"HOLDING THE LINE NEAR HOME"
The Henrico County Militia in the Revolutionary War
During the Revolutionary War, Henrico County militia served close to home by guarding Richmond, Williamsburg, and military stores at Chesterfield Court House; maintaining defensive posts near the James River; and responding when British forces brought the war into Virginia.
Their service became especially urgent in 1781, when Benedict Arnold raided Richmond. Henrico militia helped resist British movements near the capital, protect public stores, and support Virginia’s emergency defense. Later that spring, they fought near Petersburg at the Battle of Blandford.
Henrico County’s militia service demonstrated that local defense was not separate from the larger fight for American independence. In central Virginia, it was essential to it.
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 276th Engineer Battalion.
The Virginia National Guard’s 276th Engineer Battalion traces its official lineage to the Richmond City Regiment, organized in Richmond in 1791.
The Richmond City Regiment does not appear to officially carry the Henrico County militia’s documented Revolutionary War lineage. Official lineage records identify it as having been formed from existing militia elements at Richmond, but do not specifically name Henrico County militia companies.
WHY IS THE HENRICO COUNTY MILITIA IN THIS EXHIBITION?
Because Richmond was originally part of Henrico County, and because the Richmond City Regiment was formed from existing Richmond-area militia elements, the two organizations were likely historically connected through shared militia traditions and personnel.
Understanding that relationship helps tell the story of military service in the Richmond area during the Revolutionary War.
Explore Their Historic Service
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Detail, Map of Virginia, 1775. By Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson.
The maps below trace key locations where Henrico County militiamen served during the Revolutionary War.
Each location pairs historical research with original pension applications to reveal what local militia accomplished during the war.
The In Their Own Words sections feature excerpts from those pension applications, allowing Henrico County militiamen to tell their own stories through surviving firsthand testimony.
Defending Virginia's Military Infrastructure
1775–1778
When Virginia declared independence in 1776, the new Commonwealth faced the immediate challenge of protecting its capital and military resources.
Because Richmond sat on the navigable James River and contained vital magazines, public stores, and transportation routes, the Henrico County Militia became one of the first lines of defense.
Rather than campaigning far from home, many Henrico militiamen were assigned to guard ammunition, weapons, and government property while remaining prepared to respond to any British threat against the capital.
While less visible than battlefield victories, safeguarding Virginia’s military infrastructure was essential to sustaining the Patriot war effort during the Revolution’s opening years.
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In Their Own Words
Henrico County militiamen repeatedly recalled marching between Richmond and Williamsburg to guard Virginia’s military infrastructure during the Revolution.
Obadiah Griffin recalled in his pension application that he volunteered in either 1775 or 1776 under Captain Thomas Prosser and was among the first men from his Henrico County neighborhood to enter service. His repeated militia tours carried him across central and eastern Virginia:
“He marched principally in the lower part of Virginia, from above Richmond to Williamsburg, York, Hampton, about the sea shore, up and down James River.“
Meet the Militiaman - Obadiah Griffin
Born around 1754, Obadiah Griffin spent his entire life in Henrico County. He was among the first men from his neighborhood to volunteer for Revolutionary War service and served repeated militia tours that totaled more than two years.
During the war, he rose to the rank of sergeant and commanded guards at the military magazine at Westham above Richmond. Griffin also fought in several skirmishes and suffered a severe head wound during fighting on the James River that left him permanently deaf.
Looking back decades later, he estimated that he had been away from home for nearly two-thirds of the Revolutionary War, illustrating the sustained demands placed on Virginia’s Citizen-Soldiers.
Edward Miller recalled that Henrico militiamen helped guard prisoners captured after the American victory at Saratoga:
“…we were engaged in guarding the Prisoners who were taken at Burgoyne’s defeat… we were stationed at Richmond the principal part of the time…”
Meet the Militiaman - Edward Miller
Born about January 1752, Edward Miller served in the Henrico County militia for much of the Revolutionary War. Between 1775 and 1782, he completed numerous tours under Captains Thomas Prosser, William Duval, John Brooks, William Mosby, Samuel Price, and John Price.
His service included guarding prisoners at Richmond and Charlottesville, protecting the Richmond and Westham magazines, responding to Benedict Arnold’s 1781 raid, serving near Richmond during the British campaign, and participating in the Yorktown Campaign.
