Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1647, James Campbell, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Campbell, James
8.1647
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS
carded

22063 Forrestborough Tennesse
James Campbell has a certificate in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Gage of the regt commanded by Col Gales. in the N Carolina line for 10 months
Enscribed on the Roll of Forrestborough the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Sept r 1833 and then John Blair Forrestborough
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 83 32 Pemi-ant. allowance ending March 16 66
$99 98
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 7 Page 123
Date of death not on AB

State of Tennessee } On this 13 th day of August Gatlin County } 1833 Personally appeared before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions for said County James Campbell aged Seventy six years resident of said County & State who being first sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June 1832. That he was born in the County of Moore State of North Carolina, in the year 1756 in the month of October, as he has been informed but he has no record of his age but believes the traditinary account is correct. That he was raised in the aforesaid County & State, and at the commencement of the Re- volution resided in Moore County and contin- ued there until 1780. At the the spring when beginning of the fall he volunteered for a three months tour of duty and set out from Chatham Court House, on the 15 th day of February 1780 under Captain Clegg who marched to Charlotte in Mecklenburgh County That Capt Clegg deserted and he was marched to Charleston South Carolina under Lieutenant Nicholas Nall whose affidavit is hereto annexed, that he served in the siege at Charleston under Lt Hales, in the immediate command of his aforesaid ensign and served out his three months tour, of was taken prisoner at said siege of Charleston and was paroled upon his parole of honor and returned home.

part of the way and was taken sick at Santee in South Carolina, and there remained for some weeks, when his health was restored & he volunteered under one Col. Wayde to go against the Tories who had embodied on Pee Dee & served scouting & in pursuit of said Tories for two months, and routed the said Tories, in that quarter, and was at the expiration of his two months ver- bally discharged, & then returned home to Moore County. That immediately upon his return the Tories in his vicinity was depredating in the neighbourhood & volunteered under Captain Jacob Burk & Col. Philip Alston to go against said Tories & ranged the Country in pursuit of the celebrated Fannan the Long leader, & who had a body of Tories under him, & remained in said service for two months and was verbally discharged by Col. Alston, which said two tours of two months each was performed in immediate succession in the fall of the year 1780.
That in the Summer (late), or early in the fall of 1781. he Volun- teered for a three months tour of duty under Captain Henry Gaston in Moore County was marched to Cross Creek against the British & Tories, & there had an engage- ment & was successful, & served out his three months & was verbally discharged & returned home, having served four several tours as before specified for which he claims to be pensioned

That in the four several tours he served ten months exclusive of the time he was a prisoner of war, after the siege of Charleston, which was eight days in custody & the remainder of the time on parole. That he has no documentary or written evidence, except that which is hereto annexed, being proof for two of his tours, That he knows of no person living by whom he can make any other proof but that James Bradley & Godfrey Dunn are persons known to him & to them by whom he can establish reputation of his said services. He states, that there is no minister of the Gospel resident in his vicinity by whom he can establish the fact  his  fact required by the war Department. He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state.  James his Campbell mark  Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this date first before written.
Test Geo Williams CLK
By Geo. L. Williams D CLK  We James Bradley and Godfrey Dunn in the County of Carter State of Tennessee residing do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Campbell residing in the same County who subscribed & swore to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be seventy six years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a revolutionary soldier & that we concur in that opinion.  Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid  Test. Geo. Williams CLK By Geo. L. Williams D CLK  James his Bradley mark Godfrey his Dunn mark

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war department that the before named applicant James Campbell was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states, we further find that James Bradley & Godfrey Dunn who have signed the foregoing certificate are citizens of said County of Carter and are reputable, & their statement entitled to credit. Signed & sealed in open Court this 18th August 1833
Dunn (seal) Bradley (seal) John Stevenson (seal)
State of Tennessee Carter County
I George Williams clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Campbell for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 13th day of August 1833
Geo Williams Clk
By G. Williams, D. Clk
for your borough By John May sent 13/8/33
James Campbell Declaration
26. 605

26.605 James Campbell Carter Co.
Transfer from 1780 points 110 months
$ 33. 33 100
Hon: John Blair Jonesborough Tennessee

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Campbell
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 3 P Capt Lacey Col. Gales 76 N. S. Traditionary & two witnesses.   " 2 P Col Wade only one certifies to be credible.   " 2 " Capt Dunk Col Alston   1781 3 " Capt Godin   10  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      years, 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[i] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

