James Rogers was the father of the famous Major Robert Rogers, leader of Rogers Rangers in the period of the French and Indian War in colonial America.  Robert also had three brothers who served in the Rangers, James Rogers,  Richard Rogers and John Rogers.  Robert had advanced to the rank of Lt Col of the Queens Rangers, James to Lt Col of the Kings Rangers,  Richard died a Captain of small pox in 1757 and it is unknown what became of John but he may have traveled to Charleston, South Carolina with Robert in 1762 and stayed in the South. This web site lists the known descendants of their father James Rogers who reportedly came from Ireland in 1729. These Rangers are the namesake of today's US Army Rangers and  Green Berets, their fighting tactics are key to today's elite forces.

The Rogers family settled in what is now Dunbarton, New Hampshire where James named the area of the Great Meadow, Montalona for his old home near Londonderry, Ireland.  In 2005 I registered Montalona.com for the new home of this web site. The cellar site of the Rogers home is located on Robert Rogers Rd. approximately 1/2 mile west of Montalona Rd.

This site started in 2004 by a 5th great grandson of Col James Rogers U.E. The Lord Dorchester in the proclamation of 1789 granted all descents, male and female, of persons who lived in colonial America prior to the Revolution and fought for the Royal Standard in the American Revolution, the right to use the initials U.E. after their name. U.E. stands for Unity of the Empire and is sometimes referred to as UEL or United Empire Loyalists which is an association of U.E. members. In this site all direct descendants of Col James Rogers have a U.E. after their name, also note descendants that did not fight for the crown and remained in America do not carry this title.  Books about the Rogers Family are at the bottom of each page.

Updated March 4, 2008

1,905 Descendants

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Descendants of James Rogers

Fifth Generation

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249. Riley A. Miller (Bella Grant Miller , Robert Miller , Martha Rogers , James ) was born on 28 Jul 1839 in Westminster, Windham., Vermont.

Riley married Mary about 1877. Mary was born about 1846 in Maine.

They had the following children:

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Henry Miller was born about 1879 in Massachusetts.

250. Martha Emaline Miller (Bella Grant Miller , Robert Miller , Martha Rogers , James ) was born about 1841 in Westminster, Windham., Vermont.

Martha married McCarty.

They had the following children:

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Elizabeth McCarty was born in 1869.

254. Sidney A. Miller (Asa Miller , James Miller , Martha Rogers , James ) was born about 1826 in Vermont.

Was a Carrage Maker.

Sidney married Ada L. about 1855. Ada was born about 1830 in Massachusetts.

They had the following children:

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Harry C. Miller was born in 1864/1865 in Vermont.

257. James Rogers Armstrong U.E. Jr. ¹ (James Rogers Armstrong U.E. , Mary Elinore Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born about 1806 in Of, Cardwell, Muskoka District, Ontario. He died on 23 Feb 1896 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

James Rogers Armstrong Jr. was a manufacturer. In 1858 he patented a cooking stove called the "Iron Duke".

James married Mary Jane ¹ about 1837 in Of, Cardwell, Muskoka District, Ontario. Mary was born about 1808 in Of, Cardwell, Muskoka District, Ontario. She died on 13 Sep 1872 in Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

They had the following children:

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James Rogers Armstrong U.E. was born about 1824.

258. David R. Rogers U.E. Jr. S.A.R. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born in May 1834 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. He died on 31 Oct 1901 in Clark County, Wisconsin, USA.

Rogers, David Private 14th Inf Co. H
In 1880 census as D. R. Rogers in York, Clark, Wisconsin.
In 1870 census for Kinnickinnic, St Croix, Wisconsin a 24 year old James Rogers is in the household.

David married Emily Adams daughter of Horance A. Adams and Lorinda. Emily was born in Mar 1840 in Vermont.

They had the following children:

+	533	M	i	Wyman Rogers U.E. was born in 1863. He died on 15 Dec 1897.
+	534	M	ii	Norman E. Rogers U.E. was born in Nov 1865.
	535	F	iii	Emma Rogers U.E. was born in 1867 in Wisconsin.
+	536	M	iv	Noel A. Rogers U.E. was born in Aug 1869. He died on 19 Oct 1900.
	537	M	v	Wilson Rogers U.E. was born in Jul 1875.
+	538	M	vi	Frank Rogers U.E. was born on 2 Jun 1877.

