Guilford-Randolph County NcArchives Military Records.....Hall, William 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, 2:25 am Pension Application Of William Hall, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1166, Application # S2592 WILLIAM HALL, a resident of Randolph County, NC, aged 85 years: “That he had removed to Guilford County, NC and was there drafted, to wit, in August 1782, and went into the minute service under Captain O’NEAL. He states that he was engaged in this service about four months, in endeavoring to suppress and keep down the Tories, who were rising in great numbers, and becoming troublesome upon the approach of LORD CORNWALLIS, to North Carolina. He states that he received no discharge from this service, but was sent with five others by his Captain to General DAVIDSON, according to a requisition to that effect, and joined General DAVIDSON’s army on the Catawba near the old Nation Ford.” “He was then placed under the command of Captain ANDREW WILSON, in the regiment commanded by Colonel PAISLEY. At that place they were joined by General SUMNER with fifteen hundred men. From that place, they marched to Sugar-land Creek in Mecklenburg County where they lay about two weeks; and thence to Charlotte, Mecklenburg Courthouse. There they had a battle with the British army under LORD CORNWALLIS and the American troops were overpowered by numbers, defeated and compelled to retreat to the east side of the Yadkin River at Sloan’s Ferry, where they remained about three weeks. In this battle in which he was engaged, the Americans took forty-seven British and Tory prisoners, and that he was one of the guard sent to conduct them to Guilford Courthouse, whence he returned to General DAVIDSON, then at New Providence in Rowan County. At New Providence Creek, he got his discharge from Captain ANDREW WILSON, having served three months, which discharge is now lost.” “He states that the whole term of his service was about seven months, etc.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/hall181gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb