Today in Chickamauga History - March 4
1829, March 4: Andrew Jackson became the seventh President of the United States.
THE FOLLOWING 33 SOLDIERS AND SOME SPOUSES HAD PENSIONS COMMENCING ON MARCH 4 - ALMOST ALL ADMIT TO COMMITTING GENOCIDE AGAINST THE CHICKAMAUGA (LOWER TOWN CHEROKEE)
THE UNITED STATES PAID THESE PENSIONERS TO COMMIT GENOCIDE
1775: William Kelley (Kelly)
United States of America Board of War And Ordinance – Revolutionary War Pensioners of Bradley County, Tennessee
Pension application of William Kelley (Kelly) W7
Elizabeth Kelley f75NC/SC
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/22/07: rev'd 3/29/16
1st That he entered the service of the United States in Union County in the State of South Carolina some time he thinks in the spring of the year 1775 as a volunteer in a foot company to march against the Cherokee Indians. His officers were Lt. John Cavis [?], 1 Capt. James Steen, Col. John Thomas and General Williamson [Andrew Williamson]. Marched to Keowee River in the Cherokee Nation, had a skirmish with the Indians on the head waters of Keowee. Marched to an old fort on Keowee River near which place had another skirmish with the Indians then marched to a place called the Sunken Towns, from there to the head of Little Tennessee River where they met with the North Carolina troops. Left them and marched to mouth of Valley River. Met with the Indians and fought a battle with them on a creek, the name of it not recollected. Marched to a place called Frog Town. From there returned home and was dismissed by his Capt. James Steen but got no discharge after having been in service six months. 2nd Some time in the summer or fall of the year 1776 he was drafted in Union County, State of South Carolina, his officers were Capt. James Steen and Col. John Thomas. Marched into the frontiers of Georgia for the purpose of surprising the Creek Indians. Returned into South Carolina home and was dismissed by his Capt. Steen but got no discharge after having served one month and ten days.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $46.66 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 14 months in the North Carolina and South Carolina militias. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]
1776: Casper Stultz
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Casper Stultz W4819
Anna M. Stultz f39NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 1/26/11: rev'd 2/5/17
Casper Stultz, 1832 (W4819). That sometime in the summer of the year 1776 he again entered the militia service as a volunteer for a tour of six months under the aforesaid Captain Henry Smith in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Williams in the brigade under General Christie [sic, William Christian] that this expedition was against the hostile Cherokee Indians that they marched into the nation and destroyed the Chilhowee Town of said hostile Cherokees. That the Indians having retired before our troops, he was in common with the whole force discharged after the destruction of said town and he received no evidence thereof in writing. That in this expedition he was engaged in served in or about six months but is unable to state the precise length of time.
. . . That sometime in the summer of the year 1776 he again entered the militia service as a volunteer for a tour of six months under the aforesaid Captain Henry Smith in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Williams in the brigade under General Christie [sic, William Christian] that this expedition was against the hostile Cherokee Indians that they marched into the nation and destroyed the Chilhowee Town of said hostile Cherokees. That the Indians having retired before our troops, he was in common with the whole force discharged after the destruction of said town and he received no evidence thereof in writing. That in this expedition he was engaged in served in or about six months but is unable to state the precise length of time.
. . . expedition against the Tories at Cross Creek or Fayetteville & against the Cherokee Indians in the then the Western part of North Carolina now Tennessee and that he well recollects that said Stultz served for the length of time and in the manner stated by him.
That he entered the service again as a private on the six months tour called the Cherokee expedition under Captain Smith & Colonel Jos. Williams under General Christy in the State troops and that he served at the six months to his knowledge as he the said Strupe served with him the said Casper Stultz Senior in this expedition skirmishing many of their towns on the Tennessee River & which took place in the year A.D. 1776 from June to Christmas say six months.
For six months, in the Expedition against the Hostile Cherokee Indians, I served as a private; For two months along with the Commissioners to run the line between North Carolina and Virginia or Kentucky, in which expedition I acted as a Waggoner
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $33.33 commencing March 4th, 1831, for 10 months service as a private in the North Carolina militia. Veteran's widow was pensioned for a similar amount commencing March 4th, 1836.]
1776: Joseph Lusk
United States of America Board of War And Ordinance – Revolutionary War Pensioners of Bradley County, Tennessee
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Pension application of Joseph Lusk S4581 f53NC/VA
Transcribed by Will Graves 4/26/10 rev'd 8/14/15
Joseph Lusk: (S4581 and F53NC/VA) That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That he entered the Service of the United States the first week in June 1776 as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain John Sevier in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, for a tour of six months enrolled at the Sycamore Shoals on Watauga River in North Carolina, George Hart Lieutenant, Rendezvoused at the Long Island on Holston River under the command of Colonel William Christie [sic, William Christian] and Joseph Williams, which Campaign was generally known by the appellation of Christie's Campaign, declarant marched from Long Island to the Bent on Noli Chucky [Nolichucky River], from thence to Sevier's Island on French Broad River, and from thence to the mouth of Tellico River, crossing the Tennessee just above the mouth of Tellico River, thence crossed the Tellico River, & marched down to Tennessee, to an Indian town known by the name of Island town, there remained for 17 days, Thence up the Tennessee River to the Chilhowee Town from there marched down the Tennessee River to the Virginia Ford and crossed said River, thence marched to the Long Islands of Holston, marching the same route back, and was discharged at the Long Island, about the 27th of November 1776, declarant's messmates were, Thomas Simpson, armorer, Felix Walker, Julius Robinson and William Dodd on this campaign
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $34.66 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831 for 10 months & 12 days service in the revolution.]