259. Eliza E. Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born in 1837 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

Eliza married George Franklin Trow on 30 Oct 1855 in Greenbrush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. George was born in 1833 in New Hampshire.

They had the following children:

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Eva Trow was born in 1857 in Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

262. Charles Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born in Dec 1838 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. He died in Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon.

Rogers, Charles 14th Inf Co. H
1860 Greenbush, Wisconsin census 21 years old.
A Charles Rogers born Dec 1838, Found in 1900 Census for Astoria, Clatsop, Oregon
1880 Census in Solomon, Dickinson, Kansas

Charles married Lavina about 1864. Lavina was born about 1844 in Canada.

They had the following children:

+	540	M	i	Frank R. Rogers U.E. was born in Oct 1866.
	541	F	ii	Mary E. Rogers U.E. was born about 1868 in Wisconsin.
	542	M	iii	Scott B. Rogers U.E. was born in 1873 in Wisconsin. 1900 Census in the military in the Philippines Company H 34th Infantry As Scott G. Rogers

266. James Harrison Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born on 8 Oct 1844 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. He died on 26 Nov 1924 in River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin.

Rogers, James 27th Inf Co. B
His middle name Harrison is likely from a popular character of the time named Harrison Rogers an adventurer killed in Oregon while on expedition with Jedediah Smith.

James married Julia (or Judith) Freeman Deans on 24 May 1881 in River Falls, Pierce, Wisconsin. Julia was born on 13 Dec 1859 in Waddington, St Lawrence, New York. She died on 7 Feb 1946 in River Falls, Pierce Co., Wisconsin.

They had the following children:

	543	F	i	Faith Rogers U.E. was born on 20 Apr 1882 in Kinnickinnick , Saint Croix, Wisconsin. She died on 2 Dec 1885.
	544	F	ii	Ruth Rogers U.E. was born on 24 Jul 1885 in Kinnickinnick , Saint Croix, Wisconsin. She died on 18 Apr 1887.
	545	F	iii	Infant Rogers U.E. was born on 13 Aug 1897 in Kinnickinnick , Saint Croix, Wisconsin. She died on 14 Aug 1897.
+	546	M	iv	Harry Freeman. Rogers U.E. was born on 8 Jun 1888. He died in 1959.
	547	M	v	Dean James Rogers U.E. was born on 9 Aug 1890 in Olivet, Pierce Co., Wisconsin. In US Military in Shanghai, China on the USS General Alava in 1920 census home address 257 So. 5th St., River Falls, Wisconsin
				Dean married Alice Mathies about 1920. Alice was born about 1894.

268. Mary Allen Rogers U.E. D.A.R. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born on 4 Dec 1845 in Coborne, Canada. She died on 15 Feb 1939 in Knapp, Wisconsin, USA. She was buried in Brookville Cemetery, EauGallie, Wisconsin.

Mary's memorial web page is at http://memorials.lookinhere.net/r/rogersmaryallen1845.htm

She had wrote inside the outhouse:
"This little throne is all we own
And we would like to keep it neat
So please be kind with your behind
And don't wet on the seat!"

Mary married Christopher Darius Gorman S.A.R. G.A.R. son of John Gorman and Esther Lucretia Mead D.A.R. on 6 May 1866 in Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wi. Christopher was born on 30 Jun 1846 in Utica, Oneida, New York, USA. He died on 21 Jul 1932 in Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin, USA. He was buried in Brookville Cemetery, EauGallie, Wisconsin. He was related to his parents by guardianship. He had other parents.

Christoprher Darius Gorman's biological father Darius Tubbs who died the year he was born in Luzerne, PA. Darius Tubbs was an associate of John Gorman and was from the same area as the Hinman, Rogers and Allen families. Hinman, Rogers, Allen, Tubbs and Gorman families all are found in the Syracuse, NY and Northumberland, Ontario areas.