December 8, 1933
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BA-J/MCH/ce1 James Campbell- S.1647 Jeremiah Campbell- S.3131
Mr. A.M.Johnson Care Southern Chemicals Cotton Company Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of James and Jeremiah Campbell, pensioners of the Revolutionary War, of Carter County, Tennessee, under Act of 1832. Their histories follow:
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1647, based upon the military service of James Campbell in that war.
James Campbell was born in October, 1756, in Moore County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Moore County, North Carolina he enlisted February 15, 1780, served three months as private under Captain Gage and Lieutenant Nicholas Hall in the North Carolina Troops, was at the siege of Charleston, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, held eight days and released on parole, after which, in the fall of 1780, at Santee, South Carolina, while on his return home, he volunteered and served two months under Colonel Wayde against the Tories. He again enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain Jacob Duck's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment. He volunteered in fall of 1781, served three months under Captain Henry Gaston in the North Carolina Troops and was in an engagement at Cross Creek in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There are no data as to his family.
*****
Date of death not in AB

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.3131, based upon the military service of Jeremiah Campbell in that war.
Jeremiah Campbell was born December 15, 1762, place not stated.
He enlisted October 1, 1780 in Washington County, North Carolina, served three months as a private in Captain Valentine Sevier's Company under Colonels John Sevier and Campbell in the North Carolina Troops and was at the battle of King's Mountain. He enlisted early in September 1781, served four months as a private in Captain Landon Carter's Company, Colonel Sevier's North Carolina Regiment and was in engagements on the Ashley River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee,
He died October 4, 1843.
There are no data as to his family.
* * * * *
Very truly yours
A.D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1926-Apr 12-Hist. to L. M. Call. IMMATE 1929-Oct 7-Hist. to Mrs. Howard F- Farewell. Her letter in James Campbell Jt. 344- WMSF 1932 Dec 8-Hist. to all. Johnson-Est 1939 Sept 7. from Campbell adv. not of Va. any
Rev. Hist.
1647  INVALID.
File No. 1647
James Campbell. Paris, Va. June
Act: June 7, 1852.
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 56
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Deposition of Nicholas Wall
To be connected with James Campbell claim for pension
100 100 100 100 100

State of North Carolina
Moore County
Be I Nicholas Wall of the
County of Moore and state aforesaid do hereby certify that I was acquainted with James Campbell in the time of the revolutionary war who has made the declaration hereunto annexed for the purpose of obtaining a pension in conformity to an act of congress passed the 7 th June 1832 That I served with the said James Campbell under Capt Gage started from Chatham County on the 15 th February 1780 March to Charlotte in Mecklenburg County at which place Capt Gage deserted us and I myself as lieutenant marched the Company to Charleston in Company with Campbell was a Soldier and served in the siege at Charleston and with me for three Months after which term we returned home and on our way Mr Campbell was taken captive at Santee and I left him
Anderson B. Smith
Nicholas Wall
I do hereby certify that Nicholas Wall is a man of truth and veracity and is generally believed to be a man of good repute in the neighbourhood where he lives
I swear to and subscribe before me Anderson B. Smith one of the Justices of the county and State aforesaid this 29 th May 1833
Anderson B. Smith

State of North Carolina Moore County
Andrews & Co. Bank
I hereby certify that the within Declaration is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the signature of Andrew B. Smith to the said Declaration is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand and seal of office at the 30th day of May A.D. 1839
Andrew B. Smith
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Deposition of Daniel McIver in favour of James Campbell for pension

State of North Carolina Moore County
This day personally appeared Mr Duncan McPherson an acting Magistrate in & for the County of State of North Carolina Daniel McPherson who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he is well acquainted with James Campbell who served in the Revolutionary War three months in the Regiment commanded by Captain Henry Gaston in the State of North Carolina in the County of Cumberland at Brandy Station where the army was stationed & where he the said Campbell served three months & was discharged in the fall of 1781 as well as he now recollects & he was during the three months which James Campbell served in that Regiment his Majesties that he the said James Campbell is reported & believed to be a man of truth & entitled to credit on his oath & has been for the