1777: Jacob Elledge
United States of America Board of War And Ordinance – Revolutionary War Pensioners of Bradley County, Tennessee
Pension application of Jacob Elledge S1511 f36NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/12/07 rev'd 12/22/14
Jacob Elledge: (S1511 and f36NC) . . . He says that he entered the Service of the United States a volunteer in the militia of the State of North Carolina in County of Wilkes in the year 1777 the day & month he does not at this time recollect; and marched under the command of Captain Lewis D. Moss [sic, Lewis Dunn] from the County and State last aforesaid, against the Cherokee Indians, and that they were Stationed a part of the time, employed in this tour on the Stony fork of the Adkin [sic Yadkin] River, and was there discharged.
5th State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service.
Answer: There was Col. Cleveland and Colonel Campbell [presumably William Campbell of Virginia] came in with a small Army from the State of Virginia and joined the Army of Colonel Cleveland before the Battle of Kings Mountain was fought & that the two armies fought together in that battle I do not at this time recollect the number of any of the Continental or militia regiments at this time and as respects my services, I entered the service of the United States in North Carolina, a volunteer in the Militia of that State, and served two tours three months each tour one and 1779 against the Cherokee Indians and the other tour was in 1780 and was employed a part of that time as one of the guards of the prisoners that was taken at the Battle that was fought at King's Mountain
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 6 months in the North Carolina militia.]
1782, FALL: Benjamin Birdwell
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Benjamin Birdwell W218
Mary fn29NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 8/30/10
Benjamin Birdwell: (W218) He states that in the fall of 1782 he volunteered in the County of Sullivan and State of North Carolina now Tennessee enrolled under Colonel John Sevier & Captain George Russell for a three months Tour to go against the Cherokee Indians, was marched to the big bent [?] of Nolichucky [River] then to Long Creek, up said Creek & down Assumption [?] Creek then across French Broad [River] and on to Boyd's Creek where he remained some days until the arrival of some other men who were on whine [sic, wine?] when they arrived, was marched over the Tennessee River to the Indian Towns, through the Indian Towns on the Tennessee on against what was called the Chickamaugans [sic, Chickamauga] on the arrival of the Army the Indians retreated: this Army then destroyed their grain & property burned their Towns and returned home through what is now the Georgia purchase he states that the object of this said campaign was as this declarant understood was to relieve the prisoners which were taken & in the Indian custody & also to remove the British agents who were stationed among the Indians.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 6 months service in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Lawrence Angell
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Lawrence Angell f40NC S31519
Lawrence Angell, 1832 (S31519 and f4NC). That about the last of July in the year 1776 he was drafted into the service of the United States under the following officers, to wit: Colonel Joseph Williams commandant of the Regiment and Major Shepherd (whose Christian name is forgotten) who were all the field officers belonging to said judgment. Captain Richard Good, Lieutenant Ambrose Blackburn and Ensign Joseph Keermikee (?) were the officers of the campaign which this declarant belonged. That at the time of his entry into the service of the United States as above stated he was a resident of Surry County in the State of North Carolina:--That after entering the service aforesaid in the manner above named, he marched with the Regiment and Company to which he belonged, from the then place of his residence over the mountains in the direction of and against the Cherokee Indian Tribe to the Indian Towns, then known by the name of the Overhill Towns—That in the march, which this declarant & the company & regiment in which he then served, performed, they previous to arriving at Indian Towns above named, passed the River Holstein at the "Long Islands" and from thence passed through what at that time was a wilderness, in distance as it was afterwards ascertained 112 miles;--That previous to the arrival of the expedition on which this declarant served, at said Towns, the same had been evacuated by the Indians and before leaving the same the houses, corn &c belonging to the Indians were burned and destroyed by said expedition;--That the Regiment and company to which this declarant belonged were not attached to any continental regiment or company, but were acting in concert with a Regiment from Virginia under the command of Colonel Christie of said State, who on joining the Carolina troops i.e., those to which this declarant belonged (which junction was effected at the Long Islands aforesaid) he (Colonel Christie) took the command of the whole expedition;--That this declarant continued in this term of service from the time of his entry into the same as aforesaid until a little prior to the Christmas following it.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $69.16 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 17 months service as a private of Infantry and 3 months as a private of Cavalry in the North Carolina service.]
