The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-03
Richmonn Qispat(h.
TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY 3, 1860
Survivors Of the Revolution.

Survivors of the Revolution.
The New York Herald publishes a list of the
survivors of the American Revolution, who
are rensoned on the rolls OF the several States.
On the first day of January last there were
but two hundred and seven living heroes OF
the Revolution the pension list in Wash
ington. The old soldiers are fast passing
away, and it cannot be many years before the
last one will be gathered to his comrades. The
following is the Virginia list
WILLIAM CuHNINoHAM, % years.
GEORGE ESTES, 9615 years
DANIEL HICKS, Sr.. over 81 years.
WILLIAM ONEY, s. years. .
PETER RIFE, 81 years.
WILLIAM STEWART.
MATTHEW SEAY, &C years.
HENRY WILLoUGHBY, 100 years.
The following is list on the roll of the State
of North Carolina, with their ages
Cornelius Clements Rutherford county, lG2
years.
John Brooks, Robson county, 102 years.
David Cockerham, Surry county, st years.
Edwin Hickman, Stokes county, 81 years.
Moses Jones, Orange county, 81 years.
Alexander Lemonds, Rockingham county,99
years.
James Nicholson Stokes county, 97 years
Adam Phillips Buncome county, 9o years
George Roberts. Buncome county, 1Di years
The following Reyolu tionary soldiers are
pensioners the roll of the State of Kentucky
Thomas Becknell, Madison county, aged o6
years.
Henry Bird, Morgan county, aged 90 years.
Elijah Denny, Rockcastle county, aged "
years.
Jacob Goodman, Monroe county, aged 81
years.
James Howard, Breathit county, aged 107
years.
Robert Jones, Mercer county, aged 90 years
John keeton, Owen county, aged 80 years.
William Long. Shelby county, age unknown
php1n In
years.
George Rogers, Wayne county, aged % years
James Sheriff., Green county, aged " years.
or the Revolutionary soldiers VINO mace
! their applicat tons for pensions from kentucky,
230 afterwards changed their residence to other
States viz: iul TO Indiana 80 10 Limos, 80 10
Ohio, :'3 to Missouri, Is TO Tennessee, 10 Ar
| kansas, 3 TO Virginia, to Alabama, to Iowa.
The following statements are taken from the
personal narratives of some Of the above:
| Henry Bird volunteered from Montgomery
| county Virginia. in ESQ. into the company of
| Captain James Newell under the command OF
| Colonel Stevens. and rendeZvoused AT the iead
mines in that county. The organization OF this
force was for the purpose OF guarding the IRON
tier from Indians who had become trOu ole-
| some, and TO follow band of plundering to-
| ries who were lying out in the Blue Ridge,
| making incursiOnS from time 10 time upon tle
| lives and pr perty of patriots hving IN me
| surrounding country. The forces, after cross
ing New river at Harbard's Ferry to Flower
| Gap went to Threeforks of said river, scout
| ing the country in their march They We're
| success full in surprising some bands OF tories
| in their camps, besides capturing a number OF
| them. In l7oi he was draughted TO North
| Carolina, in Captain. Saunders company, un-
| der command of Colonel Crockett; but, as a
| guard was necessarytor the protection of the
| persons then engaged i'll working the LEAD
mines for the public service he, with others,
was detailed for thatpurpose. tie also served
| under Col Doke.
| Eliiah benny while living in Wilkes coun-
| ty, North Carolina. volunteered AS one OF the
| South Carolina militia, in l119, into Captain
| Richard Aliens company, and marched tC
| Charleston, and was present during the siege
| and surrender of that place 10 the British III
| 1880. Remained a prisoner on paro! until reg
| ularly exchanged, when he enlisted into Capt
| (fordon's company, rendering service about
| Salisbury. Hillsboro' and Deep river. boul
| 1872 removed TO Rock Castle county, Ken
| lucky.
| Jacob Goodman entered the service in Neck
! lenburg county. North Carolina, under Cap
| tain Fiter. and marched through the Catawb ba
| Indian nation 10 Green brler, South Carolina
! The object OF the expedition is represented to
| have been 20 break UP the intercourse carried
| or between the tories and The British III Sa.
vannah. He was at the siege and surrender o
| Charles ton, and n spirited an gagement al ituf.
| toms swamp, with a considerable band OF TO-
ries and muiattoes, which resulted in captur
| ing thirty OF them and seventy horses. Soon
after orders We're received from Col Ruther
| foord to ioiu him. which they did. near Viii
|
| region he returned home. However, they
| were almost Immediately called upon to marcf
| to Cape Fear and thence TO Rutton's swamp
| where Il band of tories had gathered under ths
| guidance of man named Fletcher.
