Madison County AlArchives Military Records.....Martin, Andrew 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Andrew Martin, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1637, Application #S11029
ANDREW MARTIN, a resident of Madison County, Alabama, aged 85 years:
	“That in the month of June 1776, as near as he can recollect, he enlisted in the
service of the United States in the County of Guilford in the state of North
Carolina where he then resided. That he enlisted under a recruiting officer by the
name of CAMPBELL, his grade he does not positively recollect, but believes he was a
lieutenant. That immediately after his enlistment, he was marched down to Cross
Creek, where he remained about a day, when, with fifty or sixty other soldiers he
was taken down Cape Fear River as well as he recollects, to Wilmington, where he was
placed under the command or attached to a company commanded by Captain JOHN BAPTISTE
NASH.”
“He states he has no recollection of any of his company officers except his captain
as above stated. He states he belonged to the sixth regiment of the regulars of
North Carolina, that he has no recollection of any of his field officers except
General MOORE and Major LAMB. Whilst at Wilmington, he states they were engaged in
guarding the town, scouting around through the county. He states that he enlisted
for the term of six months and served that length of time. That he was discharged in
the latter part of December 1776. That on his way home, he was attacked by Tories,
robbed of his money and everything he had except what he had on.”
“The applicant further states that about two years before he enlisted, he was
drafted from the County of Guilford where he then resided, that of this his memory
is very indistinct. He recollects marching to Cross Creek and at Campbelltown, down
about a mile below, his company commanded by Captain ROBERT MABEN, took charge of
the prisoners and carried them to Hillsborough where they left them and returned
home.”
“That after this he was again drafted. At the time he was drafted, he was sick and
unable to march. That he remained at home until he was able to march, which was
about four months. He was then placed under the command of Captain THOMAS COOK, and
taken by him into South Carolina near a little town called Ninety-Six, when his term
of service which was five months expired and he returned home, At this term of
service he was with, and knew Colonel DOBBINS and Colonel LOCK. He state that he has
no documentary evidence of his services, that he had a discharge for his regular
service, but that it was in his knapsack when he was robbed by the Tories and was
taken by them…”


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