Miller’s pension illustrates the sustained commitment expected of Virginia’s Citizen-Soldiers, whose repeated militia service supported the Commonwealth throughout the war.
William Grinstead recalled that his militia service included guarding military supplies at Richmond and Westham before marching to Williamsburg, where he volunteered for the light infantry and later served along Virginia’s coast:
“Guarded ammunition at Richmond for some time and when that was removed to Westham he followed and continued to serve as guard… marched… to Williamsburg – soon after getting there, volunteered as private in the company of light infantry under Captain Quarles. Under Quarles marched through York to Hampton…”
Meet the Militiaman - William Grinstead
Born in Henrico County around 1761, William Grinstead entered Revolutionary War service as a teenager, volunteering for the light infantry after initially being drafted into the militia. His service took him from guarding ammunition at Richmond and the military magazine at Westham to Williamsburg, Hampton, Malvern Hill, and Sandy Point.
Decades later, fellow veteran Obadiah Griffin testified that the two had served together on three militia tours under Captains Thomas Prosser and John Williamson, helping confirm Grinstead’s Revolutionary War service.
Guarding the James River
1779–1780
As the Revolutionary War shifted toward the southern colonies, Virginia became an increasingly important source of soldiers, weapons, and supplies for the Patriot cause.
The James River formed the Commonwealth’s principal transportation corridor, linking Richmond’s military stores with communities, depots, and armies across Virginia.
As British naval activity in the Chesapeake intensified, the Henrico County Militia was repeatedly called upon to guard river crossings, protect the Westham Magazine and other supply depots, and secure the routes that sustained Virginia’s war effort.
These growing responsibilities placed increasing demands on local Citizen-Soldiers, who were mobilized time and again to defend the Commonwealth’s logistical lifeline.
In Their Own Words
Mosby Pulliam recalled that Henrico militia service sometimes placed him in direct combat along the James River:
“…he was in several skirmishes, one particularly recollected, on James River, below Richmond, where a British vessel got stuck in the mud, and was fired at frequently by a detachment to which he belonged… until they were driven away by the enemy’s cannon shot.”
Meet the Militiaman - Mosby Pulliam
Born about 1763 in Henrico County, Mosby Pulliam entered the militia in early 1779 when he was just over fifteen years old—younger than the age ordinarily required for militia service. He recalled that although he was not legally old enough to be enrolled, “men were so scarce” that he willingly joined when called.
During the remainder of the Revolutionary War, Pulliam served repeated tours under several Henrico County captains, patrolled the James River, participated in skirmishes against British forces, marched with General George Washington‘s army to Yorktown, and later served as an orderly sergeant.
His pension vividly illustrates both the increasing demands placed on Virginia’s militia and the reliance on young Citizen-Soldiers as the war intensified.
Obadiah Griffin was entrusted with command of the guard at the military magazine at Westham, where Virginia stored arms, ammunition, and other military supplies needed to support the war effort:
“…he was appointed a Sergeant by Colo. Southall, & sent to the magazine at Westham, above Richmond & had the command of a parcel of men where he served three months guarding the magazine…”
William Grinstead recalled that Henrico County militiamen guarded Virginia’s military supplies as they were moved from Richmond to the magazine at Westham:
“Guarded ammunition at Richmond for some time and when that was removed to Westham he followed and continued to serve as guard…”
Rather than simply standing guard at a fixed location, Grinstead remembered following the Commonwealth’s ammunition as it was transferred to the more secure magazine at Westham, illustrating how Henrico militiamen adapted to Virginia’s changing defensive needs during the Revolutionary War.
James Terry’s pension reflects the increasing demands placed on Virginia’s militia as the war shifted south. He recalled being drafted again and again between 1779 and 1781 to defend Virginia’s transportation network:
“He was again ordered out under draft… under Captain James Price… marched… to Chesterfield Courthouse… He was again called into service by draft… marched… to little York, from thence to Hampton…”
Meet the Militiaman - James Terry
Born in Louisa County on February 14, 1751, James Terry was living in Henrico County when he first entered Revolutionary War service in 1775. Over the next several years, he was repeatedly drafted into the militia, serving tours at Williamsburg, Chesterfield Courthouse, Hampton, West Point, Westham, and Yorktown.
