Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1145-450, for Charles Porterfield, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Porterfield, Charles
B.L.Wt. 1145-450
CONTENTS

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Augusta County 12 Decr 1825
Wm H. Stuart Esq. of the Bounty Land office Washington -
Sir,
I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 1st Inst - enclosing me , a land warrant issued to me as the only Brother of heir of the late Lt Col: Charles Porterfield for 450 acres of land.
For your attention to this business, I beg you to accept my thanks and believe me to be
Very Respectfully
Yours As. Porterfield

The heirs of Lieut Col. Pattenfield Mt ipd no. 1145

State of Virginia, to wit
At a Court of Hearings held for the Corporation of Staunton, Monday November the 21st 1825. (being a court of Record)
Satisfactory evidence was adduced to prove that Genl Robert Porterfield of Augusta County is the only Brother and heir at law in fee to Charles Porterfield dec d late a Lieutenant Colonel in the regular Army of the United States during the Revolution—That the said Colonel Porterfield while in the Actual Service of the United States, at the Battle of Camden in the year 1780 received a mortal wound, of which wound he died shortly afterwards.
I Walter H. Tapp clerk of the Hearings Court, do certify, that the above evidence is taken from the Records in my office.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this 21st day of November 1825.
Walter H. Tapp

October 14, 1937
This correspondence belongs in
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Mr. Frank B. Porterfield 402 Richelieu Avenue, South Roanoke, Virginia
Charles Porterfield B.L. Wt. 1145-450 ****
Robert Porterfield S. 8965 ****
Dear Sir:
See the m. clm →
Dennis Porterfield B.L. Wt. 2254-300 **** BA-J/MLB
Reference is made to your letter addressed to the National Archives, in which you request the names of the parents of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porterfield and Captain Robert Porterfield, also, the name of the mother of Captain Denny Porterfield, son of James, all officers in the Revolutionary War. Your letter has been referred, for reply, to the Veterans Administration, custodian of Revolutionary War pension records.
The Revolutionary War records of this office show that April 14, 1931, you were furnished the record of Captain Robert Porterfield, as found in pension claim, S. 8965, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. In the papers on file in that claim, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents were not shown. June 22, 1936, you were advised that this office had no further information in regard to that officer than was previously furnished. The records show, also, that April 15, 1931, you were furnished the record of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porterfield, the data of which were obtained from the claim for bounty land based upon his service in the Revolution. The names of his parents were not given in that claim and the only reference to family was the reference to his brother, Robert Porterfield, of Augusta County, Virginia.
You are furnished herewith the record of Captain Dennis Porterfield.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 22, 1936 Frank B. Porterfield advised no further inf. in regard to Charles & Robert Porterfield than that J.W. 4/15 & 4/14/31 See Misc File for Frances C. Porterfield
April 15, 1931.
Mr. Frank B. Porterfield 402 Richelieu Avenue, South Roanoke, Virginia.
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section B.L.Wt. #1145: III
Dear Sir:
You are advised that from the records of this bureau it appears that Charles Porterfield served as Lieutenant Colonel of the Virginia troops. He was severely wounded at the battle of Camden in 1780, was taken prisoner, was paroled when able to travel and died shortly afterwards from the effects of the wound.
On account of the services of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porterfield, Warrant Number 1145 for 450 acres of bounty land was issued December 1, 1825 to Robert Porterfield of Augusta County, Virginia, the only brother and heir at law of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porterfield.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the services of Lieutenant Colonel Porterfield or of his family.
Because of the very large number of requests similar to yours and the lack of a clerical force available for the purpose, only two histories of soldiers of the Revolution are furnished each inquirer.
Very truly yours,
E.W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

402 Richelieu Avenue, South,
Roanoke, Virginia,
March 10, 1931.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
OK Can you give me any information concerning the following Revolutionary soldiers, Charles R. Porterfield who was mortally wounded at Camden, Robert Porterfield, Charles Porterfield, George A. Porterfield, and Capt. Robert Porterfield . They were from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Do you have a record of any other Porterfields?
Give me as much information about the Porterfields as you can, please.
Very respectfully,
Frank B. Porterfield

Warrant N o . 11452 iss d to Robert Porterfield brother and heir of Col l Charles Por- terfield for 450- acres of land
Dec r 1 st 1825
and delivered to W m Stewart

To)
Honble
James Barbour.
Washington.
Mr. Stewart

Honble Jas Barbour.
Staunton 21 st Nov 1825
Sir.
In pursuance of the recommendation contained in the letter of Mr N. M. Stuart of the 11 th inst I have the pleasure to hand you enclosed a Certificate from the record of the Corporation Court of this place - which Genl Porterfield hopes will be sufficient to justify the issue of a warrant to him -
Genl Porterfield is desirous of obtaining the warrant at as early a day as your convenience will permit - and has desired me to request, that you will forward the same to him by mail, to this place.
In haste
Very Respectfully Yours.
M c : Kinney Esq r

Page 177. Marshal's History
"The light infantry however executed their orders; and those under Porterfield particularly, behaved so well as completely to check the advance of the Party with which they were engaged.
Unfortunately their gallant commander received a mortal wound, which compelled him to leave his regiment.
108 Page 302. Johnson's Life of Green
Of the regulars, not above six hundred escaped; so that the loss here, exclusive of those who had shared the fate of Sumpter's detachment was not less than five hundred a very large proportion of whom were killed and wounded. Many valuable officers shared the same fate and none of them more deservedly lamented than Col. Porterfield; who was severely wounded and fell into the Enemy's hands. When able to travel he was paroled, but his wound was incurable, and he finally expired under it.
N.B. Colonel Williams says the killed, wounded and missing after the two affairs of the 16 th and 18 th were 3 Lt Colonels, 2 Majors, 15 Captains, 13 Subalterns, 2 Staff Officers, 52 Non-commissioned Officers, 74 Musicians, 711 rank and file.
1. Vol Lee's Memoirs Page 184. "We lost besides Major General Baron de Kalb, many excellent officers; and among them Lieut Col. Porterfield, whose promise of future greatness had endeared him to the whole army. Wounded in his brave stand on the morning, when our dragoons, basely fled, he was taken off the field never more to draw his sword!

1. Vol. Lee's memoirs page 388
Our troops having lost their Leaders, each corps press'd forward as the example of its officers invited. Morgan took the lead, and preceded by Serjeant afterwards Lieut. Col. Porterfield, who unfortunately fell at the battle of Corral Creek where his life might have saved an army, mounted the first barrier, passed the second barrier, Lieut. Heth & Serjeant Porterfield only before him. &c