1776: Joseph Banner
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Joseph Banner W9716
Sarah Banner f38NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/31/06 & 8/19/14
Joseph Banner, 1832 (W9716). That he volunteered the 18th of July 1776 at Old Richmond Surry County now Stokes under Capt. Richard Goode marched under Col. Martin Armstrong to the Mulberry fields commonly called Fishing Creek in Wilkes County the expedition was to relieve a fort which was besieged by the Indians on the Watauga River; while at Fishing Creek received intelligence that the fort was relieved; we remained encamped at Fishing Creek 3 weeks; was marched back to Surry County; was then placed under the command of Col. Joseph Williams & Major Joseph Winston and marched to the Long Island of Holston [River]; lay there about four weeks waiting for the arrival of Virginia Troops. Soon after they arrived [we] were all marched under the command of Genl. Christie [sic, William Christian] to the Indian Towns on Tennessee River. On the arrival of our troops the Indians fled; we destroyed their towns & remained there until there was a treaty of peace concluded with the Indians. Were then marched back and discharged about the first of December 1776.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $40 per annum commencing March 4, 1831, for service as a private for one-year in the North Carolina militia. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]
1776: George Barker
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of George Barker S37710 f20VA/NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 6/23/16
George Barker, 1832 (S37710 and f20VA/NC). That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and Served as herein Stated. That he entered the Service on the [blank in original] day of September 1776 (the day of the month not recollected) under the Command of Captain Gilbert Christy, Major Evan Shelby & Colonel William Christy [sic, William Christian] as a Volunteer under a call of the County Colonel. We Rendezvoused on the [blank in original] day of September 1776 at a place called the Long Island on Holston River in Washington County Virginia here we remained a few days we was then marched against the Cherokee Indian Towns on the Tennessee River we destroyed some corn & Indian Huts, after which we was marched back to the Long Island of Holston and was discharged on the [blank in original] day of January 1777 – (the day of the month not recollected).
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $50 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for one year and 3 months in the Virginia and North Carolina militias.]
1776: Jacob Beeler (Beelor, Bealor)
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Jacob Beeler (Beelor, Bealor) S5277 f27NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 1/14/10 and 4/28/12
Jacob Beeler, 1832 (S5377 and f27NC). About the year 1775, began to deprecate upon the frontier inhabitants, and this declarant volunteered under Capt. William Buchwhannon [sic, William Buchanan?] to guard the frontier and act as a company of Rangers which service he entered in June of 1775, and continued until the month of January following, after the battle of Long Island and which was about seven months during which time he ranged the frontier & when not engaged in that duty was stationed until the arrival of Colonel Christy [sic, Col. William Christian] & his troops at the Long Island, and his company joined said Christy & descended the Holston River with him to the Chickamog [sic, Chickamauga] towns, in the Cherokee country & owing to part taking themselves to flight & others coming in & proposing a treaty, their property was saved from destruction at that time and the men under Colonel Christy returned again to the Long Island & declarant & others under Christy continued in service until after the treaty of Long Island in January being as before stated seven months service that he was then discharged (verbally) by Col Christy.
That in December following he volunteered under Captain Waring, under Cols Sevier, Clark [Elijah Clarke], Martin & Campbell to go against the Cherokee Indians on the night of the New Year they reached Chota on the other side of Little Tennessee & then on the 2nd January, 200 horseman went up the Chelhowway [sic?] to burn the Town & did so and were fired upon by the Indians on their retreat; thence [we] went down the River to Tellico & their a part of the Army was left at said place & the residue went to Chestua [sic?] & thence returned home having served about two months.
That afterwards he again volunteered under Col Martin in Captain Butler's company to go to the Lookout [Mountain] after the Chickamauga part of the Cherokees and performed about 2 months service at that time.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $80 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 2 years in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Jasper Billings
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Jasper Billings W10295
Elizabeth fn54NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 8/29/10
Jasper Billings, 1832 (W10295). About the month of August 1776 as a volunteer under Lieutenant Martin Davenport, and rendezvoused on Roaring River in the said County of Wilkes, and marched immediately to the North Western side of the Blue Ridge against the Cherokee Indians, who at that time were very troublesome – when they had proceeded as far as the Grandfather mountain they halted and struck up camp, and after detailing a portion of the Company to guard the camp, they [sic, the] remainder divided themselves into scouting parties and were employed during their stay at that place in scouring the country round about after the Indians – after about a month or six weeks employed in this manner, and without meeting with any of the Indians, they concluded that they had abandoned the Country – and therefore there was no longer any necessity for their services – they accordingly set out for home, and when they had reached the County of Wilkes, they were discharged by Lieutenant Davenport, and each man repaired to his home.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $24.88 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 7 months & 14 days service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Littleton Brooks
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Littleton Brooks S1503 fn28NC Transcribed by Will Graves 10/6/10
Littleton Brooks, 1832 (S1503 and fn28NC). That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, & served as herein stated that he entered the service in Sullivan County then North Carolina, now Tennessee early in the year 1776 as a volunteer against the Indians under Captain James Elliot & Colonel Christie [sic, William Christian?] and marched from there to Chota on Tennessee River where they were stationed for some time, the Indians having betaken themselves to flight, and the troops then returned to the place from whence they had marched which campaign lasted 2 months & a half at least, this campaign was in the fall of the year.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $55 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 16 months & 15 days service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Joel Callahan
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Joel Callahan S21110 f62NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 11/11/07 rev'd 10/20/14
