Guilford-Rockingham County NcArchives Military Records.....Barnes, Chesley August 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Chesley Barnes, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 147, Application # W4877
CHESLEY BARNES, a resident of Rockingham County, NC, aged seventy-two years:
	“He states that he was living in Guilford County NC. Was drafted about 
the first of June, just before Gates Defeat in South Carolina. Entered service 
under Captain PETER O’NEAL, Lieutenant JAS. DELAY and Ensign WM DONAHO. Was 
attached to the Light Infantry, North Carolina militia. Our captain marched us 
to Colonel PAISLEY’s, where we drew our guns, bayonets and other equipments. 
From thence we marched to ______ and thence to Salisbury where we joined the 
_____ ____ command of General RUTHERFORD.”
“From Salisbury we marched to the mouth of the Rocky River, where we attacked a 
body of Tories near that place, whom we defeated and drove off. After the 
engagement, RUTHERFORD with the army lay near that place three or four days, 
waiting further orders.”
“We took up our line of march directly back across the Yadkin River, then 
turning down the same towards Cheraw Hills in order to attack a body of British 
under General Lord RAWDON who was said to be laying at that place. But when 
they heard of our approach they moved off in the direction for Camden. Our army 
crossed PeeDee at Cheraw and pursued the enemy as far as Lynch’s Creek to a 
bridge. The British, after passing the bridge, tore up all the planks and threw 
them into the creek to prevent our crossing. At this time our troops were put 
under the command of Colonel PORTERFIELD. The Colonel deemed it impracticable 
to continue the pursuit of the enemy any further.”
“We then marched back and joined General GATES’s army, who was then on its 
march to attack Lord CORNWALLIS at Camden. We continued our march for Camden. A 
day or two before the battle took place, at the Gum Swamp, I was taken sick and 
left on the road at a house some few miles on this side of the Gum Swamp, where 
I remained sick for upwards of three weeks. After I got well enough to travel, 
I met my captain’s company at Guilford Courthouse. My term of service (a three 
months tour) having expired, we were then duly discharged and returned home.”
“The next time I entered the service was just before the Guilford Battle. I 
understood that General GREENE was coming on to engage Lord CORNWALLIS. At this 
time I held a commission in my company at home as an ensign. I immediately set 
out from home and joined GREENE’s army under General BUTLER. I was asked if I 
would serve as a sergeant. I replied that I had come for the purpose of 
defending my country and was willing to serve in any way. I was then enrolled 
in a Captain FERGUSON’s company when the battle commenced, BUTLER and CATON? 
commanded our regiment. Captain FERGUSON was killed in a short time after the 
battle commenced. I escaped unhurt. On the next day, myself with a party of 
men, were ordered to assist in killing and quartering up some pork that was 
brought in for General GREENE’s army, and on the next day, I took my leave of 
the army, and returned home.”
“In a very short time thereafter, another call was made in our state for the 
militia to be ready at a minute’s warning. I then entered the service for a 
tour of three months as an ensign. SMITH MOORE was my Captain and JAMES? 
PAISLEY, Lieutenant. We marched immediately to the Battleground at Guilford 
Courthouse where our regiment was organized. Colonel ISAAKS took up our line of 
march direct for Little York in the state of Virginia, but before we reached 
there, we received intelligence that General WASHINGTON had captured Lord 
CORNWALLIS [per Heitman, October 19, 1781] and his army.”
“Colonel ISAAKS was directed to march his troops down in the lower part of 
North Carolina against some Tories who were committing some depradations upon 
the inhabitants commanded by a Tory Colonel by the name of FANNING. At our 
approach, FANNING and his party dispersed and order and tranquillity being 
restored to the citizens and our term of service having expired, we were 
marched back to Guilford Courthouse and discharged the service. I took 
certificate of my service from my officers at the time I received my discharge, 
which papers are lost or disposed of in some way, I know not how.”


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