Served in the same Civil War group as Darius. He played the fife (a type of flute, his future brother-inlaw Tim Rogers played the drum) and both were wounded at Old River Lake June 6th 1864. Christopher was hit with a "mini cannon ball that entered his left arm and exited near the upper third of his right scapula. Both his left arm and shoulder blade were fractured and he nearly lost total use of his left arm and hand. He lay in the battle field for 3 days before a general found him and said "Come here and I'll pick you up, boy!" Which Christopher replied "Go to hell I'll get myself up!" He spent a year in a Hospital in Memphis and was discharged May 26, 1865. He served under Capt. Albert E. Smith. Christopher had been captured by the confederates twice and escaped both times. His capture was likely at the time he was listed as AWOL in the muster rolls. Mary Allen Rogers and Christopher Darius Gorman had six children. Christopher had blue eyes and brown hair.

In the 1870 Census C. D. Gorman is in Penn, McLeod, Minnisota

CHRISTOPHER D. GORMAN, postmaster, Olivet, Pierce county, is a son of John Gorman, who was born in (Nicholson Twp) Luzerne county (now Wyoming Co), Pa., December 6, 1824, and married Esther, daughter of C. and E. L. Mead. Seven children were born to them: Christopher D.; Levi; Melissa (Mrs. Hull), deceased; Hiram; Eugene; Hezekiah, deceased; Josephine (Mrs. Gardner), lives at Ellsworth, Wis. Christopher D. was born in Syracuse, N. Y., June 30, 1846, and lived there until six years old, then came to Sheboygan, Wis., with his parents, and lived there until 1861, when he enlisted as Private in the Eighth regiment, Wisconsin volunteer infantry called the Eagle regiment Company B. He served with them until June 6, 1864 at Lake Chicot, Arkansas, when he was shot through the left shoulder. He then went to the hospital and was discharged from there May 26, 1865, when he came to Pierce county; then west to Madison, and attended Worthington & Warner's commercial college for six months, after which he went to farming. In 1886 he married Mary A., daughter of David and Eliza Rogers, and then took up a homestead and commenced a pioneer life. Six children have been born to them: Lillian L. L. L., Walter M. L., Robert H., Mary A., Halber E. and Pearlie E. Two years later he moved back to Sheboygan county, and six months later to New Auburn, Minn. After a year and a half there he came to Pierce county, Wis., and went into the grocery trade. He was appointed postmaster, and held that office until 1873. He next went to Waupaca and ran a general store for two years, then sold out and worked at the carpenter's trade until 1877, when he came back and worked at his trade until 1889. In that year he was appointed postmaster, then put in a small grocery stock. He was elected justice of the peace in 1872, and has held that office since except two years. He is a member of the G. A. R., is a prominent Odd Fellow, and in politics is a republican.

--Taken from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chippewa Valley; Ancestral Records fo Leading Families; Biographies of Representative Citizens, Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men. Edited by George Forrester. Published in Chicago, Illinois by A. Warner. Publisher. 1891-2. Pages 713-714

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
C. D. GORMAN Self M Male W 34 NY Laborer PA PA
Mary GORMAN Wife M Female W 34 CAN Keeping House VT CAN
Lillian GORMAN Dau S Female W 12 WI At School NY CAN
Leonard GORMAN Son S Male W 10 WI At School NY CAN
Robbie GORMAN Son S Male W 4 WI NY CAN
Mary GORMAN Dau S Female W 2 WI NY CAN

Source Information:
1880 Census Place Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin

Battles of 8th Wisconsin Eagle Regiment during CD Gorman's service
Fredericktown, MO - 21 October 1861New Madrid and Island "10" - March & April 1862Point Pleasant, MO - 20 March 1862Farmington, Miss. - 9 May 1862Corinth, Miss. - 28 May 1862Iuka, Miss. - 12 September 1862Burnsville, Miss. - 13 September 1862Iuka, Miss. - 16-18 September 1862Corinth, Miss. - 3-4 October 1862Tallehatchie, Miss. - 2 December 1862Mississippi Springs, Miss. - 13 May 1863Jackson, Miss. - 14 May 1863Assault on Vicksburg, Miss. - 22 May 1863Mechanicsburg, Miss. - 4 June 1863Richmond, La. - 15 June 1863Vicksburg, Miss. - 24 June 1863Surrender of Vicksburg - 4 July 1863Brownsville, Miss. - 14 October 1863Fort Scurry, La. - 13 March 1864Fort De Russey, La. - 15 March 1864Henderson's Hill, La. - 21 March 1864Grand Ecore, La. - 2 April 1864Pleasant Hill, La. - 8-9 April 1864Natchitoches, La. - 20 April 1864Kane River, La. - 22 April 1864Clouterville and Crane Hill, La. - 23 April 1864Bayou Rapids, La. - 2 May 1864Bayou La Monre, La. - 3 May 1864Bayou Roberts, La. - 4-6 May 1864Moore's Plantation, La. - 8-12 May 1864Mansura, La. - 16 May 1864Maysville, La. - 17 May 1864Calhoun's Plantation, La. - 18 May 1864Bayou De Glaise, La. - 18 May 1864Lake Chicot, Ark. - 6 June 1864

