Highland Soldiers in the Rev. War -------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tim Ciccone ciccone@sprintmail.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Highland Soldiers in the Rev. War The following list has been gathered from a variety of sources. The persons with starred names were surviving pensioners in 1840, George Rymer, the oldest, being 90 years of age, and Edward Morton, the youngest, 75 years. Bradshaw, John--served in Yorktown campaign. Briscoe, Isaac--on Washington's body guard at Yorktown Campbell, Samuel--officer Carlile, James--severely wounded at Guilford and taken home by his brother Curry, Richard Devericks, Thomas* Eagle, Michael* Gillespie, James Gilmer, Samuel--very severely wounded in the Waxhaw massacre, 1780 Graham, Christopher--in Henry Lee's Legion Gumm, Isaac--at Yorktown Gwin, David--Capt.--at Guilford Hicklin, Thomas--Captain under Maj. John Wilson--conveyed prisoners from Yorktown to Winchester. Jones, Henry Kincaid, Thomas* McClintic, William--severely wounded at Guilford McCoy, Robert--at Guilford McGlaughlin, John--in garrison under Capt. William Smith at Hinkle's Fort, 1781 Morton, Edward*--at Cowpens when 16 years old Rymer, George* Sharp, John Slaven, John--at Yorktown Steuart, James--guarded Augusta frontier at Clover Lick, about 1799--marched to Jamestown, 1781, under Col. John McCreary and Capt. Peter Hull-- substitute for James Carlile, 1781 Steuart, Edward--in Capt. Thoma. Hicklin's company--substitute for Joseph Beathe, 1778--in garrison at Vance's Fort, Back Cr. to guard frontier against Indians--helped convey prisoners from Yorktown Steuart, John--in Capt. Thos. Hicklin's company--sword wound in hand at Yorktown' Steuart, William Toberman, Henry Wilson, John--Major--conveyed prisoners from Yorktown to Winchester Wilson, Elibab* The muster roll now given, which contains Pendleton as well as Highland names, was copied from the original paper in the handwriting of Nicholas Seybert. Muster Roll, Captain Hull's Company, Second Battalion, Augusta Militia, 1779: Peter Hull--Captain Nicholas Seybert--First Lieutenant Henry Fleisher--Second Lieutenant Jacob Hoover--Ensign Privates: Arbogast, Adam Arbogast, David Arbogast, John Arbogast, Michael Bennett, Jacob Bennett, John Bennett, William Blizzard, Thomas Bodkin, Hugh Bowman, John Burner, Abraham Conrad, Ulrich, Jr. Crummett, Frederick Duffield, Abraham (under 18) Eckard, Abraham Eckard, Philip Ellsworth, Jacob Eye, Christopher Fleisher, Conrad Graham, Francis Gum, Isaac Gum, Jacob Gum, William Hammer, Balsor Harper, Nicholas Hoff, James Hogg, John (under 18) Hoover, Michael Huffman, George Hull, Adam Ingram, Uriah Jordan, Andrew Lantz, Conrad Lantz, Joseph McQuain, Alexander Mullenax, John Mullenax, James (under 18) Noll, Henry Peninger, John Pickle, Christian Puffenberger, George Rexrode, George Sheets, George Simmons, George Simmons, John Simmons, Leonard Simmons, Mark Simmons, Michael Simmons, Peter Sinder, John Smith, Mark Smith, Sepbastian Stone, Sebastian Stout, George Summers, Paul Summerfield, Thomas Wagoner, Adam Wamsley, John Wamsley, William Wamsley, James (under 18) Whiteman, Henry Wilfong, Jacob Wimer, {Philip Yeager, John British Service: A few of the Highland settlers had served in the British army during the Revolution. Among these were Charles Halterman, George Keitz, James Trimble (surrendered at Yorktown), and John White.