Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 8412, for Charles Powers, North Carolina
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State of North Carolina
County of Columbus
On this Eleventh day of November A.D. 1834 personally
appeared before the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of Columbus, Charles Powers
a resident of said County in the State aforesaid
aged Seventy two years the 25th July last, who being
first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress.
passed June 7th 1832. 
That he entered the service of the United States as a soldier on the 5th day of June 1781. That he was on that day drafted in Bladen County, State of North Carolina, under
Captain Daniel Shipman of the United States
militia - That at the time he they entered the
service he resided in Bladen County in the State of
North Carolina - that he and fifty or sixty others
went with Capt Daniel Shipman into Marion
District in the State of South Carolina - that
not far from Big Pee Dee the company joined
Genl Marion's Army - that they did not remain
long with Marion, before he was ordered to join
Genl Lillington - that Capt Shipman with his
company to which this Declarant belonged and
several other companies under Col Thomas Brown
were sent to join Genl Lillington between theYadkin and the
the head of Big Pee Dee - That after he had
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been with Genl Lillington a month or six weeks
Col Thomas Brown with his regiment, to which Declarant
belonged, was sent up the Yadkin in pursuit of
Col Fanning a Tory Colonel, that they had no battle
or skirmish with Fanning or any of the Tories, but
being horsemen they were kept scouring the
country in pursuit of them wherever they heard of
any depredations committed by them. That the
wagons containing the baggage were sent to
Cross creek now Fayetteville - that after exploring
along the line dividing North Carolina and
South Carolina sometimes in one state and
sometimes in the other, he finally went to
Fayetteville then called Cross-Creek, under Col
Brown and Capt Shipman - after remaining
there for two or three weeks the time being up
for which he was drafted he was discharged
and returned home to Bladen County.
That he was drafted at this time as above stated
for six months and served out the time
as already stated. That he remained at home
but a few days before he again entered the service - that
as well as he can recollect about the 12th day of
December A.D. 1781, he for the second time entered
the service of the United States as a volunteer soldier
under Capt John Willis in the County of
Bladen in the State of North Carolina. That
about fifty volunteers besides himself entered the service
under Capt Willis. That they proceeded to gathering
cattle in Bladen County & the adjoining counties
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for the purpose of taking them to Genl Green's
Army stationed then at a place called Pond Pond
on this side of Charleston and not far distant from
the City -  that they collected about three hundred
head of cattle and took them to Genl Green -
That while on their way with the cattle in South Carolina they were attacked by [Col Tuel] a part of
Col Tarleton's Company and an attempt made
to take away the cattle. That our Hank guard or
spies came back and informed us that there was a
company ahead lying in wait - that upon receiving the information Capt Willis took the greater part of his company among them was this Declarant and went ahead a short distance - when they met with them a skirmish ensued in which this declarant was wounded by receiving three shot in his leg and was struck a blow on the ear by a sword from one of enemy's men -that several of them were taken prisoner and the others escaped. That those who were taken prisoners were put under a guard and sent to Major Griffith McRee who was then a recruiting officer and at that time on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. They then went on and took the cattle to Genl Green's army where they arrived about the first of February 1782 - that he then remained as a soldier in Genl Green's army for several months. That belonging to a horse company, he was frequently sent out in search of the Tories and to make discoveries - that some time during the summer of this year and
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Green with his army commenced a march up the
Country. That he would march thirty or forty miles
and then take up for a month or so - that he
does not recollect how far he marched with
Genl Green, but he recollects it was above Robeson
County in North Carolina - for when Capt Willis and
his company were discharged- they were marched
down to Lumberton in Robeson County North Carolina
where he was discharged by Capt. Willis -
and then he went home having served twelve
months the time which he volunteered to serve -
that he left the service about the first of
December 1782
This declarant states that there is no clergyman living
his immediate vicinity and that he cannot produce
one in Court without great trouble and inconvenience 
who can testify for him-
He further states that Theophilus Coleman by whom alone he can prove his personal service and whose affidavit is enclosed is so sick that he cannot attend the Court 

To the several Interrogatories required to by the
Department to be propounded the declarant
make the following replies
-To the first Interrogatory he says
I was born in Sampson County State of North Carolina
on the 25th day of July 1762
To the second Interrogatory he says
have no Record of my age. The Bible in which
my age was recorded was carried away by my
sister to the State of Georgia, about two or three
years ago.
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To the third interrogatory he says
I was living in Bladen County North Carolina 
when I entered the service; I have lived in
Bladen County North Carolina since the Revolutionary
war and still live near the same place but
which is now called Columbus County -
to the fourth Interrogatory he says
I was first drafted for six months and served out that
tour. I was next a volunteer for twelve months and
continued in the service as such during that time.
To the fifth interrogatory he says he cannot recollect any other officers or regiments than those already mentioned except a Capt Cade and his volunteer company from South Carolina. He further on reflection recollects Maj. Robert Raiford who he believes was a regular officer - he
thinks he saw him in Genl Green's army-- he cannot recollect other circumstances of his service than those already mentioned
to the Sixth Interrogatory he never did receive a written discharge from the service
to the Seventh Interrogatory he says I am known to Joshua Williamson and Marmaduke
Powell who can testify in that regard
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a
pension or an annuity except the present and he declares
that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency
in any State
Charles Powers
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid