Caswell County, NC - Richard Harrison Record

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HARRISON, RICHARD.--Albemarle, Oct. 13, 1832. Born in Goochland, 
Sept. 10, 1757. Moved to Caswell County, N. C., 1775. March, 1776, 
volunteered against the tories who rose to protect their governor. 
His officers, Col. Saxton (?), Maj. William Moore, Capt. Adam Saunders. 
At Hillsboro troops were organized and then marched to Cross Creek, 
where there was news of the defeat of the tories by Col. Caswell, at 
Long Bridge. Discharged after five or six weeks. About December 1, 1776, 
marched from Pittsylvania County, Va., to Georgia under Capt. John Dooley 
and Lt. Boswell Smith. In Georgia, Capt. Thomas Dooley was killed by an 
Indian. Declarant was now in Continental service for 18 months, but then 
attached to no regiment. Next Captain was Boswell Smith. The troops in 
the two companies that marched to Georgia were promised a bounty of 200 
acres, which he never received. All he did get was $8 in money. Discharged 
in Wilkes County, Ga., spring of 1778 and came home. Spring of 1781 was 
drafted from Pittsylvania, and marched to siege of Fort Ninety-Six, under 
Capt. James Turner. After Gen. Greene raised this siege he was in camp at 
the high hills of Santee, where his time expired, and he was sent back to 
Virginia in charge of prisoners. This service was for three months, 
eighteen days. In September, 1781, he went to the siege of Yorktown as 
substitute for his employer, John Lewis. Fleming Bates was captain. After 
surrender of Cornwallis he conveyed prisoners to Noland's Ferry on the 
Potomac. Was there discharged. Moved to Albemarle, 1784. [p.75]  

Source: VIRGINIA MILITIA IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
PART II
Virginia's Share in the Military Movements of the Revolution
page 75 

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