The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-03
IN THE REVOLUTION
Succinct Statement of North
lCaroIina's Contribution.
An Historic Letter From Hon. Allen Jones Davis
Tells -.What0ur Boys.Did From
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III TO 80.
The following letter from Hon. Allen
State Records, just issued), contains a
succinct statement of North Cardinals
contribution to the Revolutionary War
that will be full of interest:
9Th August, 1926
Dear Sir:-I have made the following
memorandum from my fathers papers,
they may be of service to you, they will
serve to direct your attention to those
particular points and enable you to come
at these parts without the trouble of
reading a whole book to look for them.
North Carolina raised (10) ten complete
regiments previous to ITS. and at that
time a law passed to fill up those regi-
ments, raising 2,64S men. In II by re-
QUESTION from Congress- a regiment was
raised in Halifax district, of 700 for II
months. In December, II, General Allen
Jones marched with 1900 men to the aid
Of South Carolina, then threatened with
invasion; these men were halted at Cam
den until the alarm abated, in the mean
time having served to keep in awe the
disaffected.
& Rutherford to repel invasion at the
time expected in the South; these men
were called for five months.
In 70, about $1,000 one thousand men
marched under Butler, to serve three
months; the bounty of volunteers, $500,
draughted men, $3.50.
In October, 70, 1000 men marched to
South Carolina, by application from that
State, under General Ellington.
There were about 400 North Carolinians
at Charleston when it fell.
The Legislature of 1850. in consequence
of the invasion of South Carolina, passed
several laws to aid that State, in conse
quence of which three brigades of militia
were at Gates defeat commanded by
| Rutherford Butler and Gregory.
In October, so, there were about 1000
militia under the command of General
! Davidson and Sumner; about three hun
| dred mounted men under Colonel Dayie;
| about seven hundred men under Cleave-
| land Shelby Sewer and Mcdowell. at
which time General Jones marched about
| eco men to Smallwood's camp at Provi
dence.
In '82 there was requisition by law
of every twentieth man, between sixteen
and fifty, to fill up the Continental bat
talions.
After the Battle of Gulford General
Jones, with board of officers at Halifax,
! turned over 400 men into the Continental
service. These were placed under the COM
mand of Col. j. B. Ashe and behaved to
| admiration at Eutaw where they almost
annihilated a British regiment; these
men were condemned to regular service
| for misconduct at Guilford.
Tn wi pd a
900 Tories at Ramsour's Mill, Ruther-
ford and Lock raised about one thousand
men. thee with Major Davies Troop of
Cavalry dispersed them; see, Lees Mem
| oirs of Southern War.
In 1850 Col. Irwin had 200 Mecklenburg
militia. who were at the attack at Rocky
Mount and afterwards at Hanging Rock.
| BY reference to the books of the Comp
troller you will find the settlement of my
fathers accounts as the commissioner of
| the special tax; that will show how much
our State did to support the Southern
armies in 1881 and 1882. When both South
Carolina and Virginia were exhausted we
fed all their troops, and their cavalry was
wintered at Halifax, where we fattened
both men and horses
/ regret that all my fathers letters
and loose papers are in South Carolina,
also his letter book which he used from
about 1855 to his death. ] have only his
memorandum, made at different times,
about the war also his narration of the
battles he was in, also some observations
on Gordon's history which he always con-
sidered as very erroneous, in particular
doing great injustice to the North Caro-
lima troops and to the share that our
State had in the revolution.
| am, sir, with esteem, yours respect
fully,
ALLEN ]. DAVE
1t may not be amiss to observe that
these troops were actually in service with
the knowledge of my father, many more
were no doubt out of which he knew
nothing. as / find that the Assembly di
rected many more raised at different
times; by his papers it would seem that
this State had about three thousand men
under arms in 1882 of which these mem
orandums say nothing, my father was
directed BY the Governor to make ar
rangements to support that number of
troops in the vicinity of Fayetteville in
order to awe the British force then at
Wilmington and also the Tories in the
adjacent counties. 1 have remarks on
some parts of Gordon on battle of Gull
ford at Ramsour's Mill and at Charlotte.
which will be cheerfully sent you il you
wish. A. j. DAVE.
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
for the return of stolen horse, buggy
and/harness. Description: Horse light
bag, high headed, foretop cut off, left