Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32414, for Joshua Nichols, North Carolina
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(b-1776)
Service Number
N. 6 Nicolas, Joshua S 32414

Contents
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Orange County 
State of Indiana Sc.

on this 25th day of September 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Circuit for the County aforesaid now sitting Joshua Nicholas [Nichols] a resident in the county of Orange aforesaid in the State aforesaid aged seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath render the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed on June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the united states under the following named officers that is to say he entered the service of the united states as a private under the command of one Captain [Jacob] Nichols 
who was the father of the applicant and served as herein stated. 

That is to say the said Captain [Jacob] Nichols was attached to the Brigade of militia commanded by one General [Griffith] Rutherford of the militia. That he entered the service of the united states as a militia man and private under the command of the said Captain [Jacob] Nichols in the County of Roan [Rowan] in the state of North Carolina.

that that he marched from the Town of Camden in the state of South Carolina from Thence he was marched to Moncks corner near the city or Town of Charleston in the said state of South Carolina from morks corner [Moncks Corner, SC] applicant was marched to the Town of Dodridge from thence he was marched to the banks of the Savannah river where the troops encamped upwards of one month .

That he was afterwards attached to s corps commanded by Genl. [John] Ashe having a short time under the command of General [John] Ashe. he was engaged in Battle against the enemy at Briar Creek [Battle of Brier Creek, Georgia 1779] in which Battle General [John] Ashe was defeated.

That after the Battle of Brier Creek [GA] he was permitted to rejoin the company of the said Captain [Jacob] Nichols who under the command of General [Griffith] Rutherford Marched back to the former place of encampment to the bank of Savannah River where he was (together with the company to which he belonged) dismissed by his commanding officer from further service without a written discharge he having failed to make application for one. He this applicant having
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served during the tour of duty The Term of six months. 6 [number months served]
That he again entered the service of The united states as a private under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

that is to say he entered the service aforesaid as a volunteer under the command of one captain William Alexander whose company was attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel William Polk whose regiment was attached to a Brigade or division commanded by General Sumpter [Thomas Sumter] 

That he entered the service last aforesaid in the County of Mecklenburg in the state of North Carolina. That he was rendezvoused at Mecklenburg court house in the said county of 
Mecklenburg in the said state of North Carolina. 

That he was marched from there to the Congaree River in the state of South Carolina at a place called Fridays Ferry [on Conagree river near Granby] from thence he was marched to Orangeburg [SC] where he was engaged in Battle against the enemy [Battle of Orangeburg SC, May 1781] and assisted in taking and reducing a fort which was then occupied and defended by the British and Tories, 

from Orangeburg he was marched to Cooper River [South Carolina] and was there again in an engagement against the enemy at a place called The Strawberry plains in direction to a place called Ninety six [South Carolina] from thence he was marched to the Fish dam ford on Broad River where he was attached to the army commanded by General Green [General Nathanael Greene].

applicant remained with the army of Genl. Green [Nathanael Greene] and marched with his army to the Utaw Springs [Eutaw Springs]  in the state of  South Carolina where a severe and bloody Battle was fought [Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina Sept. 1781] in which applicant was engaged and engaged received a slight wound in the right foot by reason of a musket Ball which foot and the scar upon it is here produced in Court.  

that applicant after the Battle of the Utaw Spings [Eutaw Springs, SC] was placed in a hospital at Fridays Ferry [SC] on the Conagree
river under the care of  one Doctor Litel having after some time recovered of the aforesaid wound he was reported fit for duty and again joined the company to which he belonged 

That he was marched from the Hospital at Fridays Ferry [SC] on the Conagree River to 
beach Island on the Savannah River He was marched from thence to Ebenezer, [Georgia] a small town on the Savannah river he
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in the state of Georgia where applicant received a written discharge from his said Captain for Ten months services and that applicant again entered the service of the united states as a leader of volunteers and having said company his company of volunteers some short time previous to the Battle of Kings Mountain [South Carolina]

That he raised and rendezvoused said company of volunteers in the county of Rowan in the state of North Carolina mission for that purpose the company having consented to make him their leader owing to his knowledge skill and experience in military tactics and movements;

That applicant took up the line of March as leader of said volunteers in the said County of Rowan and marched in direction of Kings Mountain near which he met General [William] Campbell at the Head of a division and attached himself to his command. 

That being kindly received and well treated by Genl. [William] Campbell who was one of the most zealous patriots and enterprising officers of those times, 
applicant marched with the said Genl [William] Campbell to Kings Mountain where a severe and Bloody Battle ensued [Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina October 1780] between General [William] Campbell, Colonel [Issac] Shelby, Colonel [James] Williams & Colonel [Benjamin] Cleveland on part of the americans and Colonel [Patrick] Ferguson oh the part of the British troops in which engagement the enemy was defeated and [Patrick] Ferguson slain.

Applicant states that in this last mentioned battle he received by means of a musket shot from the enemy a slight wound in the right shoulder which said wound is now shown to the Court and that after the Battle of Kings Mountain and the company of volunteers to which be belonged received from General [William] Campbell a verbal discharge from further service and without any written discharge whatsoever (no application being made for any) having been in service of the united states during the Tour of duty the term of one month.

That applicant was born in Rowan county in the state of North Carolina on the 10th day of July 1758 according to a Bible kept by his father in which the name and birth of the applicant appears duly registered and which said Bible has been transmitted to applicant and is now in his possession. 

That applicant resided in North Carolina about fifty years that he removed from the state of North Carolina to Rutherford County in the state of Tennessee where he resided four years that he removed from thence to the Territory now the state of Indiana in the year 1810 his residence being in the county of Knox at that time
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32414
Revy
INVALID. 
File No. 32,414
Joshua Nichols
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7th 32" [1832]
Index:- Vol 2, Page 298
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1935 Nov. 15 - Hist. to N.B. Mavity ILL
1937 Oct 16 Tombstone Data to Meml Branch aug