Guilford-Randolph County NcArchives Military Records.....Dougan, James Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 16, 2006, 1:31 am Pension Application Of James Dougan, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 838, Application #S3306 JAMES DOUGAN, a resident of Franklin County, Tennessee, aged 80 years: “In the year 1776, he then residing in Guilford County, North Carolina, volunteered to serve a tour of three months as ensign in the company commanded by Captain JOHN COLLIER in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians. We rendezvoused at Guilford Courthouse and marched thro’ Salisbury. The regiment was organized in part at least at Guilford Courthouse and was commanded by Colonel MARTIN. They met with other troops in the mulberry fields on the Catawba, where the brigade under the command of General GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD was organized. We crossed the Blue Ridge and marched to the Indian towns on the headwaters of the Tennessee. We destroyed the towns and growing crops, the Indians having fled. We remained in the Indian country several weeks, marching from town to town, cutting up and destroying the Indian crops. After performing this service we returned home, having served the full term of three months, for which he got a discharge.” “In the year 1777, as well as he now recollects, he again volunteered to serve as an ensign another tour of three months in the company commanded by Captain ROBERT BELL. We rendezvoused at Salisbury, where according to his best recollection, the regiment commanded by FRANCIS LOCKE to which he was attached was organized and from thence we were marched to Camden, South Carolina, where we remained until our tour of service expired. All the troops in the expedition were commanded by General RUTHERFORD. Having served the full term of 3 months, he was regularly discharged.” “The next campaign he served was in 1779. He volunteered for 5 months and served as a lieutenant by brevet in the company commanded by Captain ENOCH DAVIS, Colonel LOCKE’s regiment, RUTHERFORD’s brigade. We again rendezvoused at Salisbury and marched to the 10-Mile House in South Carolina, and from thence to Purysburg, which was then the headquarters of the American army commanded by General LINCOLN. During our stay at this place a detachment under the command of General ASHE was sent out from the army across the Savannah River and had an engagement with the enemy at Briar Creek, in which they were defeated.” “About the same time, he volunteered to go on detachment against a party of the enemy who were said to be marauding along the river. We had a battle in which we were victorious. Captain WILSON had the command of a picket guard at the White House, and in the battle. We were released at that place and returned to headquarters, where he remained performing camp and garrison duties there and in the neighborhood. Having served the term of 5 months, he was discharged and returned home with WILLIAM GRAY, a private.” “In the year 1780, being a major in the militia of Randolph County, North Carolina, he entered as such to serve a tour of 3 months in COLLIER’s regiment, the deponent being first major. They again rendezvoused at Salisbury, and from thence we marched to Rugeley’s Mills, the brigade commanded by General BUTLER. General GATES’ headquarter was at Rugeley’s Mills, the headquarters of the enemy was at Camden under the command of Lord CORNWALLIS. The two armies met about equidistant between the two camps and had a battle in which the Americans was defeated. The army being defeated and dispersed, returned home. General BUTLER having issued orders for the troops to reassemble, he rendezvoused at Hillsboro under that officer. They remained there and in the neighborhood and in Rowan County, watching the motions of the enemy and guarding the county until his term of service expired and was regularly discharged…” “…He states that after the war, he resided in the state of Kentucky, where his house was burnt and with it, his commissions, discharges and all his other papers…” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/dougan159gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb