I am convinced it was not
Charles Yancey of Buckingham [ but rather Charles Yancey of Albemarle] for the following reasons:
1. We have the letter
that Charles Yancey of Albemarle sent to Thomas Jefferson (22 Aug
1814) stating that he had been given the command of the 1st VA Regiment.
2. We have the record
of the Virginia General Assembly showing that Charles Yancey of Albemarle was a
member of the House of Delegates in 1814, but Charles Yancey of Buckingham was
not in the legislature for that term. Therefore he could not have been
"absent on the legislature".
3. We have the letter
of Charles Yancey to Jefferson indicating the reason for his being absent on
the legislature 23 Oct 1814) due to the strange fever that had caused the
loss of his slaves and family members (typhoid)
4. I have a copy of
the military orders showing that Col Charles Yancey was commander of the 1st VA
Regiment and that Lt. Col Thomas Ballowe of Buckingham was the commander of the
2nd VA Regiment.
5. You found the Land
Warrant awarded to the Wife and Children of Charles Yancey of Albemarle for his
command of the 1st VA Regiment.
6. Finally it is understood where the
error of assumption originated with respect to Major Charles Yancey of
Buckingham and the 1st VA Regiment. i.e. the letter of the war department to
Wm. Shepherd. He assumed incorrectly that Charles of Buckingham was who
the letter was about because of his long career in the Gen. Assembly, but not
1814. See attachment