Joel Callahan, 1832 (S21110 and f62NC). he thinks he entered the service for the first time in the fall of '77 under Captain Goode [Richard Goode] Colonel Christie [sic, William Christian], Colonel Williams [Joseph Williams] and Major Winston were also in command – he went against the Cherokee Indians on Tennessee River -- the first time he was gone under the above named officers about eight weeks – he marched in the Spring following against the Indians under Colonel Shelby [Evan or Isaac Shelby] and Colonel Robinson down the Chickamauga Nation, burnt the Indian towns, we destroyed their property and took their livestock – was gone on this expedition about eight weeks – came home again and in the year '80 [1780] or '81 [1781] Colonel Sevier [John Sevier] raised men and this applicant was one of them and marched against the Cherokees-- crossed French Broad [River] about 4 miles, came across a party of Indians and killed a parcel of them – then retreated back into “Big Island” and lay until Colonel William Campbell came up – then marched against the Indians again and killed some and destroyed their houses &c was gone about eight weeks in this expedition – After coming home in the year “'81” [1781] or “'82” [1782] Colonel Sevier gave this applicant a commission of Captain and wrote to him to raise men and meet him on Chucka [sic, Nolichucky River] at what was called the greasy Cove – he met there and had but five men -- went to the Valley Towns on the head of Tennessee [River], was gone two weeks, killed 20 or 30 Indians and took a good number prisoners he then returned home
– For eight weeks I served as a private under Captain Henry Clark in the Spring of 1778 against the Chickamauga Indians under the command of Cols. Shelby and Robinson –
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $40.22 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 12 months in 2 days in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Samuel Castle
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Samuel Castle S8144 fn23NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 11/9/10
Samuel Castle, 1839 (S8144 and fn23NC). About the month of August 1776 another call was made upon the County of Wilkes for volunteers to go against the Cherokee Indians, when this declarant again turned out and joined a company raised by his former Captain, Francis Hargrave, and immediately set out for the nation. They proceeded as far as Kriders Fort [sic, Crider's Fort] on the waters of the Catawba [River] where they were stationed for 10 days or two weeks, from whence they proceeded to the Pleasant Gardens near the head of the Catawba where they joined the main Army under General Griffith Rutherford – this declarant being attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Martin Armstrong. On the next day after joining the main Army they set out on their march and proceeded by the most direct route to near the head of Tennessee River – from thence they proceeded to several of the Indian Towns which they found most generally abandoned. The Indians having embodied themselves to some extent had an engagement with a body of troops from South Carolina in which they were defeated and put to the route. After which they generally fled leaving only some women & children and old men in possession of their towns. It was the purpose and intention of General Rutherford to join the South Carolina troops but owing to some mistake or want of knowledge in the guide he was not able to do so until after the engagement above spoken of. After burning the Indian Towns, destroying their corn and committing such other depredations upon them as they could the Army returned to North Carolina, and upon reaching Wilkes CH this declarant was discharged. In this expedition this declarant is confident that he served not less than three months.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $26 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for seven months and 24 days service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Mitchel Childress
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Mitchel Childress S2426 fn23NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 11/15/10
Mitchell Childress, 1833 (S2426 and fn23NC). Applicant states that the whole Army consisting of about five thousand rendezvoused at Buck Creek in Burke County North Carolina and after remaining there a few weeks to get supplies marched over the mountain to the headwaters of French Broad River, crossed it, Little and Big Pigeon rivers, Little River, Little Tennessee River, and the Hiwassee River – Applicant states that the main Army lay at the Middle towns in the Cherokee nation, while he with a detachment of about fifteen hundred men marched up the Hiwassee River, he thinks under Colonel Locke or Knox, for the purpose of destroying the Overhill towns of the Cherokees – this detachment marched up the Hiwassee but before they reached the place where the Indians had embodied, they met a part of the southern Army, who had been in pursuit of the same object and had scattered and defeated the Indians, upon which our detachment marched about through the nation and destroyed the crops of the Indians, and burning their towns, and killed those that could be found the main Army marched back along the same general route to Burke County North Carolina the Army was disbanded and applicant returned home – applicant thinks he got home in the latter part of November and thinks as well as he now recollects that he was in actual service in this campaign at least three months – Applicant states that some time as well as he now recollects in the middle of August he does not know whether the August immediately succeeding the first campaign or not, he volunteered to take another tour against the Indians – he joined and enrolled himself at same place in Burke County North Carolina into a Company of horse commanded by Captain John Foster, who was under the command of Colonel Benjamin Harrington – Under the command of the said officers applicant marched across the mountains to the borders of French Broad River which they crossed, and crossing Little & Big Pigeon rivers, Little River, and Little Tennessee, they marched about through the Cherokee nation, killed a few of the Indians, burned their towns, cut down their corn, and returned by the same route, and were discharged applicant thinks he was in service in this campaign between two and three months
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $23.33 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for seven months service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Micajah Clark
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension application of Micajah Clark S30940 fn41NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 11/18/10
Micajah Clark, 1833 (S30940 and fn41NC). entered the service of the United States in August 1776 in the County of Surry N. Carolina as a volunteer for the Term of four months and served under Captain William Dobson & Colonel Joseph Williams of said Surry County N. C. & marched from thence to Long Island on Holston River where they joined the Troops of Virginia under Colonel Christie [sic, William Christian] – thence he marched to the Cherokee Nation where he assisted in burning & destroying 17 Indian Towns & their crops. The Indians fled & could not be attacked – he served this tour fully out under the aforesaid officers as a private & was marched back to Surry County & was discharged by Captain Dobson which discharge he has lost.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $313.33 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 19 months service as a Captain and private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: John Crane
