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Genealogical Notes,
Queries and Answers
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Genealogical Editor. The Times
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Lewis nnd Gaines.


lteu;ent; CD captain lieutenant; CD
adjutant artillery (War DepartmenD.
and captain lieutenant at Eutaw
Springs Sparks American Bio
Eraphy," Y. y. PIP. 324-5, on General
Nathan Greene, by G.. w. Greene, his
grandson, in re Eutaw Springs battle,
says. in part:
THE artillery, lwo-pounders and
two-siScs, moved with the columns TO
which 1t was attached. The three
Founders. under Captain Lieutenant
Gaines. with the First and Sixth, under
Captain Browne, with the second: (p.
32D."
"In Il few moments Williams made
his appearance with Gaines and his
field pieces, which came in full gallon.
were instantly unlimbered and opened
upon the enemy (D. SD.
The artillery %. $3.50. on both sides.
kept up an incessant fire and Gaines
piled his pieces with tho utmost pre-
cision and effect. until they were both
discounted and rendered unServicea BILE
At the same time, one OF the British
shared the same fate" (p. $3.50.
SO far the known Revolutionary
War records disclose only one Cap
tain lieutenant Gaines, viz: Captain
Lieutenant Gaines, lieutenant captain,
lieutenant adjutant artillery" QIit-
mans Register. War Department, Pen
b
, Land Offices. Virginia archives), though
there were many Gaines soldiers Of
NirGinta i'll the Revolutionary War
| GbidD.
To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
In yours of the 4th instant you state
! that James Gaines commanded
company OF volunteers and distin-
guished himself at the battle OF Gull
| ford Courthouse. and commanded a
OF
! gaining the commentator of General
! Nathaniel Green" Captain James
Gaines was undoubtedly at Guilford,
but was he at Eutaw?
| "l7Sl, Captain James Gaines, Vir-
| ginia Militia. wounded at Guilford
| Courthouse March Is. Died lSlO"-
| Historical Register of the Officers OF
| the Continental Army, 1775-17S3, by
General Hoffman. of the War Depart
ment. (War Department.
| "l777. January l3. William Fleming
| Gaines. first lieutenant, Captain Drury
Ragsdale's Company. First Continental
Artillery. commanded by Colonel
Charles Harrison; captain lieutenant In
Captain Baytop's Company October 20,
1874; adjutant August 20, 177S. and
served to January l. 1888. War De-
! partment. Hoffman supra; see Safflc's
| List OF Revolutionary soldiers"
| Warrant 1876 for 1000 acres was is
sued by Virginia to William Fleming
Gaines, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Virginia Ar
tillery. Term Of service six years. April
IS, l1.3: Year Book kentucky Society
Sons of Revolution and Catalogue OF
Virginia Military Warrants els and 2l3
for the year 1913; Virginia and Ken
lucky Land Offices.
Gaines. William Fleming, of Vir-
! .inia. took part in battle Of Eutaw
I Springs: Index to McCrady's south
! Carolina In the Revolution" which
book contains this apt Item. Two
! three Founders under Captain Gaines
| moved In tho road with the first line
| equally distant from the right to left,
| etc
Losing Pictorial to History of the
Revolution states that. Two three
/ poundors under Captatn-l.icutcnant
Gaines advanced with the front line
page i9b. The enemy's cannon swep,
Tho road with Il destructive power unit
, Colonel Williams brought up tho artil-
lery OF Gaines in full Eallop and re.
turned their fire with severe effect The
British soon yielded and fell back tc
ono OF the British rcld pieces was dis
! oblcd. and both OF Gnincs's three
FOUNDERS were dismounted (page 1850
| y great number fell and the remainder
Were thrown into utter confusion
Major Banks perceived this, sailed out
seized tho two field pieces and ra,
them under the window OF the house
| one OF them was soon rescued by Lieu
tenant Gaines, and remained with tn,
Americans, n trophy OF victory" Opp
| $3.50. lndeXed Gaines, Captain a
| Eutaw Springs"
The two three-poundcrs under Cap
tain-Lieutenant Gaines moved up tn,
road with the FIRST limo. which wa
equally distant to the right and lcf
OF it,: Gibbs History OF American Rev
olution. lac.
Thus the records OF the War Depart
ment speak OF this soldier civilian
Fleming GaineS) as Lieutenant" an,
Captain-Lieutcn while historian
in describing the E.utaw battle. us
the same titles. including tho titl
Captain Gaines; hence students an,
writer's may have confused him an,
his work at Eutaw with Capital
lanes" Gaines and his services IL
Eutaw. IL there. and at Guilford Pleas
quote the language of tho official rec
ords and historians or of General Ma
thanicl Greene. stating that tho jaime
Gaines" (tc whom you allude. 18th in
S;anD o" Captain" James Gaines, wa
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