
74	McQueen	Geo. H.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
75	Kendall	Amos	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
76	Roland	D. R.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
77	Eyre	Thomas T.	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----
78	Prickett	Dennis	Private	-----------	--------	----------------	--------	----	----

I certify, on honor, that the above is an accurate roll of the company "F" of the ____ regiment of Oregon mounted volunteers under my command, and that the remarks set opposite the name of each officer and soldier are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct and just, and that the same were duly enrolled on or about the sixteenth day of October, 1855, in pursuance of the proclamation.

Charles Bennet

Commanding the Company

[source: Frances Fuller Victor, The Early Indian Wars of Oregon completed From the Oregon Archives and other Original Sources with Muster Rolls (Salem, Oregon: Frank C. Baker, State Printer, 1894).]