The wilmington campaign of 1781, the last important revolutionary war campaign in north carolina, was directed toward removing the british enclave in wilmington that had supported loyalist depredations throughout the cape fear valley and jeopardized the state government. The war of the american revolution us army center of military. The most complete military roster for the state, this monumental work contains the names of approximately 36,000 soldiers from north carolina who served during the revolution. The treasurer and comptrollers revolutionary war army accounts consist of books, accounts, abstracts, lists, warrants, registers, certificates, receipts, reports, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, and memoranda concerning the issuance and redemption of certificates or vouchers for revolutionary war and postwar frontier militia service, and for supplies and provisions rendered to. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This site, the north carolina digital collections, has over 30 different collections.
The regimental pages often include lists of the companies with links to the counties where the companies started. From royal governor josiah martins flee from tryon palace in the middle of the night to his predecessors putting down of a rebellion of backcountry farmers near burlington to the irreplaceable contributions of revolutionary war heroines like martha bell, this period of our history has so many fascinating stories to. North carolina pensioners of revolutionary war struck off the. Numbered record books concerning military operations and service, pay and settlement of accounts, and supplies in the war department collection of revolutionary war records from national archives microfilm publication m853 revolutionary war rolls, 17751783 m246, and other historical records. Philip freneau, the british prison ship, poem, 1781, selection. North carolina revolutionary army accounts volume v. Accounts of the united states with north carolina, book d, book 1 p. North carolinas revolutionary war pay records page 1. North carolinas colonial and revolutionary war era history is rich and deep. Some soldiers served in the continental army and the north carolina militia. For sundries allowed by the state board of auditors, for claims exhibited as of report dated november 1780. A pictorial field book of the revolution 3 volumes benson j.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The 1st mecklenburg county regiment was engaged in 39 known battles and skirmishes against the british during the american revolution. From november 7, 1779 until the 3rd quarter of 1780, it was called the 1st mecklenburg county regiment when a 2nd mecklenburg county regiment existed. Revolutionary pension applications at the north carolina archives. Revolutionary war collection payment vouchers fold 3.
General charles, lord cornwallis forces at guilford court house, which soon prompted the british to. Paperback american revolutionary war nonfiction books for. Vouchers that were redeemed have holes punched through the center of the document. Roster of soldiers from north carolina in the american revolution.
Revolutionary war servicerelated benefits, north carolina genealogical society journal, vol. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by noncommercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. Abraham account of certificates act of assembly alexander alexr alfred moore amot amount brot andrew armstrong benjamin blank blount book of certifs brcwn bryan caleb phifer carried forward cash claims certificates delivered charles county. This database is a roster of these individuals, which has been compiled by various sources, such as. Nc rev war army accounts military land warrant book, 1783 1841.
Treasurer and comptroller, revolutionary war army accounts, book a. Army accounts show that a certificate for the nominal sum of shillings was issued to him for services rendered. Welcome to an engaged community county of lincoln, nc. In march of 1781, american forces under continental army major general nathanael greene engaged lt. Roster of soldiers from north carolina in the american revolution database online. Taken from the revolutionary army accounts of north carolina. War department report of pensions, pierces register, records of the 10 regiments, company rosters, army accounts, and state. North carolina revolutionary pay vouchers familysearch. Army corps of engineers wilmington district 69 darlington ave, wilmington, north carolina 28403 rated 4.
You can add or remove collections to your search in the advanced search area, or at the top left of the database where it says add or remove other. I checked the revolutionary war army accounts north carolina because these sometimes mention payments to soldiers or. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Typically, a voucher will show the name of the payee, number of the certificate, and the amount due.
Revolutionary army accounts, volume iv, page 1, folio 1 through page 28, folio 2 treasurers and comptrollers military papers contains the journal of remarks where thomas and taylor made comments on questionable accounts. Revolutionary army accounts, warrenton, treasurers and comptrollers military papers. North carolina militiamen in the american revolution. Comptrolers office kinston the united states of america specie to the state of north carolina. These are revolutionary war indent accounts, meaning people claimed the new government owed them money for either a pay for militarymilitia service or b for supplying the militarymilitia public claims. No mention has been found of james rosser as a soldier in the revolutionary war, for he was past the age of fighting. Original wording and form used as far as could be determined. Revolutionary war payment vouchers these payment vouchers, arranged alphabetically by name of pensioner, include both initial and subsequent claims. Edgecombe county, north carolina, county court minutes 1744 thru 1762, book 1. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Account book of thomas grant, assistant quartermaster, pa, 178083. Hugh williamson, the history of north carolina, 1812 t his catalogue has been produced in conjunction with the exhibition north carolina in the american revolutionon display from october 14, 2006, to april 25, 2007, at anderson house, the headquarters, library and museum of the society of the cincinnati in washington, d. Number 1 1973 cfwcdrl revised february 2002 lo raleigh, north carolina. North carolina revolutionary army accounts ecu libraries.
