Hendricks County IN Archives Military Records.....Wiley, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of William Wiley [b], Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 2578, Application # W10002
WILLIAM WILEY [b], a resident of Hendricks County, Indiana, aged 72 years:
	“That in the month of April 1780, in Guilford County in the state of North Carolina
where he had been raised and then resided, being in April previous to General GATES’
Defeat at Camden, he was drafted and put into the ranks of a militia company
commanded by Captain JOHN MCADOW in a regiment from Orange County commanded by
Colonel ARMSTRONG (names of the field and company officers disremembered). Was soon
after being drafted marched from Guilford Courthouse to Salisbury where his regiment
joined General GATES’ army (has a distinct recollection of BARON DEKALB). The army
lay a short time at Salisbury when General GATES marched for the state of South
Carolina, passing down on the south side of the Yadkin River to Colson’s Ferry, near
which place a detachment of GATES’s army (probably militia) under the command of
Colonel DAVIDSON came in contact with a considerable party of Tories who were
engaged by Colonel DAVIDSON and defeated with great loss.”
	“At Colson’s Ferry General GATES crossed the Yadkin, marching down on the south
side of that river to near the Cheraw Hills. Here crossing the Pedee River, he
marched down the south side of the same until he came to Lynche’s Creek where he
encamped for some days. At this place the sufferings of the army which had
previously been considerable, greatly increased. The soldiers became extremely
unhealthy in consequence of a scarcity and bad quality of the provisions which they
drew. He recollects that on one occasion each soldier drew a small quantity of
molasses, which he thinks, contributed no small degree to increase the disease then
prevailing in the camp.”
	“From the encampment on Lynche’s Creek the army marched to Rugeley’s Mills, or a
place called Claremont. After laying a few days at this place, General GATES, about
the middle of August put his army in motion in order to take a more suitable
position nearer Camden [per Heitman, August 16, 1780], but LORD CORNWALLIS having
formed design of attacking the Americans in their camps on the same night, the two
armies consequently met in the latter part of the night and the engagement was
commenced, but did not become general until morning, the Americans being defeated.
Their loss was great in killed, wounded and prisoners, the number of which he does
not now recollect. DEKALB was mortally wounded. He was discharged shortly after the
battle, and returned home, having been in the service 4 months at least.”
“He had scarcely reached home when, about the first of September [1780] he was again
drafted and put into a company commanded by Captain FORBIS in Colonel PAISLEY’s
regiment. Was stationed the greater part of the time while under this engagement at
the Waxhaws, was occasionally under the command of Colonel DAVIDSON (being the same
officer) who as above stated had engaged the party of Tories at Colson’s Ferry and
was also under the command of Colonel or General RUTHERFORD. He was in no battle
during this tour; the party to which he belonged was raised for the suppression of
Tories and to preserve good order in the country. He recollects that this was termed
the “?pumpion” campaign from the fact that the men had to subsist a large portion of
the time on pumpions and very indifferent beef. He was dismissed from the service
the first of December, having been three months.”
“He was again drafted some time during the winter ensuing his last mentioned tour at
Guilford Courthouse and under the command of Colonel PAISLEY. Was marched against a
party of Scotch Tories who was operating in favour of the Royal Army near Raft
Swamps. The Tories had done some mischief, but the country being somewhat settled,
and the disturbance quieted. This applicant was again permitted to return home,
having been under this engagement about 6 weeks. The distance he was marched from
Guilford to Raft Swamps was probably about ninety miles. He was during this term, in
no engagement. He continued on duty under Captain FORBIS about fifteen days when he
was dismissed from service. Was not in company with regular soldiers or officers…”
“…That the captain whom he served his first engagement was of the name of JOHN
MCADOW in Colonel ARMSTRONG’s regiment, and that on reflection, he thinks his
lieutenant’s name was JAMES COOTS. He was under his second engagement in Captain
FORBIS’ company in the regiment commanded by Colonel PAISLEY a part of the time, and
was the remainder of the tour under Colonel DAVIDSON and Colonel or General
RUTHERFORD. That in his third tour, he served under Captain STEWART, as he now
thinks, with a regiment or party commanded by Colonel PAISLEY. And that in his tour
he served under Captain FORBIS and that he has no recollection of any other of the
officers names who served during this tour…”


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