Was "Joseph C. Dickens" the Joseph Dickens who served in the War of 1812? 

DISCUSSION:  Although it is clear that Henry's son Jesse served in the War of 1812 in Copelands, there also was a "Joseph Dickens" on the Muster Rolls for "Woodfolks Battalion No. 3 for the War of 1812 - whom I believe may have been Henry Sr.'s son Joseph C. Dickens. 

Woodfolk was a wealthy land owner in Jackson Co., TN - and the records show that Woodfolk's Battalion No. 3 was organized from Jackson, Wilson, Overton, Stewart, and Williamson County, Tennessee - Volunteers. The dates span September 1814 - March/April 1815. 

The problem is that Joseph C. Dickens would have only been between 13 to 14 years old at this time. However, in accordance with a narrative available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., for this particular war - there was an unusual volunteer Army of both older and younger men than normal - thus, it is remotely possible that the Joseph Dickens in Woodfolks was Joseph C. Dickens of Smith Co., TN.