{"id":670,"date":"2013-01-27T11:30:06","date_gmt":"2013-01-27T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richmondheritage.ca\/?p=670"},"modified":"2013-08-17T20:42:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T00:42:23","slug":"richmond-men-of-the-carleton-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.richmondheritage.ca\/index.php\/richmond-men-of-the-carleton-blazers\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond Men of the Carleton Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Commanding Officers – Company #5 Carleton Blazers 1868-1869<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several weeks ago when we posted a blog about the encampment of the Carleton Blazers, a question arose.\u00a0 How did a village of less than 500 people have more than 50 men enlist in the militia? \u00a0Who were these men? \u00a0These questions prompted a second look at the Acquittance Roll for Company 5 (June 1869).\u00a0 A search of the censuses and Belden Atlas revealed only a total of twelve militiamen who appeared as living in Richmond. Where did the others live?<\/p>\n

From 1866-the officers, men, and numbers of men who participated in militia activities varied from year to year.\u00a0 The first Captain, John A. Bryson, was listed as early as 1851 as a Richmond teacher.\u00a0 By 1868, he had been replaced by his Lieutenant John J. Maxwell. \u00a0Captain Maxwell was the son of Capt. Joseph Maxwell of the 99th<\/sup> Regiment one of the original settlers in Richmond and a highly regarded farmer and livestock breeder.\u00a0 Capt. John Maxwell owned 200 acres of land that stretched along the present day Shea Rd. between Perth St. and Garvin Rd. (now part of the village, in 1868 this land was officially in Goulbourn Township). \u00a0By 1870, Maxwell had been replaced by Thomas Good. Captain Good had begun as an Ensign under the Bryson command and had been Maxwell\u2019s Lieutenant. Good resided on lot 5 Concession 6 of Nepean (to-day that would be on the east side Eagleson Rd. south of the Jock River).<\/p>\n

An analysis, of census data and the Belden Atlas indicates that the men, mainly farmers and\/or their sons, came not only from Richmond Village \u00a0(R<\/strong>) but also the southeast portion of Goulbourn Township (G<\/strong>), southwestern portion of Nepean Township (N<\/strong>), northeastern corner of Marlborough Township (M<\/strong>) and northwestern corner of North Gower (NG<\/strong>).\u00a0 It is most likely that most attended church in Richmond and were patrons of village stores and tradesmen.<\/p>\n

Attached at the end of the blog is a copy of the Acquisition Roll 5th<\/sup> Company (Richmond) 43rd<\/sup> Battalion dated 30th<\/sup> June 1869.\u00a0 This indicates payments made to the men for their activities since the previous June. (We copied these documents many years ago at the LAC but do not have reference numbers)<\/p>\n