Last Term by five years a Oath of the State of Tennessee At this affiant is informed of believes this the 27 May 1833
Daniel McEwen
Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 27 Day of May A.D. 1833
Duncan McRae
State of North Carolina Moore County
I Bernard Dowd Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the aforesaid County do hereby certify that Duncan McRae is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County and was so on the 27 th day of May (instant) 1833 regularly Commissioned and duly qualified agreeably to Law. and that his signature above annexed is his genuine signature.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at office the 30 th day of May A.D. 1833
Bernard Dowd Clerk

211 Caldwell St.
Jacksonville Illinois
Feb. 24. 1926
Director Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
✓ Please give me the pension statement of James Campbell, who was receiving a pension for Revolutionary services and residing in Carter Co. Tennessee in 1840; also record of James Campbell, also a Revolutionary pensioner, residing in Knox Co., Tenn. in 1840.
Only 2nd Will you kindly tell me if you have data regarding one Ambrose Gaines, who served with either Virginia or Tennessee troops. He received a pension.
Assuring you of my appreciation for the favors, I am,
Very truly yours
L. M. Dall

October 3, 1932.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs:
I am writing to ask if you will send me the pension records of James and Jeremiah Campbell , who were pensioned for Revolutionary service in Carter County, Tennessee, under the Act of 1832.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am
Very truly Yours,
A. M. Johnson
A. M. Johnson,
Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
C/O Southern Chemicals Cotton Company.

IN REPLY REFER TO
A.G.201 Campbell, (7-22-38)ORD
WAR DEPARTMENT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE WASHINGTON
July 27, 1938.
To enable this office to identify the record of the person referred to in the attached communication, if he was in the military service, the following questions should be answered, as fully as practicable, and the papers returned to this office when a further search of the records will be made.
E. S. ADAMS, Major General, The Adjutant General.
By: gws
1. Name under which enlisted: JAMES CAMPBELL 2. Race: White First name      Initial      Last name 3. Date & Place of Birth: (AUGUSTA CO. VA. ??) Born IN 1753 - DIED 1825, Washington, CO. VA. 4. Residence at enlistment: (ABINGDON ?)  VIRGINIA 5. Place of enlistment: (ABINGDON ?)  VIRGINIA City      State 6. Date of enlistment: ? City      State 7. Date of discharge: ? 8. Company and regiment in which he served: 10 th VA. Company      Regiment 9. Nature of duties performed: Believed to have been a private 10. Number of pension certificate, if any: (?) (would like to know.) 11. Names of some of Company officers: under col. Green and col. Russel at different times. 12. Names of some of enlisted men in company: ? (James Young believed to have been one in his company) 13. In what war was service rendered: Revolutionary - 1776. 14. If in Civil War was service rendered in Union or Confederate Army: _____ 15. Purpose for which it is desired to use the information if furnished: to join: sons of American Rev. (others related; D.A.R.) also for History of family.
Mr. Ivin Campbell,
R. 1, Box 75,
Odessa, Missouri.
Date July 8-1939
Ivin Campbell
Signature of Correspondent:
enc. find letter.

Odessa, Missouri R.#1. Box 75
Aug. 3 1939.
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Sir:
I was advised by the adjutant general of war department, that your office was in custody of the U.S. Pension records. This information was sent me in reply to a request for Revolutionary war records, re guarding James Campbell, a revolutionary soldier, with remarks, that possible additional data could be obtained from your office.
I have enclosed the blank I filled out and sent to the adjutant general. There isn't any proof however that our ancestor James Campbell, was the one under Col. Green and Col. Russel for there is on record of one other James Campbell who was a private in Capt., Geo., Walls Co., 4 th Virginia Regiment (also designated 4 th , 8 th and 12 th Va., Reg. etc.) His name first appeared on the roll June 1778 last appeared Nov. 1779. (Camp near Morristown)
The James Campbell under Col. John Green and Col. Wm., Russel enlisted Dec. 2 1776 (3 yrs) last on roll, Nov. 1779 (Morris Town). He was in Capt. James Franklin's Company (also designated as Shelton's Co.)
I am of the opinion that neither of the above were the one I desire a record of. One James Campbell, whom I believe to be the one I desire a record of, served under General William Campbell, in the Washington County

