MARLBORO COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR PENSION - BONE, John ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm ************************************************ Contributed for use in the SCGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette Pension Application Of John Bone, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 285, Application #S14980 Hickman County, Kentucky, October 9th, 1832, John Bone, aged 75 years: “That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1777 on the 13th of May, in the third regiment of the South Carolina Continental line… John Bone states that he enlisted in Cheraw District on the 13th of May after the Battle at Sullivan’s Island [he had his dates mixed. Per Heitman, in 1776, there was a Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 28-29, 1776, and in 1780, the second Battle of Sullivan’s Island took place May 8th] under Col. William Thomson, Major Samuel Wise, Captain John Caraway Smith, Lieutenant John Crowden, Ensign Aaron Smith.” “From Esquire Wilson’s where he enlisted, he was marched to the west side of the Santee about seven miles from the Eutaw Springs. From thence he went to Charleston, then went out to Ninety Six District under Lieutenant Crowden to take care of the garrison. Went back sometime after this to Charleston. Then he was sent to the Midway Meeting House in Georgia under General Lee, then to Savannah and was there at the fall of the same when it was taken by the British. Fled from this place and rallied at the east side of the Savannah River opposite the Two Sisters.” “At this place, General Lincoln took the command and moved them to Purysburg. Here he lay some time until the French fleet came up when he went to the siege of Savannah and there, after a two weeks or thereabouts preparation, fought a battle in which his Major Wise was killed and Count Pulaski was wounded, and afterwards died. He well remembers attending the funeral, but some said there was no body in the coffin.” “From the defeat of Savannah, went to a place called General Ball or Sheldon Hills or some such name. There he believes he wintered. Then the army went down to Charleston. He went to Smith’s Plantation with the horses and when he returned, the British had so besieged Charleston that he could not get in. He remained at Orangeburg and Edisto River until some time in April and was discharged when his term of three years had expired…” “Sometime after this, between the Battle of Guilford and the Battle at Eutaw Springs, he enlisted for 12 months under Colonel Peter Horry (commonly called Col. Oree), Major Benson, Captain Wethers, Lieutenant Edmonson, and Ensign Lesaur near the Cheraw Hills, and got eleven guineas bounty, but never received another cent though promised twenty dollars per month. At the Battle of Eutaw Springs he was stationed about 13 miles distant, not far from the widow Liddyman’s on Santee. Were surprised by a party of British, believes the commander’s name was Thompson. In this action, lost Major Benson. Afterwards rallied at Georgetown about 20 miles off and there lay until discharged…James Baggett of Montgomery County, Tennessee, if alive, would prove his service, for he knew him at Stono where they had a battle…He does not know that the man, James Baggett is alive…”