Guilford-Iredell-Rowan County NcArchives Military Records.....Carson, Andrew August 22,
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Andrew Carson, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 165, Application #S8173
	“The first campaign he served under Capt. JOSEPH DIXON, Lt. CARR or 
KERR, Ensign ERWIN. He does not recollect the year, but it was late in the fall-
recollect the snow was plenty (it was cold)-familiarly the Snow Campaign [per 
Heitman, December 22, 1775, Cane Brake]. Went out to Ninety-Six (now called 
Cambridge) South Carolina under the command of General RUTHERFORD. His son 
JAMES RUTHERFORD was aid to his father. WM. LEE DAVIDSON was Adjutant. Was 
engaged with the Tories at Ninety-Six, S.C. Was gone three months and 
discharged at Sherrill’s Ford on Catawba by Captain DIXON, which discharge is 
lost.”
	“The next campaign was against the Cherokee Indians under the command 
of Captain DAVID CALDWELL, the same General, adjutant and aid as before; 
started about August 1776, lay 6 weeks at Cathey’s Fort, on Catawba, waited for 
the army to collect, marched against the Cherokee Indians, had a battle and 
defeated them on Tennessee River and destroyed some of their towns-don’t 
recollect names-was gone three months and discharged at Cathey’s Fort by 
Captain CALDWELL, which discharge is lost.
The next campaign was under Captain CALDWELL and General RUTHERFORD. Was 
stationed at Purysburg on the Savannah River-remained say 4 or 5 weeks, then 
moved up the river to Two Sisters (so called then) SC, with the British on the 
Georgia side of the river, whom we were watching. As the British moved, the 
Americans followed them for 3 days when they learned the British had moved back 
and the Americans retraced their steps to the Two Sisters, then to Purysburg 
lying alternately at the two places for 4 or 5 months. During the latter part 
of the Campaign, had a Battle at Brier’s Creek, March 3, 1779 [per Heitman, the 
date is accurate], in which affair he lost two good horses. The tour was 5 
months and was in fall and winter of 1778-79 but he stayed about 6 months owing 
to the relief not coming in time and was discharged by Generals LINCOLN and 
RUTHERFORD.”
“From this time until Shallow Ford Battle with Tories, he was engaged in 
several small tours of days and weeks, at a time at a time not recollected, 
except one month he was out under Captain JOHN READ going to the Congaree, 
where he joined Col. WADE HAMPTON and was discharged. Another tour was under 
Capt. D. CALDWELL after Tories and foraging-about 52 days. Also he was on duty 
for 6 weeks after the Tory BRYAN who was followed down to the Pee Dee under 
Col. LEWIS-overtook him and defeated him at Colston’s. Also a tour under 
General DAVIDSON of 4 weeks.”
“Another of 31 days-was after the Tory BRYAN under Capt. JOHN GRAHAM-he was at 
all times on the alert and considered a minute man with a good horse and arms. 
Previous to the battle at Shallow Ford he was informed of the marching of the 
Tories and mounted his horse to ride 62 miles to Headquarters of General 
DAVIDSON, where he arrived about sunrise next morning, who immediately gave him 
the command of 52 men, with which he returned and after maneuvering for two 
weeks he came upon and routed the main body of the Tories at Shallow Ford on 
the Yadkin River after an obstinate engagement in which Captain FRANCIS, a Whig 
was killed. There being no officer ranking above Captain-each one commanded his 
own men.”
“He was out more or less until the Battle of Guilford, where he arrived the day 
after it. This activity he continued until the end of the war, serving as a 
ranger and commanding a Company of Volunteers at other times. He omitted to 
state that in 1776 in May he joined Colonel MEBANE at Norfolk, VA being one 
month’s service. The Colonel was going to Charleston ‘but did not get on he 
thinks till the battle.’”
	“He was born in Rowan County, NC, March 1, 1756, and when in the 
service he was on Catawba in that part of Rowan, now Iredell County, and now 
lives there. He was mostly in what was called the partisan warfare and very 
little with the regulars as the Tories of North Carolina was sufficient to keep 
the Whigs engaged. He had a family record as kept by his father; it is lost.”


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