Although he moved to King William County around 1780, his earlier service in the Henrico County Militia illustrates how Virginia’s Citizen-Soldiers were repeatedly called upon to protect the Commonwealth as the war intensified. Terry later served under the Marquis de Lafayette during the Yorktown campaign and recalled assisting in the capture of a British brig at Sandy Point.
Supplying the Southern War
1780
In 1780, Henrico County, like other Virginia counties, was subject to the Commonwealth’s system for furnishing men for longer-term military service in Virginia’s Continental Line or state forces, depending on the needs of the war.
Many were chosen by lot from the militia at a rate of about one in every fifteen men. These drafts could support service beyond the Commonwealth, including the Southern Campaign.
Surviving pension applications do not currently identify a Henrico County militiaman who was both drafted for southern service and personally served in the Carolinas. This absence should not be interpreted as evidence that no Henrico men went south.
The 1780 draft selected only a portion of each county’s enrolled militia; Virginia law permitted substitutes; many Henrico militiamen remained on duty defending Richmond, the James River, and the Commonwealth’s military infrastructure; and not every Revolutionary War veteran later applied for a federal pension.
Whether individual Henrico militiamen personally served in the Carolinas remains an open question for future research in pension files, military rolls, and other primary sources.
In Their Own Words
William Grinstead was called beyond local defense for a six-month southern tour. Rather than serving that tour himself, he hired a substitute:
“I was again called into service for a six months tour, to go to the South, when I hired a man by the name of Kemp who was received as my substitute…”
Afterward, he continued to serve in later Henrico militia tours during the war.
The War Intensifies in Henrico
1781
Virginia had supported the Revolutionary War from the beginning, but in 1781 the conflict reached central Virginia with new force.
British troops under Benedict Arnold and later William Phillips moved up the James River, threatening Richmond, disrupting supply lines, and endangering public stores.
The Henrico County Militia responded by defending approaches to the capital, guarding crossings and magazines, and confronting British movements at key points along the river.
Their service in 1781 shows how local Citizen-Soldiers helped protect the Commonwealth’s military resources while larger American and French operations moved toward victory at Yorktown.
Benedict Arnold’s Raid on Richmond
On January 5, 1781, British forces under Benedict Arnold advanced up the James River from Westover and attacked Richmond.
Greatly outnumbered, Virginia’s defenders could not prevent the British occupation and destruction of parts of the capital. Instead, Governor Thomas Jefferson and Virginia militia officers focused on preserving the Commonwealth’s military resources by moving public stores to safety and assembling militia to shadow the British advance.
Henrico and Richmond-area militiamen quickly answered the alarm. Local militia under Major Alexander Dick of Henrico County joined the city’s defense, including about 300 Richmond-area militiamen later identified by Lieutenant Colonel John Nicholas, a Virginia officer who had served in the Continental and State lines and later commanded militia during the 1781 Virginia campaign.
Militia also rendezvoused at Tuckahoe Bridge. After overseeing the movement of military stores across the James River at Westham, Jefferson directed Nicholas to proceed to the bridge and take command of the assembled militia before advancing toward Richmond.
Although Arnold’s troops damaged Richmond, the militia response demonstrated Henrico’s role in emergency defense: protecting public stores, guarding approaches to the capital, and continuing resistance after the city fell.
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In Their Own Words
Edward Miller remembered being called into service just as Benedict Arnold’s raid reached Richmond:
“…entered the service on the 4th of January at Richmond, and on the 5th Arnold burnt the foundry near Richmond and fired upon our Company and we had to retreat to Williamsburg…”
Thomas Wood recalled that Henrico militiamen continued to shadow British movements after Richmond was threatened:
“…the British then marched up the river, to Manchester, and we pursued them… there they burnt some warehouses and tobacco… they then marched down the river again… we followed them sixty or seventy miles…”
Meet the Militiaman - Thomas Wood
Born in Henrico County on January 11, 1744, Thomas Wood volunteered for militia service in 1776 and estimated that he completed twelve to fifteen tours of duty before the Revolutionary War ended.
Serving under Captain Thomas Prosser and other Henrico officers, he spent much of the war defending Richmond and responding to British operations across central Virginia.