In march 1781, american forces under continental army major general nathanael green engaged lord cornwallis forces at guilford court house, which soon forced the british to vacate the carolinas. Rankin writes for university students and it appears, in this instance, north carolina in the american revolution is a shallow depth primmer text. Copied from the original book in the state department of archives and history, raleigh, nc. North carolina revolutionary army accounts open library.
First select a state of service under the column labeled state. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Records of the accounting officers of the department of the treasury, rg 217 pension files of revolutionary war veterans and their widows are well known as excellent genealogical and. North carolina revolutionary army accounts book w, no. North carolina in the american revolution north carolina revolutionary army accounts. Nc revolutionary army accounts index by bobby wadsworth june 23, 1999 at 11. This is a category of commissioned officers of the continental army who served from north carolina during the american revolutionary war this includes officers of the regiments of the north carolina line, as well as general officers from north carolina. Treasurer, state, accounts of the united states with north carolina, book d, book 1 p. You can search across all of the collections, a few of the collections, or within just one collection. This category includes officers and soldiers who served as patriots in the north carolina militia during the american revolutionary war people from north carolina who fought in units on the british side are categorized under category. Men in the companies often lived in the counties where the companies were raised. Preserved at the north carolina state archives, the revolutionary pay vouchers and certificates, as well as the revolutionary army accounts were records maintained by the treasurer and comptroller. The revolutionary army is the only force in the world actively working to oppose the powerful world government. North carolinas revolutionary war pay records state.
Monthly registers of quartermaster accounts settled, 178084. The american revolutionary war troops in north carolina. North carolina revolutionary army accounts, book w, no. The north carolina militia did see action in neighboring virginia, south carolina, and georgia. Book b, book i, book l n, books o q, book r t, books u w, book x part 1 and part 2.
In january 1781 a small british force commanded by the energetic maj. Receipt books of assistant commissioners of army accounts john white, annapolis, md, and. North carolina revolutionary army accounts by weynette parks haun, 1988. North carolina revolutionary army accounts book, 1993. Sabo is the 2nd in command of the revolutionary army but sabo doesnt need someone above him and under dragon to follow this pattern, being 2nd in command exactly follows that. Sources of revolutionary war service your family tree. An accot of cloathing currency and specie certificates sent to the commishioners at new york by the comptroller of public accots of the state of north carolina may 1790. Unless otherwise stated, these were mostly public claims. Accounts of the united states with north carolina treasurer, state book c p. University, now at the university of north carolina, for his constructive. Abraham account of certificates act of assembly alexander alexr alfred moore amot amount brot andrew armstrong benjamin blank blount book of certifs brcwn bryan caleb phifer carried forward cash claims. Private petitions in the north carolina legislative papers.
Tracking revolutionary war army pension payments winter 2008, vol. North carolina revolutionary army accounts 1988 edition. The account books kept track of north carolinas expenditures during the war. The mecklenburg county regiment was authorized on may 31, 1775 by the province of north carolina congress. From the years 1776 to 1783, approximately 36,000 men from north carolina served in the american revolution. North carolina revolutionary army accounts haun, weynette parks on. War department collection of revolutionary war records record group 93. Service records include such information as rank, company, date of enlistment or commission, period of service, combat experience, and whether captured, wounded, or killed. Get the best deals on paperback american revolutionary war nonfiction books when you shop the largest online selection at.
To view images, this database requires a subscription to fold3. North carolina revolutionary army accounts book, 1988. People of north carolina in the american revolution, unless they were notable in north carolina during the revolution for reasons other than their service in the. The american army during the revolutionary war on the rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced the compiled service records of soldiers who served in the american army during the revolutionary war. State department of archives and history, raleigh, nc. See north carolina in the civil war for information about north carolina civil war records, web sites, etc.
Military land warrant book, 17831841, continental line, 17831841. The collection includes images of state treasurer revolutionary war pay vouchers issued in lieu of cash for military service or supplies furnished. Welcome to an engaged community theres a better way to personalize your website experience. These accounts contain a record of payments to the militia and continental soldiers, as well as payments for sundries to support the troops. Information within the vouchers may include the name of a spouse, county of residence, previous residences, veterans military service, final pension payment amount, and the date the last pension. This is a complete roster of soldiers named in both published and unpublished accounts, the information deriving in the main from such sources as military land warrants and vouchers, comptrollers records, state rosters, pension records, army accounts, pay rolls, muster rolls, and militia returns, and from the published accounts found in pierce.
As this certificate was paid off by the sheriff of johnston co. The online books page tennessee soldiers in the revolution. Desertion in the american army during the revolutionary war. North carolinas revolutionary war pay records page 1 state. Revolutionary war orderly books are replete with accounts of courtsmartial of men who. A roster of soldiers living during the revolutionary war in the counties of washington and sullivan. North carolina revolutionary army accounts the rainwater.
This description may sound a lot like a sword but the main difference is that the sabers are skinnier than swords. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the. The account books kept track of north carolinas expenditures during. North carolina pensioners of revolutionary war struck off the roll is a list of the names of pensioners, under the act of 18th of march, 1818, whose names were struck of the list by act of 1st may, 1820, and subsequently restored. Dec 04, 2010 north carolina revolutionary army accounts. Here are all of the cheeks listed in the index to the north carolina revolutionary army accounts. Jan, 2008 the royal north carolina regiment was the premier provincial corps of loyalist north carolinians during the revolutionary war. New forgotten american stories celebrating americas constitution lydia nuttall. Colonial and revolutionary war things to do nc dncr. Guide to the cataloged collections in the manuscript department of. Accounts, chiefly of tobacco to be sold for virginia planters and goods to be purchased in. Fighting the american revolution, soldier narratives, black. Jun 20, 2009 these are revolutionary war indent accounts, meaning people claimed the new government owed them money for either a pay for militarymilitia service or b for supplying the militarymilitia public claims.
The north carolina daughters of the american revolution. Taken from the revolutionary army accounts of north carolina penelope. Most of the details of this book are nominally accurate, but not fully researched. People in this category should not also be placed in category. Provincial corps were regiments that served with british forces. Revolutionary war revolutionary war service records. The collection is part of the office of state comptroller and office of state treasurer military papers revolutionary war army accounts, 17801795. Notes from revolutionary war documents daniel haston. Roster of soldiers from north carolina in the american. Make offer with the british army in philadelphia by jackson. Taken from a book in the collection of the leavenworth county genealogical society titled letter from the secretary of way, communicating a transcript of the pension list of the united states showing the number of pensioners in the several districts. John ashe, colonial legislator, stamp act patriot, and army officer, was born at grovely in new hanover, now brunswick county, the son of elizabeth swann and john baptista ashe. I checked the revolutionary war army accounts north carolina because these sometimes mention payments to soldiers or ordinary people. With myconnection, the profile you create allows you to set up a unique starting point for the tasks and transactions that you want to complete in your time on this website.
North carolina military records genealogy familysearch wiki. Revolutionary military council, sometimes called the revolutionary war council or revvoyensoviet, was the supreme military authority of soviet russia and later the soviet union. North carolina, revolutionary war soldiers, 17761783. Revolutionary war accounts north carolina genealogy. North carolina, revolutionary army accounts, book w, no.
The award for excellence in publishing north carolina. North carolina revolutionary army accounts weynette parks haun. The records are arranged alphabetically covering the years 17791782 and was acquired from the north carolina state archives in raleigh. The american revolution in north carolina list of sources. Virginia digital collections revolutionary war virginia state pensions index to and scanned images of the surviving records that veterans and their widows presented to the county courts to. Memoirs, journals, diaries, travel accounts, personal rec. Known as the poet of the american revolution, philip freneau wrote the british prison ship as the firstperson account of a sixweek ordeal on british prison ships, on which an estimated 11,500 americans died during the war. It is my understanding that these accounts represent payments to soldiers and possibly citizens who provided various goods or services during the revolutionary war. Electrostatic copy from microfilm by north carolina state archives. North carolina daughters of the american revolution. The treasurer and comptrollers revolutionary war pay vouchers consist of vouchers and certificates issued in lieu of cash for military service or for supplies furnished to the army. War department collection of revolutionary war records.
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