I wonder if any of you history buff's can help me learn a little about the War of 1812. Through Ancestry.com I have learned that my GGGGrandfather, Jacob Speck, fought in the war. He was a private serving in Cpt William Cross' Battalion, Barbee's Regiment, Kentucky Militia.

I'm usually pretty good with google searching but I can't come up with much of anything on Barbee's Regiment. I am wondering where they might have deployed and battles they would have fought in.

Can anyone here direct me to some resources to learn more about them?

As a side note GGGGrandfather Jacob was born on July 5, 1776.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23367236?seq=19#metadata_info_tab_contents

Go to page 54 of this book about Kentucky Troops in the War of 1812, you will see all the officers of the regiment and the number of men he served with and Cross' company designation.

Unlike some of the other regiments it doesn't list what campaign they fought but from what I can see they probably fought Indians in Ohio and established Fort Barbee near present day St. Mary's, Ohio. Kentucky troops represented 60% of the US casualties in the war and they fought from Canada, to Ft. Miegs, Horseshoe Bend and down to New Orleans.

Speck actually shows up in this roll published by the Kentucky Adjutant General in 1891 to honor the veterans of Barbee's Regiment.

https://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich/kentuckysoldier00reporich_djvu.txt

So I looked further and it looks like Col. Taul replaced Barbee and the 7th Militia fought under future president William H. Harrison at the Battle of the Thames where Tecumseh was defeated and killed.

Thanks for posting. Not too much on the History forum about War of 1812 veterans. Proud to claim my GGG grandfather Pvt. Silas Helton. He was a member of the 4th regiment of the East Tennessee Militia, commanded by Col. Samuel Bayless. Members were mostly from Washington, Jefferson, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, and Sullivan Counties. This regiment, along with Colonel William Johnson's Third Regiment and Colonel Edwin Booth's Fifth Regiment, defended the lower section of the Mississippi Territory, particularly the vicinity of Mobile. They protected the region from possible Indian incursions and any British invasion. These regiments were under the command of Major General William Carroll. They manned the various forts that were located throughout the territory: Fort Claiborne, Fort Decatur, and Fort Montgomery.

BQ78 said:

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/23367236?seq=19#metadata_info_tab_contents

Go to page 54 of this book about Kentucky Troops in the War of 1812, you will see all the officers of the regiment and the number of men he served with and Cross' company designation.

Unlike some of the other regiments it doesn't list what campaign they fought but from what I can see they probably fought Indians in Ohio and established Fort Barbee near present day St. Mary's, Ohio. Kentucky troops represented 60% of the US casualties in the war and they fought from Canada, to Ft. Miegs, Horseshoe Bend and down to New Orleans.

Speck actually shows up in this roll published by the Kentucky Adjutant General in 1891 to honor the veterans of Barbee's Regiment.

https://archive.org/stream/kentuckysoldier00reporich/kentuckysoldier00reporich_djvu.txt

So I looked further and it looks like Col. Taul replaced Barbee and the 7th Militia fought under future president William H. Harrison at the Battle of the Thames where Tecumseh was defeated and killed.

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thanks! I had some of that but you have added a few tidbits I haven't seen yet.