Rather than recalling a single battle, Wood remembered the unfolding campaign of 1781. His pension traces British movements from artillery exchanges across the James River, to the burning of Manchester, the march toward Charlottesville, the return to Richmond, and finally the pursuit of British forces toward Yorktown.
His recollections provide one of the clearest firsthand accounts of how Henrico County’s militia repeatedly mobilized to shadow the enemy and defend the Commonwealth throughout the final year of the Revolutionary War.
Research Note - Tuckahoe Bridge
Nicholas states that militia gathered at Tuckahoe Bridge, but he does not identify them specifically as Henrico County militia. Since Tuckahoe Bridge was in the Richmond/Henrico defensive area and Nicholas later refers to Richmond-area militia under Major Alexander Dick, it is reasonable to interpret Henrico militia as likely included—but not certain.
Malvern Hill
After the militia response described above, Nicholas moved toward Richmond and then followed Arnold’s force as it withdrew down the James River.
At Malvern Hill, a commanding height overlooking the river, the militia used the landscape to monitor British movements and guard the river approaches below the capital.
Their occupation of Malvern Hill demonstrated Virginia’s determination to shadow the British army, safeguard military resources, and contest its movements even when the militia lacked the strength to force a decisive engagement.
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In Their Own Words
William Grinstead recalled that after Arnold’s invasion, he served near Malvern Hill and helped resist British attempts to seize ammunition along the James River:
“Was at the River when the enemy attempted to seize a ship of ammunition and was ordered down with a party to fire on them as they advanced—fired five or six rounds [and] the enemy laid down in the boat, and drifted down the River. The vessel was afterwards blown up.”
Research Note - Malvern Spelling
In his pension declaration, Grinstead recalled serving near the “Mobbing Hills,” a phonetic rendering rather than the modern spelling of the location. This variation is consistent with eighteenth-century place names and the passage of more than fifty years between Grinstead’s wartime service and his 1832 pension testimony.
It is further supported by the 1775 map used in this exhibition, which labels the same landmark as “Malbon Hill.” Together, these spellings demonstrate that place names were not yet standardized and were often recorded according to local pronunciation or the understanding of the individual writing them down.
Shirley Hundred
From Malvern Hill, the militia continued to follow Arnold’s force down the James River. Lieutenant Colonel John Nicholas recalled that when the British attempted to land again at Shirley Hundred, the militia moved to oppose them.
Although Nicholas did not identify the men there by county, the force had already included Richmond-area militia under Major Alexander Dick, making it likely that Henrico and Richmond-area militiamen participated in this continued resistance.
These operations reflected the militia’s strategy throughout Arnold’s raid: protecting the Commonwealth’s military resources while harassing British movements whenever opportunities arose.
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In Their Own Words
Alexander Turpin recalled that while stationed near Shirley in the spring of 1781, Henrico militiamen encountered British boats moving up the James River from enemy shipping at City Point:
“…while stationed in the neighborhood of Shirley [he was] in a skirmish with two of the boats belonging to the shipping of the enemy… which were approaching Shirley—one of the boats was captured, and the other escaped. In this skirmish four men belonging to the enemy were killed; and… four or five made prisoners.”
Meet the Militiaman - Alexander Turpin
Born on April 7, 1764 in Henrico County, Alexander Turpin spent the pivotal year of 1781 serving in the Henrico County Militia under Captains Joseph Price, William Mosby, and John McCabe. During three militia tours, he marched from Richmond to Sandy Point, Williamsburg, Hampton, Shirley, Culpeper, and Yorktown while serving under Henrico officers Colonel John Pleasants and Major Miles Selden.
Turpin’s pension illustrates the wide range of duties performed by Virginia’s Citizen-Soldiers during the final year of the Revolutionary War. His experiences demonstrate that Henrico militiamen contributed not only through combat, but also by sustaining the military operations that led to the American victory at Yorktown.
Sandy Point
As Benedict Arnold’s forces continued down the James River, Virginia militia followed along the shoreline to prevent additional British landings and protect the Commonwealth’s remaining military resources.
At Sandy Point, Henrico and Richmond-area militiamen maintained pressure on the withdrawing enemy while guarding the river approaches below Richmond.
