DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Clement McDaniel, Revolutionary War Pension File --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Revolutionary War Pension file: Clement Mc Daniel Lieutenant , Captain and Colonel State of Tennessee Shelby County On the 13th day of August, personally appeared before us, sitting as a called court: Colonel Clement McDaniel, a resident said County and State, aforesaid, who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following statement and declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress papers in the year 1832: That applicable to my father's register: I was born in Halifax County, Virginia, on the 19th of December, 1759, which makes me now upwards of seventy-two years of age. That in August, 1776, I volunteered in what was then called the Minute Service under Fleming Bates of Halifax County, Captain William McDaniel, Lieutenant, and Stephen Bates, Ensign. That I lived in Virginia in the County of Halifax and Pittsylvania until the year 1806, then moved to Novo District of Tennessee and lived there until the year 1820, when I moved to this county, where I have lived ever since. That as soon as Captain Fleming Bates' Company was completed, we had marching orders. We rendezvoused at New London in Bedford County about the first of September, when and where we were formed into a regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Lewis of Albermarle, County and State of Virginia. Harris Morgan, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major Nicholas Lewis of Albermarle. Early in the month of September, we marched westward crossing New River at English's Ferry, then on to Fort Clissel. Then on to the Town House on the Middle Fork of Holston River. Then on to The Long Island of Holston, where all the frontier settlers were forted in, having been much harassed by the Indians. Here we rendezvoused again, and waited until we were joined by Colonel Christie, Regiment of Defense from west of The Blue Ridge. Colonel Joseph Williamson's Regiment from the Yaokum in the State of North Carolina; our force in all about two thousand men. As soon as practical, we took up the line of march through the wilderness, when our nourishments were duly weakened by the Indians (as by the reports of our spies). We were in daily and hourly expectations of an attack and were more than once forced into a line of battle. But, after they learnt our strengths (as we supposed) they fled to near towns and carried off their wives and children down the river in canoes. We marched and crossed the river, at great peril, suffering at the same time from the coldness of the night, it being towards the last of November. We lay near the river for 26 hours. Our troops were greatly afflicted with bowel complaint. I was very sick and lost a brother and many of the troops died. When we reached the towns we found them vacated, we remained seven days, during which time the Indians came in and made a treaty of peace.The sick were sent to the Long Island of Holston, and shortly after the march army followed. There we were discharged, three hundred miles from home, without provisions or money to buy them. with. In this situation, we started homeward, most of us in bad health. The country through which we passed was thinly settled by the Dutch, who were quite poor, and could but seldom give us anything better than some sour rye bread and some buttermilk. The snow on the mountains was then half leg deep. A merciful God protected us and we reached our homes after an absence of about four months, having experienced all privations and hardships incidental to an Indian campaign. This service so affected my health that I was rendered unfit for any laborer's business for eighteen month's or more. On a partial restoration to health, I was desirous to enter the Continental Service, but I was restrained by the intreaties my of my parents, who thought that it would cost me my life. So eager was I to doing something for my country that I employed two wagons in hauling salt for the army from the sea board. I handled baggage for the marching militia and sometimes furnished provisions. I was called on by the quarter master to take command of a guard of a brigade and conduct a brigade of wagons ????? from Richmond to Saulsbury, North Carolina, which service I performed. The first public service after this was in the year 1781, in the character of First Lieutenant of a company of Militia of the County of Pittsylvania, Stephen Coleman, Captain. My country's vow was signed, as I now believe by Patrick Henry, Governor of Virginia. We marched and joined with General Greene's Army near Guilford's Courthouse, some short time before the battle was fought at that place and remained with his army until honorably discharged by John Wilson, Colonel of the regiment to which I belonged. In the ???ing fall, I marched to Little Fork as First Lieutenant of a company and as Adjutant to three companies. William Dicks, Major of Pittsylvania, is my Captain. We reached Little Fork a few days after the c?? c??? of the Seg? and were formed into a regiment and placed under the command of Virginia Continental Officers: Colonel Thomas Merriweather, Colonel Hardenman, and Major Nicholas Lewis. We continued here until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and I acted in the double character as First Lieutenant of a company and as Adjutant to the company regiment. After the surrender, I guarded the prisoners on their route to Frederick Town in Maryland, but was taken sick at Bowling Green and being unable to proceed, was there honorably discharged by Major Wood ????? of Virginia. All the commisions and discharges I ever had were viewed by me as of no consequence, and, of course, were not preserved. I have never been on the pension roll before, never received any pay for my services and hereby, relinquish all claims to a pension or annuity, except the present. Sworn to and subscribed before us: Clement McDaniel. E. Ward, Chairman of the called court W.M. Thomas, J.P. J.C. Rudisill , J.P. W. Battle, J.P. A.L. Humphrey, J. P. A. Rembert, J.P. We, the undersigned, signed subscribers of a court called for the purpose of aiding Colonel Clement McDaniel to comply with the regulations of The Secretary of War, in carrying into effect the provisions of a law of Congress titled and each supplementary to the act for the relief of certain officers and solders of The Revolutionary War passed June 7th, 1832, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration has been made before us, sitting as a court. We further certify as a court, and indivisible, that said claimant, Colonel Clement McDaniel, is in our opinion, a man of the structured veracity, that his statement is entitled to instill confidence. We believe he ever has had the warmest feelings of patriotism, that he has made the sacrifices for the promotion of the services of his country, and that he had served his country in the double capacity of First Lieutenant and as Adjutant to a Regiment, and recommend him to the proper department as worthy to receive to the full extent of compensation awarded to any individual for such services as were or have been performed by him. Edward Ward, Chairman of the Special Court W. Battle A.L. Humphrey J.C. Rudisell A. Rembert W.W. Thomas ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charles McDaniel ___________________________________________________________________