Militia (and possibly at times, under Col. Arthur Campbell) and was pensioned in Carter County (Tenn?) He served in the Battle of Kings Mountain under Gen. Wm. Campbell.
Before searching for any of the two previously named, James Campbell's son on record, I desire that if it be possible to do this for me, that you will investigate the one who was pensioned in Carter's County, (under Col. Wm. Campbell) and advise me, if possible, if he drew his pension before his death (in 1825) near Abingdon, Virginia, in Washington County?
Due to the many persons of the name James Campbell, in Washington County and elsewhere, and of that period, I have been unable to definitely prove which ones on record is our ancestor and have been unable to join the Sons of the American Revolution for that reason (also others are unable to join the D.A.R.)
The following is all the data regarding our ancestor ( James Campbell ) that would be of help in locating and distinguishing him from others of same name.
Born in 1753, possibly in Augusta Co., Va. and died in Washington Co., Virginia in 1825. Believed to have been a private in the Washington Co., Va., Militia. Wife's name Anne Campbell. number of pension Certificate (?) a son, George drew a pension from war of 1812.
I would like to have copy of all there is on record regarding him and especially something that would identify him as the one living near Abingdon Va., before his death.
Sincerely Ivin Campbell
Ed K and

September 9, 1939
James Campbell S. 1647 BA-J/AWF aw
Mr. Ivin Campbell R. 1. Box 75 Odessa, Missouri
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letters in which you request information relative to James Campbell, soldier of the Revolution, who was born in 1753, in Augusta County, Virginia, served from Virginia, and died in Washington County, Virginia, in 1825. You cite, also, one James Campbell who was pensioned on account of his service in the Revolutionary War, while living in Carter County, Tennessee.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a James Campbell who served with the Virginia troops, and died in 1825, in Washington County, Virginia. The James Campbell, who was pensioned on account of his service in the War of the Revolution, while living in Carter County, Tennessee, was born in 1756, in Moore County, North Carolina, served from said Moore County, and was pensioned in 1833, while living in Carter County, Tennessee.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

MMHF Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
October 7, 1929.
Mrs. Howard T. Fewell, 1011 Texas Avenue, Texarkana, Texas.
Dear Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1647, it appears that James Campbell was born in October 1756 in Moore County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Moore County, North Carolina he enlisted February 15, 1780, served three months as private under Captain Cage and Lieutenant Nicholas Nall in the North Carolina Troops, was at the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, held eight days and released on parole, after which, in the fall of 1780, at Santee, South Carolina, while on his return home, he volunteered and served two months under Colonel Wayde against the Tories.
He again enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain Jacob Duck's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment.
He volunteered early in fall of 1781, served three

months under Captain Henry Gasten in the North Carolina Troops and was in an engagement at Cross Creek in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

MMH
April 12, 1926
L. M. Ball 211 Caldwell St., Jacksonville, Ill.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1647 it appears that James Campbell was born in October 1756 in Moore County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Moore County, North Carolina he enlisted February 15, 1780, served three months as private under Captain Cage and Lieutenant Nicholas Nall in the North Carolina Troops, was at the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, held eight days and released on parole, after which, in the fall of 1780, at Santee, South Carolina, while on his return home, he volunteered and served two months under Colonel Wayde against the Tories.
He again enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain Jacob Duck's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment.
He volunteered early in fall of 1781, served three
with Capt. H. - Recv'd Capt. H. sent
expressed doubts - do not know whether it was S.C. Cal. or not

MMH
April 12, 1926
L. N. Ball 211 Caldwell St., Jacksonville, Ill.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 1647 it appears that James Campbell was born in October 1756 in Moore County, North Carolina.
While a resident of Moore County, North Carolina he enlisted February 15, 1780, served three months as private under Captain Cage and Lieutenant Nicholas Nall in the North Carolina Troops, was at the Siege of Charleston, South Carolina where he was taken prisoner, held eight days and released on parole, after which, in the fall of 1780, at Santee, South Carolina, while on his return home, he volunteered and served two months under Colonel Wayde against the Tories.
He again enlisted in 1780 and served two months as a private in Captain Jacob Duck's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment.
He volunteered early in fall of 1781, served three
with Capt. H. - because Capt. H. deceased
expressed this - do not know whether it was S.C. Cal or not

did not say he his Company cause and with said it was a Regiment
months under Captain Henry Gasten in the North Carolina Troops and was in an engagement at Cross Creek in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 13, 1833 while a resident of Carter County, Tennessee.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
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