Although they lacked the strength to force a decisive engagement, their persistent pursuit limited British freedom of movement and demonstrated that Virginia’s militia remained an active obstacle even after the fall of Richmond.
In Their Own Words
William Grinstead recalled that Sandy Point marked the end of this militia tour. After British forces left Manchester, his company followed them down the James River to Sandy Point, where the retreat of the British brought the tour to a close:
“…after the British left Manchester we went down to Sandy Point… and the British having retreated we were all discharged…”
James Terry stated that during his 1781 tour he:
“was at Sandy Point when a brig was taken and assisted in taking her.”
Terry had moved to King William County by then, but his earlier Revolutionary War service began in the Henrico militia, making his account valuable corroboration for the operation at Sandy Point.
Alexander Turpin remembered that one of his first militia tours during 1781 carried him from Richmond to the lower James River:
“From Richmond, he marched… to Sandy Point, on James River; from thence to Williamsburg; from thence to Little York; and from thence to Hampton…”
This reinforces Grinstead’s and Terry’s accounts by showing Sandy Point as part of the militia’s regular movement during Arnold’s campaign.
Renewed British Offensive
Although Benedict Arnold withdrew from Richmond in January 1781, the British threat to central Virginia was far from over.
In the spring, Major General William Phillips led a larger British force up the James River, capturing Petersburg and advancing toward Richmond.
Soon afterward, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis assumed command of British operations in Virginia, placing even greater pressure on the Commonwealth’s defenses.
Once again, the Henrico County Militia mobilized to protect Richmond, defend key transportation routes, and delay the British advance as the campaign that would ultimately lead to Yorktown unfolded across Virginia.
Battle of Blandford
April 25, 1781
Petersburg, Virginia
On April 25, 1781, Virginia militia and Continental troops assembled near Petersburg to oppose Major General William Phillips’ advance toward Richmond.
Commanded by Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg, the outnumbered American force fought a determined delaying action before withdrawing across the Appomattox River.
The battle demonstrated the increasingly active combat role the Virginia militia assumed during the 1781 campaign.
Rather than serving only as local guards, these Citizen-Soldiers fought alongside Continental and State troops to contest the British advance, delay enemy movements, and gain valuable time for Virginia’s defenses to prepare for the next phase of the campaign.
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Unlike the other sections of the Henrico County exhibition, the Battle of Blandford does not include an In Their Own Words feature because no currently identified pension application from a Henrico County militiaman explicitly recalls participating in the battle or names Blandford/Petersburg as the place of service.
See the research note for why this absence is not unexpected.
Research Note - Why No Firsthand Account?
Virginia militia pensioners typically remembered their company captains, local marches, and major campaigns decades later rather than the names of individual engagements. Surviving pension narratives from Henrico County generally identify service under local captains—such as Thomas Prosser, William Mosby, Samuel Price, William Price, John Brooks, William Burton, and John Williamson—rather than under brigade or division commanders. This makes it difficult to connect individual Henrico veterans to Blandford with the same degree of certainty as other operations around Richmond.
The participation of Henrico County militia at Blandford remains historically well supported through the broader documentary record. Contemporary military reports, the order of battle, Virginia government correspondence, and operational histories place Richmond-area militia within the force assembled by von Steuben and Muhlenberg to delay William Phillips’ advance toward Richmond on April 25, 1781.
Meadow Bridge
May 1781
Following the Battle of Blandford, British forces continued their advance toward Richmond.
As the threat to the capital increased, Virginia militia assembled to defend the roads leading into the city. One critical position was Meadow Bridge, where a principal road crossed the Chickahominy River northeast of Richmond.
By dismantling portions of the bridge, the militia sought to deny the British one of the most direct approaches to the capital and force them to search for another crossing.
For Henrico County militiamen, the campaign demanded more than guarding magazines and public stores. They performed labor-intensive engineering work, using the Chickahominy River as a natural defensive barrier while preparing to contest any British attempt to cross.
Although these measures could not halt the campaign, they slowed the enemy’s advance, protected key approaches to Richmond, and demonstrated how Virginia’s Citizen-Soldiers turned the landscape itself into part of the Commonwealth’s defense.