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of John Crane S3218 fn50NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 12/17/10
John Crane, 1832 (S3218 and fn50NC). That he volunteered in the year 1776 – the month not recollected at this time Colonel Christy [sic, probably a reference to Colonel William Christie and of Virginia] was the Colonel and Gilbert Christy was the Captain under which he served – declarant states that his tour of service under the foregoing officers lasted about three months – this was the first expedition that ever went against the Cherokee Indians. This expedition is known by the name of Christy's Campaign. The expedition was encamped on the banks of the French Broad [River] – expecting in a little time to have an engagement with the Indians when a flag peace was received from the Indians – and no battle took place. The Army then went into the following Indian Towns – Chota, [indecipherable], Tellico & Big Island Town. Those towns were situated on the Tennessee River – declarant states that this County was at that time in the State of North Carolina – the Army from those towns returned – they received at those Indian towns some small pieces of artillery which were carried by water to the Long Islands of Holston [River] where there was a Fort which Fort went by the name of Long Island Fort.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $23.33 commencing March 4th, 1831, for seven months service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Michael Fulp
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Michael Fulp W10043
Phebe Fulp f34NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 1/11/09 rev'd 7/17/15
Michael Fulp, 1833 (W10043). He was in a company commanded by William Dobson Captain James Gamble Lieutenant John Hannah Ensign -- we were under the command of Colonel Joseph Williams, and Major Joseph Winston (afterwards Colonel Winston). This was in the year 1776, the day and month not recollected but it was in warm weather -- this service was what was then called the Cherokee expedition: he volunteered in Surry County NC from which County he was marched from said Surry County to Flower Gap in the Blue Ridge, where the Army crossed the mountain -- reached on the New River near the Poplar Camp -- crossed said River and marched on towards Tennessee River -- at Holstine (or Holson) River [sic, Holston River] we were joined by the Virginians, at a place called the boat yard at this time, we were all put under the command of General Christie [sic, William Christian]. We then marched on to the Tennessee River where we were stationed for several weeks: we thence were marched in various directions till we reached home, having served in this tour as near as I can ascertain 4 months at the least.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $24.88 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 7 months and 14 days in the North Carolina Militia. His widow was pensioned in a like amount.]
1776: William Gudger
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of William Gudger W15772
Martha Gudger f24NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 9/5/08 rev'd 11/14/15
William Gudger, 1832 (W15772). He was drafted for the term of 6 months by Captain McInally, Colonel Joseph Williams Commander in Chief of the Militia of his Regiment, that he joined Colonel Christy [sic, William Christian] on the Holston River, Colonel Christy Commander in Chief of the Army, that they marched under Colonel Christy to the long Islands of Holston River. He marched from thence under Colonel Christy to the Nation. He does not recollect of having received a discharge from this Campaign.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831 for service as a private for 6 months in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Moses Johnson
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
Southern Campaigns American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters
Pension application of Moses Johnson W153
Nancy Johnson f55NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/24/08: rev'd 2/14/16
Moses Johnson, 1833 (W153). Sometime in the month of August in the year 1776, while living in Surry County North Carolina, joined the troops under the command of Colonel Williams of North Carolina as a volunteer under Captain Garvis [sic, Jarvis?], and marched to the Long Island of Holston River, (in Tennessee,) and at which place they formed a Junction with the Virginians under Colonel Christian, from the Long Island they were marched to the Cherokee Towns -- crossing the Holston River at the Great Island, and after remaining some days at the ample Springs on Lick Creek, they were joined by other troops from Watauga -- they afterwards crossed the French Broad River, on to the Tennessee River, then to Tamotbe [?] which they took possession of (an Indian town) from thence to the Great Island Town, and remained there about 20 days -- and then to [indecipherable name], Tellico, Chilhowee [?], which they burnt, also TusKegee [?] -- then they were marched to Chota, from thence returned to the settlements on the Holston -- having continued in service 6 months, not being discharged until sometime in February 1777.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $40 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for one year in the North Carolina militia. His widow was pensioned at the rate of $30 per annum commencing March 4th, 1836 for her husband service for 9 months in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: William King
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of William King S21335 f35NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 10/30/09: rev'd 4/21/16
William King, 1834 (S21335). In 1776 on the expedition against the Cherokees at Long Island, when he volunteered as a militia man in the last of the month of June or first of July under Captain James Shelby and rendezvoused at the mouth of Watauga [River], and marched to Eateres [?] Fort, & thence to the Long Island where under Colonel Christie [sic, Colonel William Christian] was fought the remarkable battle of the Long Island, after which he was returned to the Fort at Abingdon & continued until the month of November when he was discharged verbally and returned home as aforesaid in the first part of November being in service from the first of July until the first of November. . . . he volunteered under Captain Andrew Cowan to go on an expedition to the Cherokee Nation under Colonel Taylor, and rendezvoused on big Creek Hawkins County and marched to the heart of the Nation and burned several towns killed several Indians and drove them back to the Coosa [River],
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $23.33 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 7 months in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: George Lachenauer (Lachenour)
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of George Lachenauer (Lachenour) S9371 f10NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 3/30/08: rev'd 5/3/16
