ORANGEBURG CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - PAULING, William

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Pension Application Of William Paulling, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 1891, Application #S21407
Orangeburg District, SC, 17th of October, 1832, William Paulling, aged 67 years:
	“That he enlisted the 12th of May 1781, in St. Mathew’s Parish in 
Captain Reid’s company in the 2nd regiment commanded by Colonel Middleton, 
South Carolina troops for ten months. The applicant belonged to the cavalry and 
was sent up the country and was at the juniper on the road from Granby to 
Ninety Six, where the Americans were defeated by the British. There they 
dispersed and he fell in with General Greene on Broad River and went on the 
Cross Roads on the road toward Charlotte in North Carolina and General Greene 
continued on to North Carolina.”

	“From thence they came down under the command of Colonel Hampton 
between the Broad and Saluda Rivers and stopped at East Granby opposite the 
British Fort. They camped for some time on the Congaree River below Granby. 
There they swam the river and went on down the country by Orangeburg which had 
surrendered to the Americans. From thence they went on to Biggins Church and 
there they were cooking when the British cavalry sallied from the church, which 
had facines all around it, but were driven back by their cavalry. The applicant 
was engaged in the charge which drove them back into the church.”

“That night the British set the church afire with all their stores and 
decamped. General Sumter who commanded, pursued them down past Quinby Bridge 
which the British crossed and they had to go round some miles. When they 
overtook the British they were protected by houses and fences. The infantry 
made an unsuccessful attack upon the houses, but were compelled to retreat. 
From there, they went to Pinckney’s Ferry on Santee above Nelson’s Ferry, where 
they crossed the river by swimming. They there camped for two weeks on the east 
side of the river at the Haw Old Fields, not far from Scott’s Lake. They then 
swam the river again at Nelson’s Ferry below. They then marched up the west 
side of the Santee to the Congarees by Fort Mott and swam the Congaree at 
Pinckney’s Plantation and camped again below Granby.”

“From thence they marched down, and nothing particular occurred until the 
battle of the Eutaw on the 8th day of September 1781. After that there was much 
marching and counter marching in the lower part of this state, until they 
finally encamped at Orangeburg Courthouse. There the infantry remained and the 
cavalry went again down the country to Jacksonborough and he was present when 
the legislature set there as a body guard. The British left the country soon 
after, in December, and they returned again to Orangeburg village, where they 
remained until they were discharged in March 1782, and the applicant received 
his discharge from Colonel Middleton…”

“He charged at the Battle of Eutaw under Colonel Hampton and Major Rutherford, 
who was killed. He was not wounded. His captain did not lead the charge of his 
company. He was with the infantry. Lieutenant Miscampbell commanded the company 
this day. General Pickens troops, and General Marion’s with General Greene’s 
were there all under the command of General Greene. He saw Colonel Washington 
when he was thrown on his back and his horse fell on him across his leg so that 
he could not get up and he was taken prisoner as the cavalry could not stop to 
relieve him.”