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In Their Own Words
Obadiah Griffin recalled the physical labor during his service at Meadow Bridge:
“…he served 2 months under Capt. Wm. Burton… where he labored very hard taking the bridges up to prevent the enemy crossing…”
This practical work—often overlooked in traditional military histories—was an essential part of the Commonwealth’s defense during the 1781 campaign.
Continuing to Guard Richmond
After the British threat to Richmond continued into the summer of 1781, Henrico County militiamen remained on local-defense duty.
Units under Captain George Markham guarded military depots and watched key crossings along the James River, helping secure the routes into and around the capital.
Their service reflected the militia’s ongoing role in protecting public stores, monitoring river movement, and preventing British forces from using crossings near Richmond.
The Yorktown Campaign
June–October 1781
By the fall of 1781, months of defending Richmond, guarding military stores, and delaying British movements had helped preserve Virginia’s ability to support the allied campaign against Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis.
As American and French forces converged on Yorktown, some Henrico County militiamen left their familiar defensive posts and joined the growing army that would bring the Revolutionary War to its decisive conclusion.
Pension records show that Henrico’s service extended beyond the siege itself. Some militiamen participated in the encirclement of Yorktown, while others remained afterward to guard British prisoners.
Their experiences illustrate how Virginia’s citizen-soldiers shifted from defending their own communities to supporting one of the most significant military operations of the Revolutionary War.
In Their Own Words
Mosby Pulliam remembered marching from Culpeper to Yorktown with General George Washington‘s army and remaining through the British surrender before helping guard prisoners:
“…where he joined the troops under General Washington and marched with them under his Captain William Mosby to Yorktown & was at the siege of York & remained there until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis and was afterwards in the service guarding prisoners…”
Edward Miller recalled that his Henrico militia service carried him to Yorktown during the final campaign of the Revolutionary War, where he:
“… served another Tour under John Price as Captain 2 months… entered the service in August 1781… during that time he was at the siege of York when Cornwallis was taken in October of the same year…”
Obadiah Griffin recalled serving during the Yorktown Campaign until illness forced him to leave the army shortly before the British surrender:
“…he served under Captain Price till the siege of York; where he was taken sick and left the army two days before the surrender of Cornwallis…”
Research Note - Colonel Beverley Randolph at Yorktown
Henrico County officer Colonel Beverley Randolph served with Brigadier General Robert Lawson‘s Virginia militia brigade during the Yorktown Campaign. Because Virginia militia officers commonly commanded men drawn from their home counties, Randolph’s service suggests that Henrico County militiamen may also have served in Lawson’s brigade. However, no currently identified Henrico County pension application explicitly identifies service under Randolph at Yorktown.
Additional research in militia rolls, orderly books, and pay records may further clarify the composition of Lawson’s brigade.
Conclusion
Throughout the Revolutionary War, the Henrico County Militia stood at the center of Virginia’s defense.
From guarding Richmond’s magazines and escorting prisoners to protecting the James River, responding to British invasions, and supporting the Yorktown Campaign, Henrico’s Citizen-Soldiers answered repeated calls for service wherever the Commonwealth needed them most.
Their pension applications reveal that military service often meant far more than fighting battles.
They marched long distances, guarded public stores, dismantled bridges, transported military supplies, pursued British forces, and remained on duty long after major engagements had ended.
Together, these firsthand accounts demonstrate how ordinary Virginians helped sustain the Revolutionary War through years of continued service.
The experiences of Henrico County’s militia remind us that the defense of American independence depended not only on decisive victories, but also on the daily efforts of Citizen-Soldiers who protected their communities while supporting the broader struggle for independence.
Primary Sources
- Obadiah Griffin. Revolutionary War Pension Application S8614. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris, revised 16 June 2014.
- William Grinstead. Revolutionary War Pension Application S15867. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- Edward Miller. Revolutionary War Pension Application S16484. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by Will Graves, 5 June 2013. Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Project.
- Mosby Pulliam. Revolutionary War Pension Application S5957. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by Will Graves, 6 December 2012. Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Project.
- James Terry. Revolutionary War Pension Application S17141. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by Will Graves, 19 November 2011. Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Project.
- Alexander Turpin. Revolutionary War Pension Application S16008. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed by Will Graves, 4 January 2012. Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Project.
- Thomas Wood. Revolutionary War Pension Application S1604. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
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