George Lauchenauer, 1832 (S9371 and f10NC). We set out from Richmond, then Surry Court house but which is now in the County of Stokes & known by the name of old Richmond in the said month of May 1776, on which was then generally called the Cherokee expedition, we marched up the Yadkin River to a place called Allen's Iron works, from thence we were marched back to Richmond, & remained there a short time: we were led out again & marched across the Allegheny mountains at a place called ―Flower Gap‖ and continued our march to a place called Long Island on Holston River where we had our rendezvous – at this last mentioned place we joined a detachment of Virginians, and were all put under the command of General Christy [sic, William Christian]: we remained here several weeks, while small parties of us were often sent out to skirmish the Indians: from this place we marched through the Cherokee nation in various directions, skirmishing their towns on the Tennessee River, and on other rivers: we crossed French Broad [River] and many smaller waters.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 6 months in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: John Majors (Magors)
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of John Majors (Magors) S16944 f34NC Transcribed by Will Graves 2008: rev'd 5/29/16
John Majors, 1832 (S16944 and f34NC). He entered the service of the United States under the following named officers Company officers Richard Goode Captain, Thomas Evans Lieutenant, Ambrose Blackburn Ensign field officers Colonel Joseph Williams, Major Joseph Winston – I entered the service in the month of July or August in the year 1776 the day of the month not recollected I was drafted for to fight the Cherokee Indians and served faithfully five months & 14 days received no regular discharge we got home just before Christmas 1776 at the time I was drafted I was a citizen of Surry County North Carolina and was rendezvoused at Richmond Court House in the same County and State and marched from thence to the Blue Ridge near the head of Holston [River] Virginia thence down the Holston to the Long Island and there Joined Colonel Christie Commander of the Virginia Troops thence to the Cherokee nation then the Indians fled, we burnt and destroyed their Towns I was in no Battle thence we marched home.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $80 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 2 years in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Joseph Pinson
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Joseph Pinson W5560
Margery Pinson f97NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 9/4/09: rev'd 12/7/17
Joseph Pinson, 1834 (W5560). That he entered the service of the Country by turning out volunteer & going into the service on the 15th of July 1776 and continued constantly in the service till 12th day of October 1776. He served under Colonel Shelby, and Captain J.Womack [Jacob Womack] during this term he was in only one Battle that he now recollects, and that was with a company of the Indians, who had been engaged in massacring the defenseless inhabitants of Nolichucky River & the frontiers, this Battle was fought on the waters of the River they there killed one Indian the others fled -- He was discharged at Womack's Fort, on Holston River.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $27.44 per annum commencing March 4, 1831 for service as a private for 8 months and 7 days in the North Carolina militia. His wife was pensioned in a like amount.]
1776: Joseph Sewell
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Joseph Sewell S31354 fn23NC Transcribed by Will Graves 2/6/11
Joseph Sewell, 1832 (S31354 and fn23NC). He again volunteered from the County aforesaid under the command of Captain Frank Hartgrove for the term of three months and was joined to the Regiment commanded by General Rutherford the Army consisted of 3444 men this expedition was against the Indians, they crossed the Blue Ridge at the head of the Catawbey [Catawba] River and marched to the head of the Swanono [Swannanoa] River, thence down said River to the junction of the big Pigeon River, thence to Little Pigeon River thence to French Broad [River], from thence to the Tennessee River, to a town of the Indians called Cowee town, from thence to another Indian town called Keewee, upon the Keewee River, from thence to the Hiwassee River and during which tour they killed many Indians & destroyed all their towns in the Country through which they crossed; from the Hiwassee they marched back to the place from which they started and were discharged the three months for which he volunteered having expired.
[In Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $60 per annum commencing March 4th 1831 for 18 months service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Enoch Smith
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Enoch Smith S31975 f29NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 7/21/06 rev'd 2/21/11 & 6/4/15
Enoch Smith, 1832 (S31975). He was drafted into the same & was commanded by Capt. Richard Goode, Major Joseph Winston & Col. James Williams [sic, probably Joseph Williams]; deponent says that he was not in any formal engagement during the time of Service that he marched across the Blue Ridge at the Flowing Gap and joined the Virginia troops under the command of Col. Christy [sic, William Christian] at a place called the Long Islands of Holston River in the State of Tennessee; that he assisted in driving the Cherokee Indians from several Towns to wit, Big Island Town, Chilhowey [Chilhowie] Town and some other towns the names of which he cannot recollect; then returned home after a tour of six months.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 6 months service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: William Spicer
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of William Spicer S3962 fn20NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 3/4/11
William Spicer, 1833 (S3962). He marched in the month of August to Kriders Fort [Criders or Cryders Fort] on the waters of the Catawba [River], where they remained about two weeks and thence marched to the Pleasant Gardens in Burke County where they joined General Rutherford and marched against the Cherokee Indians, to the Indian Towns of Watauga, Cowee, Oconoluftee, and some others not recollected. At one of the Indian towns, Col. Andrew Williamson of South Carolina sent an express to General Rutherford requesting three hundred men to be detached from his troops and sent to his assistance – the request was immediately complied with and the three hundred men (of whom this deponent was one) had taken up the line of march, when another express was received from Col. Williamson informing us that the Indians had fled, and that the troops might return – After remaining in the nation for some time and after destroying all the corn, burning all the houses, and committing such other depredations as they could upon their property, the troops returned to North Carolina and dispersed to their respective homes after receiving their discharges having been gone three months and two or three days.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $55.45 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service of 17 months 16 days as a private in the North Carolina and Virginia service.]
