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PVT. Joyce, Thomas
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Branch of Service: United States Army (Cavalry)
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Service Remarks: Mounted Rifleman with the 1st Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers (Perkin's Brigade). These volunteers were committed to a 60-day enlistment and raised to fill the depleted ranks of Andrew Jackson's downsized Army. The unit is credited with participation in a night battle on 23 DEC 1814, the capture of Pensacola from the Spanish on 7 NOV 1814 and the Battle of New Orleans.
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Rank at Separation: Private
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Birth: 1773
Death: 1845
Burial: Tennessee
LINEAGE
- Thomas Joyce (UNK-UNK), son of
- Thomas Joyce (1745-UNK), son of
- Alexander Joyce (1715-1778)
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:
Marion Wortham Joyce
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