REV. War Record of Jeremiah INGRAM, State of Kentucky, Adair County

SUBMITTER: Carol Moody
EMAIL: cmoody@apex2000.net
DATE: May 24, 1999
SURNAMES: INGRAM

State of Kentucky, Adair County, to wit on this 9th day of August 1832 personally appeared 
before the Justice of the Adair County Court. Jeremiah INGRAM, a resident of the county of 
Adair and State of Kentucky, aged 73 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth 
on his oath make the following declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed June 1st, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the 
United States in the year 1776 with Bines(?)JONES and served in the 15th Virginia Regiment 
of the Virginia line in WOODFORD's Brigade under the following named officers. He first 
marched under Capt. David MASON to Petersburg-from thence to Cobham on James River crossed 
and went to Williamsburg, from thence to Dumsfree there he took the Small Pox from
Dumsfree to Alexandria thence to Georgetown thence to Baltimore thence to Wilmington from 
thence he boarded vessel and sailed to Philadelphia and as we sailed up I saw the two forts 
Red Bank on the right hand and Mud on the left. From Philadelphia he marched and joined the 
main army. I was joined to the 15th Regiment commanded first by Col. David MASON, second by 
Col. ENNIS, third by Col. Abram BLUFORD, lastly by Col. RUSSELL. When I joined the 15th 
Regimental I was commanded by Capt. MASON, then by Capt. GREGORY and by Capt. WHITE the 15th 
Virginia Regiment was attached to Gen'l WOODFORD's Brigade. Gen'l WOODFORD's aide Maj. DAY. 
From headquarters he marched in pursuit of the enemy he marched through Philadelphia and 
through Darby. He was stopped at Concord meeting house where he remained until after the 
battle of Brandywyne. In the evening he was ordered by Col. ENNIS to fall in with my 
company. We marched on to Philadelphia. from thence he was ordered to Burlington. There he 
remained on duty until the troops were called to winter quarters at the Valley Forge when 
the british left Philadelphia we were in pursuit of them. General orders from Gen'l SCOTT to 
raise volunteers. I volunteered under him. He was then ordered to march to Monmouth 
Courthouse. We met Gen'l LEE on his retreat from the battleground. He marched on to the 
battleground at Monmouth and he was an eye witness to the battle from beginning to end. He 
was at Stony Point the day after the battle was fought also at West Point and he was in the
state of New York at a place called White Plains. He declares he served three years and left 
the service in the year 1779 about the 1st of December. He thinks he got his discharge from 
Col. WOOD. he sent his discharge to Richmond VA and has ??? ??? ???. He states that Philip 
SLAUGHTER of Virginia was Paymast in the 15th Regiment.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an amnesty, except the present, 
and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state, or (if 
any) only on that of the agency in the state of Kentucky.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforsaid(sic].
Jeremiah INGRAM
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a 
revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I William CALDWELL, Clerk of the County Court 
of Adair do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said 
court in the matter of application of Jeremiah INGRAM for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of August 
1832 and 40th year of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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