1776: Ezekiel Stone
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Ezekiel Stone S19331 fn38NC
Transcribed by Will Graves 3/15/11
Ezekiel Stone, 1832 (S1933). In the year 1776 he entered the service as a volunteer, from the same County and State as orderly Sergeant in a company commanded by Captain William Dobson, under the command of Colonel Joseph Williams and Major Winston, and served a Tour of three months under said officers against the Indians, that he marched in said Regiment from Surry County in the State of North Carolina to Fort Chissel [probably Chiswell's Lead Mines] in the State of Virginia, where they joined Colonel Christie [sic, William Christian] and his command, that they marched from thence crossing Holston [River], French Broad [River] and little Tennessee [River] into the Cherokee Nation, and passing and destroying several Indian Towns along the Tennessee River, and then returned home.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for 6 months service as a private in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: William Viars
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of William Viars S9512 f15NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 2/13/14
William Viars, 1832 (S9512). He again volunteered his services and was attached to the company of Capt Benjamin Cleveland which met at Wilkes Court House preparatory to their unfinished campaign. In the organization of the company and making the necessary preparations, this declarant having a good horse, was detached by Captain Cleveland to take charge of a portion of the baggage, it being necessary to transport it by means of pack horses. He accordingly set out with the troops and proceeded with them to the Pleasant Gardens in the County of Burke where they joined the main army and under Genl. Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford]. After joining Genl. Rutherford, this declarant was continued in the pack horse service, and marched with the army by the most direct route to the Cherokee Nation. Upon arriving at the Middle Towns of the Cherokee Indians, they found themselves entirely abandoned, the Indians having all fled. At that place, Genl. Rutherford divided the troops, leaving a small portion together with all the baggage & provisions (except a few days' rations, which the troops who proceeded took with them) at that place, while he advanced with the main body of the army to the Valley Towns. This declarant was left of course at the Middle Town with the baggage and there remained until the return of the troops to that place, after which, and after destroying the Towns and such other property of the Indians as they could find, they set out upon their return to North Carolina, and having advanced on their return as far as Wilkes C.H.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $25.55 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 7 months and 20 days in the North Carolina militia.]
1776: Elijah Vickes (Vicks, Vicker)
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Elijah Vickes (Vicks, Vicker) W4368
Sarah Vickes f59NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 2/11/14
Elijah Vickes, 1832 (W4368). He again rendezvoused near Wilkes Court House, and was placed under the command of Captain Benjamin Cleveland & Lieutenant William Lenoir, and thence marched direct to the Pleasant Gardens in the County of Burke, where they joined the troops under General Rutherford [Griffith Rutherford]. After remaining at the Pleasant Gardens a few days, they marched direct to the Cherokee towns of Cowee, Oconoluflu, Watauga & the Middle Towns. At the latter place, the Indians having fled and abandoned the towns, and the troops being sickly from eating green Corn & Beef without salt, a proposition was made by General Rutherford for a thousand volunteers of the ablest and stoutest men to turn out and march to the Valley Towns. This deponent was one among the number that turned out, and when the requisite number was made up, they set out upon the march to the Valley Towns, a distance of about sixty miles – upon arriving at that place, most of the Indians abandoned the towns and fled – some few however remained whom we took prisoners – After destroying their corn and such other property as they could find and burning their towns, they set out upon their return and marched back to the Middle Towns, where they rejoined that portion of the Army they had left. After resting for a few days they marched back to North Carolina, and when the company to which this deponent belonged reached the County of Wilkes, they were discharged, and each man repaired to his home, which place this deponent believes he reached sometime in the month of November.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $73.33 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831, for service as a private for 22 months in the North Carolina service. His widow was pensioned at the rate of $34.66 commencing March 4th, 1843. It is not clear to me why there was a difference in the amount of pension paid to the veteran and his widow.]
1776: John Wheeler
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of John Wheeler W8999
Susanna Wheeler f53NC
Transcribed by Will Graves revised 5/26/10 & 8/22/21
John Wheeler, 1833 (W8999). We reached the Holston in the spring of the year (1776) and found the inhabitants busily preparing for the expected troubles from the Indians. They were forting up all on the frontiers and the men were organized in to Companies under various officers. In June of that year I volunteered in this service under Captain Bohannon. The Indians were now daily expected – Some of the families had then removed up into the interior. All the force of the frontier was now about 170 men under Captains Bohannon, Cocke, Campbell & McFarland as well as I remember. In a short time the Indians appeared about 300 strong under a chief called Draggon Canoe [sic, Dragging Canoe]. We met them near the Long Islands of Holston (where we built a fort) on the Long Islands flats where a severe battle was fought and the Indians defeated with a loss of about 100 warriors as they afterwards confessed and their chief severely wounded. These Indians had mustered a considerable force and intended a simultaneous attack on several of the forts along the frontier, and for this purpose had divided themselves into two divisions, one of which was commanded by Dragging Canoe and was directed against Long Islands fort as before stated; and the other was directed against the Watauga fort. Learning this to be the plan of the Indians, as soon as the battle just related was over, Captain Bohannon's Company marched immediately to the relief of the Watauga fort; but the party that went against this fort had heard of the defeat at the Long Islands & immediately fled. After this battle and expulsion of the Indians, we returned to the fort at Long Islands which was built on the bank near the head of the Islands. Here we remained guarding this fort and surrounding Country until the arrival of Colonel Christie [sic, William Christian] with a considerable force to our relief and for the protection of the Country. Christie was from Virginia and immediately upon his arrival I and a good many others joined him as a volunteer private. I think he arrived at the fort in the month of October 1776. I well remember it was in the fall. The whole of my old company and the Captain himself (Bohannon) joined the forces of Christie. I still belonged to his company and remained so while we were under Christie. In a few days after Christie's arrival, we marched into the Indian Country and burnt and destroyed their towns, corn and provisions, but we had no engagement with them as they fled. After over running the Country, we returned to the fort and were discharged in the latter part of December following.