! James Howard commenced his service il
| III, in Montgomery county. Virginia. and
having been placed in Captain Buchanan
company. was sent to the Cherokee country
When they arrived at the mouth Of Duinplii
creek in ntelligeuce was received of The effort
making by Gen. Clark, in command of tn
| forces South Of them, to form junction Will
| those from Virginia. After Furnishing the In
| dians bv destroying the villages of Temolel'
| and Big Island, and concluding treaty witt
l. | them the forces divided, and Howard wa
! stationed at Blackamore Fort on Clench river
| during the remainder of his term OF service
;. In June ITS, he en- ted for three years III IL
| expedition against the Indians IN Ken tuck!
| and 10 the Wabash river, dividing 1llinoi
| from Indiana,) under Col John Montgomery
The forces Tendezvousea at Long Islands, an
| in boats descended the river to Tennessee river
- | and THENCE up to the Mississippi, passing tn
| mouth Of the Ohio, to an Old town settled b
II the French. three miles up the kaskaskia riyel
r in the western part of southern Illinois,
d Here the assem- bied forces, under the cornman
y | of Colonel afterwards Generai) George Roger
d | Clark were marched to Nincennes, and the
back TO Illinois river, and remained there un
til l770 " hen Howard, with others, was trans
ferred to a little tort At the Yellow Banks, o
the Mississippi river, some four miles beioy
Il the rlou uth of the Ohio. Remaining there III
til August of that year, he was then sent Il
the Ohio to the Fails, now called Louisyill
where Gen. Clark had gone with most of ID
| army-the Indians having been ,as was though
| com pletely subdued by him. In 1850 the sci
tiers at the Falls being much harassed b
Indians, he was detailed for duty At that plac
Soon after, the Indians captured Martin an
Riddles station. During the summer OF i1e
a General Clark was recalled 10 Miami to ehas
| tise the Indians in that region of the countr,
a | who were very troublesome by committin
various depredations upon the settlement
= and fought a battle N Peccoway's plain. u<
=, far from the spot where, in 1779, the Indian
% | had compelled a detachment of kentuckia
% to retreat After the defeat of the Indians the
d remained comparatively quiet During thes
several campaigns, the men composing III
l. expedition having to march through "A new an
: | but scattered settled country, 10 cross river
~ penetrate swamps, and camp I'm the wilderne>
: were exposed to great hardships and prlri
e tiens from the inciemency OF the seasons ali
,f the want of regular supplies of provision
/ besides the fatigues arising from scouting an
skrMishng protect themselves and the II
habitants from the subtle attacks OF the III
dians urged and melted as they were by II
- emissaries of the British Government. How
"a ard was born in Georgia in 1852. and lived j
:, Montgomery county, Virginia, about thir'
+, years Since ,he Revolution he resided SON
u seven years in Knox county, Kentucky IN
J. then in that portion of Floyd which is no
! Perry county.
"a John Keeton was born in and draugl.t te
!, | from Spotsyiyapia county, Va, III June, l1s
st and sent under The command of Colonel S'ul
Is blefield, in General Stevens brigade, 10 reii
y | force General Gates in the South. At Hills
boro', N. c., their captain having been dismis
ed, Lieut. Holiday was elected to MI h
place In August they joined General Gat'
| at RUgeby's (or Russell's) Mills, near Camde
in the night after "a forced march of eigh Iee
- DAYS aud nights. AS they marched iato cam
l. | the picket guard of the opposing armies wei
firing at each other, and was the prelude
= | the regular battle which commenced with II
| ,SJ (xat W. ii.