Claiborne County TN Archives Military Records.....Miller, Martin September 17, 1832
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Martin Miller, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll, 1729, Application #W7453
Claiborne County, Tennessee, September 17th, 1832, Martin Miller, aged about 72 

years:

	“That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year of 1776, 

as well as he now recollects, with Richard ?Dohason? Cook, for three years and 

served in the __ Regiment of the North Carolina line under the following 

officers: He believes that the name of his captain was Alexander Mebane. 

Lieutenant Nicholson and Ensign Pastors were the balance of his company’s 

officers. His field officers as well as he recollects, were Colonel Clark and 

Major ____. He left the service under this enlistment in the year of 1779 as 

well as he recollects. He resided at the time of this enlistment in Granville 

County in the state of North Carolina.”



“He states that during his services, he was in the Battle at Germantown and 

fought in said battle. In this battle, he recollects that General Nash was 

killed with a cannon ball and the command was assumed by General Davidson. He 

states that from Granville County he was marched down through Newbern and 

Halifax to Fredericksburg, when he, with the balance of the troops, were 

inoculated for the small pox. So soon as he recovered, he was marched to 

headquarters at Philadelphia. From there he was marched with the troops to 

various points as the position of the enemy required. He was marched through 

Baltimore, Lancaster and a variety of towns that he cannot now recollect. He 

states that during the Battle at Brandywine, he was stationed at Philadelphia. 

From this he was marched on to South Carolina and at Halifax Courthouse in 

North Carolina, he was discharged honorably from the service…He further states 

that during the period of his enlistment, he was stationed in winter quarters 

at Valley Forge upon the River Schuykill under General Washington.”

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