"Muster Roll of Captain John Sherman’s Company of Iowa [County] Militia
Stationed at Blue Mounds Fort under Command of Col. Dodge
Called into service of the United States on the requisition of Gen. Henry Atkinson, May 20th 1832."

1.	John Sherman		Captain	        	May 20
1.	George Force (1)	1st Lieut.		May 20
1.	R. E. Collins		2d Lieut.		May 20

1.	W. H. Haughton  	First Sergt.		May 20
2.	Henry Starr		2d Sergt.		May 20
3.	Moses Collins		3rd Sergt.		May 20
4.	A. G. Haughton  	4th Sergt.		May 20

1.	Esau Johnson		1st Corpl.		May 20
2.	R. S. Lewis		2d Corpl.		May 20
3.	Daniel Evans		3d Corpl.		May 20
4.	Jacob Keith		4th Corpl.		May 20

1.	Ebenezer Brigham	Commissary		May 20

1.	W. G. Aubry (2)    	Private			May 20
2.	Harvey Brock		Private			May 20
3.	Hugh Bowan		Private			May 20
4.	Robert Creighton	Private			May 20
5.	Samuel David		Private			May 20
6.	John Dannels		Private			May 20
7.	John Dalby		Private			May 20
8.	Moses Forman		Private			May 20
9.	Anson Grazier		Private			May 20
10.	Jonathan Ferril 	Private			May 20
11.	James Fiddick		Private			July 20
12.	Emerson Green  (3)	Private			May 20
13.	James Hanlon    	Private			May 20
14.	Charels Harris		Private			July 20
15.	J. C. Kellog		Private			May 20
16.	French Lake		Private			May 20
17.	Jeremiah Lycan  	Private			May 20
18.	John Messersmith (4)	Private		 	May 20
19.	George Messersmith	Private			May 20
20.	William Messersmith	Private			May 20
21.	Thomas McCraney 	Private			May 20
22.	Fernando McCraney	Private			May 20
23.	Jason Putnam		Private			May 20
24.	James Prideaux  	Private			May 20
25. 	Jefferson Smith 	Private			May 20
26.	Alpha Stevens		Private			May 20
27.	William Stoney  	Private			July 20
28.	Thomas Wilson   	Private			May 20
29.	Samuel Woodworth	Private			May 20


Captain Sherman’s Company was mustered out of service on August 20, 1832 by Lieutenant William W. Woodbridge, Adjutant and Inspector of the Iowa County Militia.

Remarks:
1. Lieutenant Force was killed by a Winnebago war party on June 20, 1832 about a mile from Mound Fort, along with Private Green (see Note 3.)
2. Private Aubry [actually "Aubrey"] was ambushed and killed by a party of Winnebago on June 6, 1832 near Ebenezer Brigham's residence, about one mile from Mound Fort.
3. Private Green was surrounded and killed by a Winnebago war party on June 20, 1832 within the sight of the occupants of Mound Fort (see Note 1.)
4. Private John Messersmith was a veteran of the Battle of Pecatonica. In mid-June 1832 he accompanied Colonel Henry Dodge from Mound Fort to Fort Hamilton at "Hamilton's Diggings," and on to the Pecatonica River.

Source: Ebenezer Brigham Papers, Southwest Wisconsin Room, Karrmann Library, University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Courtesy Mr. Robert Birmingham, State Archaeologist, Wisconsin Historical Society.