Having thus been in constant and laborious service from the month of June to the latter part of December, being at least as much as six months. In one of the towns destroyed by of us we found six cannon [left] there some years before in what was called Byrd's campaign. Myself and 29 others were selected to transport these cannon by canoes to the Fort which we did with great labor and great danger to ourselves, and were but poorly paid, though liberal pay was promised.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $80 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831 for 2 years service as a private in the revolution. His widow was pensioned at a like amount.]
1776: Lewis Wolf (Wolff) [a/k/a Johann Ludwig Wolff]
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of Lewis Wolf (Wolff) [a/k/a Johann Ludwig Wolff] W4403
Mary Wolf f38NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 1/26/11 & 6/7/15
Lewis Wolff, 1833 (W4403). The next service this applicant entered as a volunteer in fall or Autumn of the same year, 1776, under the same Captain Henry Smith in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians & marched from Surry County in North Carolina to join the Georgia & South Carolina troops at the Mulberry fields in Wilkes County North Carolina where his Captain & Company were ordered back to join the Virginia troops commanded by Col Christy where this applicant remained three weeks in this service then hired his brother Daniel Wolff his substitute & after said substitute having served upwards of three months under Captain H. Smith was discharged & this applicant paid him for his service to the Cherokee Nation & back to Surry aforesaid.
[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $32.16 commencing March 4th, 1831, for 7 months and 17 days service as a private in the North Carolina militia. His widow was pensioned at the rate of $25.21 commencing March 4th, 1843.]
1776: John Yates
Cherokee Expedition 1776: Col. William Christian’s Campaign
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/Cherokee_Expedition_1776_TN.pdf
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Pension application of John Yates W20142
Jemima Yates f32NC
Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 2/8/17
John Yates, 1832 (W20142). That in the year 1776 just before the Declaration of Independence, the Cherokee Indians were very troublesome in the western and northwestern sections of North Carolina and particularly so on the western side of the Blue Ridge in that section of the country embraced within the boundaries of what is now Ashe County, but which was then a part of Wilkes County—that they had committed many depredations upon the white settlement upon the frontier, and that it became necessary to keep small bodies of the militia almost constantly under arms to repel their invasions—accordingly about the last of May or first of June 1776 this declarant volunteered his services in Wilkes County, North Carolina and joined a company of volunteer militia commanded by Captain Frances Hargrove and Lieutenant Lewis DeMoss—the company rendezvoused at a place known as Holman’s Ford on the Yadkin River, and after being organized marched forthwith to the protection of the frontier settlements on the north side of the Yadkin, and between that and the Blue Ridge—after being engaged in ranging the country between the river and the mountains for some time without being able to meet with the Indians, or any portion of them, they were stationed at an eligible position on the north side of the river about equi-distant between the river and the mountains, where they constructed a fort and where they remained a considerable time for the purpose of protecting the frontier settlements—about the last of August or first of September and while this declarant was stationed at the fort above mentioned, orders were received by Captain Hargrove to march with his company forthwith to join Genl. Griffith Rutherford at the Pleasant Gardens in Burke County, preparatory to a general expedition against the Cherokee Indians. Accordingly they set out immediately and proceeded to the Pleasant Gardens where they joined Genl. Rutherford with a large number of other troops. As soon as the whole were organized and prepared for the expedition they set out for their march on the Cherokee towns, and proceeded by the most direct route until they reached the Cowee towns. These towns they found abandoned by the Indians, and after destroying them, together with the corn, stock, &c & such other property as they could find, they proceeded to the Middle Towns where they expected to meet with the South Carolina troops, but in which they were disappointed. The Middle Towns they found also abandoned—and after destroying them as they had done the Cowee and other towns, Genl. Rutherford divided his army, leaving a portion of it at the Middle Towns to guard the baggage and provisions, and also to take care of the sick, the whole of which were left at that place—Upon arriving at the latter place, however, they found that the Indians had principally fled—there being only a few straggling men, women and children to be found. These they captured, and after destroying the towns, they proceeded on their return to the Middle Towns with their prisoners, and on the way meeting with the South Carolina troops (who were proceeding to join Genl. Rutherford at the Valley Towns) they delivered the prisoners up to them and what afterwards became of them this declarant does not know. Upon the return of the North Carolina troops to the Middle Towns they remained there some time, resting and refreshing themselves, having suffered greatly from the exposure they were subjected to and from eating green corn and beef without salt. As soon, however, as the troops were sufficiently rested to undertake the journey they set out upon their return to North Carolina, and having marched back into the interior of the settlements, they were severally disbanded by companies and each proceeded to their respective homes. In this expedition, this declarant is satisfied he served from the time he first turned out, not less than six months— having served three months under Captain Hargrove before joining Genl. Rutherford, and three months afterwards.