York County PA Archives Military Records.....McCullough, John August 13, 1834 Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com July 31, 2006, 4:11 am Pension Application Of John McCullough, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #S32404 State of Indiana, Owen County, thirteenth day of August 1834, John McCullough, a resident of said County and State, aged 79 years: “That he volunteered at the county of York in Chanceford township in the State of Pennsylvania where he then resided, in the company of volunteers commanded by Captain Ross, Lieutenant Joseph Morrison. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis ?Kelton of the 4th Battalion of York County aforesaid was the commander of said company. The Colonel's name the applicant cannot now remember., The date of the volunteering the applicant cannot say, but they left the house of Captain Ross when they received orders on the 25th day of July 1776. From thence we marched to Philadelphia, thence Trenton Barracks in the state of New Jersey, thence to ??? Bridge below Amboy, thence to Bargaintown, where they joined the main army under General Washington, thence to Long Island where they remained a short time and had a battle with the British which lasted for some days when we were driven by the enemy and we retreated through a corn field in the direction of the lake. Here they remained a few days burying our dead and taking care of the wounded. Thence we marched to Kingsbridge leaving the wounded at Bargaintown in the Hospital. Thence back to Bargaintown and thence were marched to Newark where we were discharged, the company were given a discharge by the Captain on the 6th day of November 1776. Applicant’s discharge of that date is herewith forwarded as evidence of his service in the tour, which was from July 25, 1776 till 6th November 1776.” “Second--Having removed to North Carolina he, at the county of Mecklenburg in said state in April 1777 he entered into the minute service in the company of Captain Osborn in the Regiment commanded by Adam Alexander, Colonel. That about the middle of September 1777 Captain Osborn with his company of which this applicant was one, marched across Broad River in pursuit of the Tories, but they having scattered from that quarter on our approach, we commenced our march back and returned in six weeks from the time we left home which was about the first of November 1777. From loss of his memory, applicant cannot be more positive of the dates.” “Third--In the year 1778 he having removed to the Rock River country of said county, he joined the company of Captain James Reese, George Alexander- Colonel, James White-Major and Rutherford-General. In the month of March in said year, the first of September following, in the company aforesaid, we marched across Catawba River across the ??? Mountain to the ?Quiet Meadows in pursuit of the Tories. They having dispersed, we had no engagement with them but marched back home again. In this tour, applicant was out with said company six weeks.” “Fourth--On the 1st of February 1779, said company was again called out. We were marched to the Cheraw Hills under the command above last named officers, thence down the Pedee to Georgetown. Here we remained near a month; provisions scarce. Thence through the Santee Swamps to the Catawba River below the Nation’s Ford, here we remained till in October (the Tories in this region were numerous), thence back home again and were verbally discharged. In this trip we were out nine months. We had no engagement during this tour.” In the company, and under the command of the last above written, in the month of January, we were again called out in said service and were marched near to the Eutaw Springs where I served as a guard to prevent the Tories from joining the British at the time of battle at Eutaw Springs, thence in the direction of what was called the Hanging Rock where we still were kept on to prevent the union of the Tories and British, then the direction of Camden, and were near the battle at the time of Bluford’s Defeat, thence to Charlotte in the month of August 1780, our ?county town here at the Sassafras Fields the dragoons drove our Light Horse, thence in the month of September. Cornwallis was at this time in Charlotte. He arrived in said town shortly after the ____ company at Sassafras Hill aforesaid. George Lock, son of Col. Lock was killed in this battle. The company to which applicant belonged was stationed on Mallard Creek near to the battle, so much so that they could see the whole of it. In October, the British having marched to the Catawba, we followed on in pursuit, and at B___ Ford and ___ battle, and we were compelled to retreat, thence home to guard our families to a place of safety from the Tories, thence to the Kings Mountain where we captured the British under Tarleton, thence to Guilford about the __ day of December 1780,where we again gave battle to Cornwallis. Here the Virginia troops met with us, Here we were ____. Thence back to our places of residence and were verbally discharged.” “Applicant with his family removed to Barkley County, Virginia on account of the Tories, and here applicant joined Captain Jackson's company in Barkley County and on the last of July or the first of August, a company was drafted and marched out, as this applicant is informed, but did not reach Yorktown till after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis.” “He was born June 17th, 1755, in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. He has a record of his age in his family bible at his house which was made by his father. He lived in the counties heretofore named when he entered the service. Since, he lived in the County of Cabarrass, North Carolina 11 years, thence to Knox County, Tennessee, lived here 3 years. Thence to Pulaski County, Kentucky. Lived here thirty years, and thence to Owen County Indiana, his present place of residence.” “He entered the service in each of the aforesaid tours, first as a volunteer, and in each of the others as a minuteman. Deponent’s immediate officers names he has stated as far as he can now recollect. He recollects to have seen General Morgan, Colonel Davis who was killed at B___ Ford on the Catawba. He saw General Gates and some others whose names he cannot now state, they at the time being strangers to him. He received but one written discharge which is herewith forwarded.” This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb