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Carol,
Records for the 22nd Regiment of U.S. Infantry are stored at the National Archives in the Records of United States Army Commands, 1784-1821, 98.3.2 Records of infantry units.
Textual Records: Inspection return, American Regiment of Foot, May 1784. Company and order books, 1st Regiment, 1785-88; 3d Regiment, 1796-1802; 1st-7th Regiments, 1802-15; 9th-14th, 16th, 18th, 20th-23d, 25th-27th, 30th-35th, 37th, 38th, 40th-43d, 45th, and 46th Regiments, 1812-15; Maj. Zebulon M. Pike's Consolidated Regiment, 1805-11; and 1st, 3d, 7th, and 8th Regiments, 1815-21.
The records may not be complete and you may not find Joseph Plumley. Also, you would have to hire a researcher to search these records or do it yourself.
There are other records which you can order from the National Archives pertaining to Joseph Plumley and his heirs.
The benefits package offered to army soldiers during the War of 1812 varied with the type of enlistment, the date of enlistment and the regiment in which the soldier was serving. This package consisted of a pension (if wounded or injured, or if the soldier had been killed or died in the service), bonuses, land bounties and extra pay.
Widows received a pension, which only lasted for no more than five years. This ensured that the widow was financial taken care of until she remarried. Once a widow remarried she was not longer entitled to receive her first husband’s pension. Widows also had to prove that they had been married to a deceased veteran and if they couldn’t prove their marriage then their applications were rejected.
Children under 16 where required to have a legal guardian so there should be guardianship papers recorded at the courthouse where the family lived. These documents may also contain information on the death of the father and pension/land bounty information.
On NAFT Form 85 (Military Service Records) mark “regular” for army service in Box 9 (Kind of Service).
The National Archives has the consolidated enlistment rosters for all of the U.S. Army regiments that served during the war in book form. This book is called the Records of the Men Enlisted in the U.S. Army Prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815. This book contains the name and rank of each enlisted personnel, his regiment, his company commander’s name, his regimental commander’s name, a physical description of your ancestor plus his peacetime occupation, where he was born (county and state, or country), where he enlisted and the period of enlistment, and any additional remarks. All of the columns may not be filled in. A page from this book will be sent to you as your ancestor’s service record.
On NAFT Form 86 (Military Pension/Bounty Land Warrant Applications) mark “regular” for army service in Box 8 (Kind of Service). Joseph probably received a bounty for his service, which of course, went to the heirs. There maybe genealogical information in these papers.
I found Joseph Plumley listed in the Pension List of 1835. His heirs were Samuel, George, John and Nathan Plumley. They received $48 per year for five years, for a total of $240. The pension started on 17 February 1815 and ended on 17 February 1820.
I hope I have been of some help to you,
Eric Johnson
General Society of the War of 1812
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