8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry (All 3 of the following listed are CD Gorman)
No. Soldier Name Company Rank In Rank Out
1 Gorman, Christopher D. B Pvt. Pvt.
2 Gorman, Darius B Pvt. Pvt.
3 Gorman, Darius C. B Pvt. Pvt.

Christopher and Mary had the following children:

+	548	F	i	Lillian L. Gorman U.E. D.A.R. was born on 26 Jul 1868. She died on 1 Mar 1919.
	549	M	ii	Leonard (Leo) W. W. Gorman U.E. S.A.R. was born on 10 Mar 1870. He died on 12 Jan 1933 in Spring Valley, Pierce Co, Wisconsin.
				Leonard married Stella in 1901/1909. Stella was born in 1875 in Washington.
+	550	M	iii	Robert D (Gumpy) Gorman U.E. S.A.R. was born on 22 Apr 1876. He died on 27 Feb 1967.
+	551	F	iv	Mary Albina Gorman U.E. D.A.R. was born on 5 May 1878. She died in 1950.
+	552	M	v	Halbert Earl Gorman U.E. S.A.R. was born on 7 Aug 1881. He died on 13 Dec 1944.
+	553	F	vi	Pearl E. Gorman U.E. D.A.R. was born on 15 Jun 1883. She died on 27 Jan 1951.

269. Nancy M. Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born on 2 Apr 1847 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. She died on 29 Jun 1929 in Elmwood, Pierce County, Wisconsin.

1880 Spring Lake, Pierce Co, Wisconsin Census
Jefferson Hill age 33 b Canada
Nancy Hill age 33 b Canada parents Vermont & Canada
Charles Hill age 7 b Wisconsin
Janie Hill age 10mo b Wisconsin

Had 4 children

Nancy married Samuel Jefferson (Jeff) Hill son of Robert Hill and Mary Slack on 15 Jul 1866 in St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. Samuel was born in Aug 1844 in Canada. He died on 30 Jul 1931 in Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas.

Retail Grocer

Samuel and Nancy had the following children:

+	554	M	i	Prof. Charles Leslie Hill U.E. was born on 23 Jun 1873. He died on 20 Nov 1945.
	555	F	ii	Janie Sybil Hill was born on 8 Aug 1879 in Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin. She died on 16 Feb 1947 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
	556	F	iii	Mildred Jesse Hill was born on 2 Mar 1887 in Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin. She died on 8 Feb 1911 in South Hill, Spring Valley, Pierce, Wisconsin.

270. Timothy George Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born on 31 Oct 1848 in Colborne, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. He died on 19 Jul 1933 in Port Orchard, Washington, USA.

1880 Census Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Timothy G. ROGERS Self M Male W 30 CAN Carpenter VT CAN
Gertrude V. ROGERS Wife M Female W 22 NY Keeping House CAN CAN
Minnie E. ROGERS Dau S Female W 5 WI CAN NY
Maud L. ROGERS Dau S Female W 3 WI CAN NY
Myrtle M. ROGERS Dau S Female W 1 WI CAN NY

Source Information:
Census Place Clear Lake, Polk, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255442
NA Film Number T9-1442

Was a drummer in the Civil War severed in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry Eagle Regiment, Company B with Christopher Darius Gorman who played the fife. Both were wounded. His cousins Reuben and Aaron Hinman weree also in the 8th Wisconson Infantry Eagle Regiment.

