REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - HENRY GRAGG *************************************************************************** SCGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributor PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm Contributed by: Joe Turecky [jjturecky@msn.com] *************************************************************************** HENRY GRAGG File No.: S10773... Henry Gragg, a resident of South Carolina, enlisted in the army of the United States in June 1778, for six months under the command of Capt. Joseph Kirkland and Field Officer Gen. Williamson of South Carolina. He interred in the service in Fairfield County South Carolina. From Winnsborough South Carolina he marched through the state of Georgia via Augusta, Sunsbury and from there across the St. Mary's River to Alligator creek East Florida. The subject of this expedition was to take St. Augustine. This proved to be a disappointment and was compelled to turn in consequence of a man who was nicknamed burned foot Brown going before them placing cannon at St. Johns River & throwing other obstructions in their way by falling trees, etc, so that they were unable to complete their expedition. Brown was a Tory who commanded a considerable party of men. He commenced his retreat from Florida in either August or September in the same year commanded by the same officers. He returned the same route to the place where he interred the service and was discharged. After the expiration of the above term of service in February 1977, Henry Gragg became a substitute for his brother John Gragg in Capt. Lewis Pope's company which was attached to Winn's regiment, stationed at that time at Managors ferry, Santee, South Carolina. He completed a term of one month for which his brother John had interred the service. During March or April 1779 he entered the service again under command of Capt. William Raford which was attached to Col. Winns regiment commanded by Genl. Richeson.. Henry Gragg entered this service in Fairfield District South Carolina and joined the main army at the Quarter house six miles north of Charleston having passed Monks Corner on his route to that place. From there by a force march they endeavored to give success to Genl. Nash who was then stationed at Brier Creek but was unable to reach him before he was defeated by the British. They changed their course and marched to Plurisburg eight miles above Savannah at which point they were stationed. The British, then having possession of Savannah, Henry Gragg continued at Plurisburg until the expiration of his engagement which was for two months and was then discharged verbally. In the months of April or May 1781 he was elected Lieutenant in Capt. John Bell's company which belonged to Col. Thomas Taylor under the command of Gen. Green. He entered the service in Fairfield District South Carolina, and from there marched down to Orangeburg South Carolina forty miles above Charleston at which place he was attached to the command of Gen. Green commanded by the above officers as also a Major Wallace. On his march home he met with John Friday in Capt Francis Somers company which was attached to Col. Beards regiment under the command of Genl. Green. John Friday proposed to give Henry Gragg a horse to take his (Friday) place. Gragg was poor and as his term of service was about to expire he accepted the proposition and returned to service as a private. He performed the first tour of six months, the second one month, the third of two months, the fourth at least five months as a lieutenant and fifth term of service to be determined by the history of the country making in all at least nine months of service as a private and five months as a lieutenant.