Hi. I'm sorry I don't know how to get this written genealogy, but I felt I needed to write you because I recently found out that I am from the Rogers/Hinman line. Until this year, nobody in my immediate family knew anything about our Rogers line prior to our grandfather Timothy Rogers and the names of his parents, David Rogers and Elizabeth Hinman on a copy of his birth certificate or enlistment papers of something (he was a Union drummer boy in the Civil War). Timothy Rogers was born in Colborn, Ontario on Oct 31, 1848. My cousin, Tom, who is currently living in the Philippines, recently decided to do a genealogy of our family and found this connection.I'm intrigued by the Cromwell and Ethan Allen connections, because that's definitely news to me. Otherwise, the most I have learned to date goes back to a James Rogers who emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland to New Hampshire around 1740, at about the age of 40. I'm guessing a bit based on scraps of unrelated information and filling in, using common sense, but I believe it would be his two sons, Robert and James II, were the commanders of the famous Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War. Also, there was another brother who was killed. I'm not sure who's side they were on during the revolution, since they moved to Canada shortly afterwards (but then, where they moved was probably unclaimed wilderness at that point). After that, I only know that James II had a son, James III, who was the father of David, my great great grandfather. I do know a bit more about his offspring which I can send if you want, but you probably have at least as much of that as I do. His son Timothy (my great grandfather)had a son Lloyd (grandpa), who had my father Earl and my uncles Howard and Calvin (both now deceased). But you probably knew the line between the James I and David, anyway. My line since Timothy appears to be known by others only through an obscure reference as having settled in "the western states many years ago", or something to that effect. We can fill that in now. -Mike Rogers

"Timothy G. Rogers" - Residence: Greenbush WI; Enlisted on 12/5/1863 as a Private. On 12/5/1863 he mustered into "B" Co. WI 8th Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 9/5/1865 at Demopolis, AL. He was listed as: Wounded 5/16/1864 Mansura, LA.

Wisconsin Infantry 4th, 23rd & 29th at Red River Campaign

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:- Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com

Mansura
Other Names: Smith’s Place, Marksville
Location: Avoyelles Parish
Campaign: Red River Campaign (1864)
Date(s): May 16, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks [US]; Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor [CS]
Forces Engaged: Banks’ Red River Expeditionary Force [US]; District of West Louisiana [CS]
Estimated Casualties: Unknown
Description: As Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks’ Red River Expeditionary Force retreated down Red River, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Richard Taylor attempted to slow the Union troops’ movements and, if possible, deplete their numbers or, better yet, destroy them. The Union forces passed Fort DeRussy, reached Marksville, and then continued east. At Mansura, Taylor massed his forces in an open prairie that controlled access to the three roads traversing the area, where he hoped his artillery could cause many casualties. Early on the morning of May 16, the Union forces approached, and skirmishing quickly ensued. After a four-hour fight (principally an artillery duel), a large Union force massed for a flank attack, inducing the Rebels to fall back. The Union troops marched to Simmsport. Taylor’s force could harass the enemy's retrograde but was unable to halt it.
Result(s): Union victory
CWSAC Reference #: LA022
Preservation Priority: II.3 (Class C)

The Red River campaign of March to May 1864 occurred during the Civil War after the fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson. At that time President Abraham Lincoln authorized a campaign against Shreveport, Louisiana, then the temporary capital of Confederate Louisiana. It was a major supply depot and a gateway to Texas. Though the operation was opposed by generals Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, and Nathaniel P. Banks, it was favored by General in Chief Henry W. Halleck. Banks was commander of the Department of the Gulf and was engaged in operations against the Confederacy along the Texas Gulf Coast. Under some pressure from Halleck, Banks concentrated his forces on a campaign to secure the area along the Red River to Shreveport. Objectives for this campaign included preventing a Confederate alliance with the French in Mexico; denying southern supplies to Confederate forces; and securing vast quantities of Louisiana and Texas cotton for northern mills. By 1863 Confederate general Richard Taylor, with his headquarters in Alexandria, was aware that Union operations up the Red River were under consideration as a means to penetrate the Department of Texas. The Red River was navigable by steamship for as many as six months of the year and could provide for cooperative army and naval operations. It could support shifting bases as an invading force pressed into the interior. He made his concerns known to Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department, and through him, to President Jefferson Davis. Taylor began to establish supply bases up the Red River; this included the rehabilitation by Walker's Texas Division of Fort DeRussy near Simmesport, Louisiana. He began to warn citizens of the impending operations, and to limit the sale of cotton to speculators who were selling to northern buyers. After failing to stem significantly the sale of cotton, Taylor by early 1864 had ordered that all bailed and seeded cotton be burned.
In the spring of 1864 General Banks began to gather his forces-an army of about 17,000-for a march to Alexandria, Louisiana. In Alexandria, Banks was to join a 10,000-member troop detachment from General Sherman's Mississippi command and a 15,000-member troop detachment under Gen. Frederick Steele. The detachment from Sherman's Army of the Tennessee was under the command of Gen. Andrew J. Smith. Smith's forces, escorted up the Red River by a fleet of ironclads and gunboats under Adm. David D. Porter, disembarked at Simmesport and captured the partially completed Fort DeRussy on March 14. Smith and Porter occupied Alexandria on March 19. Banks arrived on March 25, a week late. Steele was delayed and was too late to take part in the campaign. The movement of the Union forces up the Red River was slowed by unseasonably low water levels, which hampered Porter in getting his ships over the rapids. Gen. Richard Taylor, in command of the Confederate forces opposing Banks, was retreating upriver as he awaited Confederate troops that were on the way to assist him. Taylor's forces consisted of Maj. Gen. John George Walker's Texas Division, Col. William Vincent's Second Louisiana Cavalry, and William Mouton's Louisianans, with a small brigade of Texans under the command of Brig. Gen. Camille A. J. M. Prince de Polignac; reinforcements of cavalry and infantry were coming from Texas. On March 21 the Federals captured 250 of Vincent's men near Henderson Hill after a small skirmish. Brig. Gen. Thomas Green's Texas cavalry joined Taylor at Pleasant Hill. Green was placed in command of Taylor's rear guard and Taylor fell back to Mansfield.
The Union forces had reached the Natchitoches area by April 2, 1864, and remained there until April 6, when they took a road to Mansfield toward Shreveport. Banks was unaware that another road followed the river and would have allowed support from the Union gunboats. The column was led by the cavalry, under Brig. Gen. Albert L. Lee; following were a large supply train of some 350 wagons, the Thirteenth Corps, the Nineteenth Corps, and a force under Gen. A. J. Smith. On April 7, three miles north of Pleasant Hill, Lee's cavalry skirmished with Green's rear guard. On April 8 the Union column was strung out single file along some twenty miles of road when it encountered the Confederate force about three miles south of Mansfield. Upon contact with the Confederate forces, General Banks came up the column and assumed command. He ordered reinforcements under Maj. Gen. William B. Franklin from the rear, but they were delayed by road congestion. Before the reinforcements could reach the front, General Taylor, with a total force of 8,800, attacked. The Federals, even with Franklin's arrival, were routed. The battle of Mansfield may have been the most humiliating defeat of the entire war. The Union forces of 12,000 had 700 men killed or wounded and 1,500 taken prisoner; 20 Union artillery pieces and 200 wagons were captured, and almost 1,000 horses and mules were lost. The Confederate army of 8,800 had 1,000 killed or wounded. Banks fell back to Pleasant Hill. William H. Emoryqv and the Nineteenth Corps moved up and met with Taylor's pursuing forces at Pleasant Grove. On the late afternoon of April 9, the Confederate forces attacked. They were repulsed and retired from the battlefield. During the night of the 9th General Banks gave the order to retire to Grand Ecore, Louisiana. The expedition seems to have been abandoned at this point, as the retreat continued down the Red River. The Union forces, especially those under the command of Gen. A. J. Smith, looted, burned, and destroyed everything in their path as they moved south. Admiral Porter, under harassment, also retreated down the river, and on reaching Alexandria he was once more slowed by low water over the rapids. Army Engineer lieutenant colonel Joseph Bailey constructed a series of wing dams that permitted Porter and his boats to pass on May 13. That same day A. J. Smith's troops burned the city of Alexandria to the ground. Taylor continued to harass the retreating Union army, with the final skirmishes of the Red River campaign occurring at Mansura, Louisiana, on May 16 and at Yellow Bayou on May 18.

Source: The New Texas Handbook

8th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry
No. Soldier Name Company Rank In Rank Out
1 Rogers, James G Pvt. Pvt.
2 Rogers, Robert I Pvt. Cpl.
3 Rogers, Timothy B Pvt. Pvt.
4 Rogers, William H. A Pvt. Pvt.

Death Cert states he died of chronic myocarditis.

Timothy married (1) Gertrude Viola on 2 Jul 1874 in St Croix, Wisconsin, USA. Gertrude was born in 1857/1858 in New York. She died on 18 Dec 1889 in Wisconsin.

They had the following children:

	557	F	i	Minnie E. Rogers U.E. was born on 19 Apr 1875 in Wisconsin. She died before 2000. There are 2 marrage records for Minnie E. Rogers 1st one is 8 October 1892 to Unknown and 2nd one is 23 December 1894 to Harvey L. Black
+	558	F	ii	Myrtle Marie Rogers U.E. was born on 24 Aug 1878.
	559	F	iii	Harriet Rogers U.E. was born in Jul 1880.
	560	M	iv	James Rogers U.E. was born on 27 Jun 1882.
	561	F	v	Viola Rogers U.E. was born on 26 Jun 1884.
	562	M	vi	Willard Rogers U.E. was born on 17 Sep 1885.
	563	M	vii	Leonard Rogers U.E. was born on 15 Oct 1889.

Timothy married (2) Mary R. E. Tanner on 14 Dec 1890 in Polk, County, Wisconsin. Mary was born in Apr 1858 in New York. She died in 1930.

They had the following children:

	564	M	viii	Willard C. Rogers U.E. was born on 12 Mar 1887. He died in Jun 1964 in Washington.
	565	M	ix	Carl Rogers U.E. was born on 25 Apr 1890 in Wisconsin. He died in May 1963 in Wisconsin. Possibly child from an earlier marriage of Timothy, possibly to a Tanner. Or possibly a child from earlier marriage of Mary, a McDonald or Tanner. Surname may never have been Rogers. Notes of Thomas Rogers
	566	F	x	Hattie Rogers U.E.. Hattie Fleder (or Fledler) living in Seattle, WA, was listed as a living child of Timothy Rogers on admittance records of the Washington State Veterans Home, Retsil in 1922 and 1929. It is unknown who her mother was. Notes of Thomas Rogers
+	567	M	xi	William L. Rogers U.E. was born on 1 Mar 1892. He died in Dec 1968.
+	568	M	xii	Lloyd George Rogers U.E. was born on 16 Mar 1893. He died in Jul 1977.

271. Ella K. Rogers U.E. (David Rogers U.E. , James McGregor Rogers U.E. , James Rogers U.E. , James ) was born in 1850 in Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. She died after 1920 in Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin.

Ella married William L. Kisner on 23 Sep 1867 in Greenbrush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. William was born in Oct 1834 in New York. He died in Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin.

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William KISNER Self M Male W 45 NY Laborer NY NY
Ella KISNER Wife M Female W 30 CAN Keeping House VT CAN
Minnie KISNER Dau S Female W 9 MN At School NY CAN
James KISNER Son S Male W 2 WI NY CAN
Carrie KISNER Dau S Female W 8M WI NY CAN

Source Information:
1880 Census Place Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin

William and Ella had the following children:

	569	F	i	Minnie Kisner U.E. was born in 1870/1871 in Minnesota.
+	570	M	ii	Milton James Kisner U.E. was born in Oct 1878. He died in Feb 1976.
	571	F	iii	Carrie Kisner U.E. was born in 1879 in Spring Lake, Wisconsin.
	572	F	iv	Memis Kisner was born in Dec 1880 in Spring Lake, Pierce, Wisconsin.

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A Concise Account of North America By Major Robert Rogers 8 pages front matter, original book condensed to 180 pages in modern typeset, 18 pages of appendix. $23.00 from Heritage Books ISBN: 0788442813 ©2006 William Gorman

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