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Is this not the same patriot?
CALDWELL, JAMES. Mrs. P.H. Mell in Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, vol. iv, pp. 534-5, says:
"James Caldwell is buried in the cemetery at old Davisville, in Calhoun County, Ala, one and one-half miles south of Iron City station, twelve miles east of Anniston, on the Southern railroad. The 'oldest inhabitant' could give no information concerning the soldier.
"The tomb is built of brick; about 8 feet long, 61/2 feet wide, and 5 feet high. The shingles of the roofs are badly rotted. A plain marble tablet is let into the wall of the tomb, bearing this inscription:
Sacred
to the memory of
JAMES CALDWELL,
who died October 2nd,
1847;
in the 98th year
of his age.
He was a soldier of the Revolution.
"The above account was furnished by W. B. Bowling, of Lafayette, Ala.
"Efforts have been made in vain to find the history of this old soldier. It is said that he came from South Carolina. He is another one of those forgotten heroes whose graves are scattered over the State."
Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension Application of James Caldwell, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 448, Application
#S8163
Transcribed and annotated by Nancy Poquette
Newberry District, SC, 24th day of April 1834, James Caldwell, a resident of Anderson District, SC,
aged 76 years:
Born: October __ [blank in original] 1757 within three miles of Ballgmany, in the County of Antrim in
Ireland; no record of his age; moved with father to Orangeburg in SC at age 13 or 14
“That when he was young, about thirteen or fourteen years old, his father removed to what was
then called Orangeburg in SC, and brought with him the rest of his father’s family along. This place
(where they settled) is now called Lexington District in the state of South Carolina, whence declarant
was living when he went into the service of the United States, in the militia (having been drafted) in the
latter part of December in the year 1778 under Captain John Kinsler in Colonel Charles Hicksley’s
regiment, and served one month. This service was rendered in and near where the village of
Orangeburg now stands, and at that time it was deemed very important to protect that section of
country from the ravages and depredations of McGerk [sic, Daniel McGirt] and the Tories. The names
of some of the Whig officers during this tour of duty were Captain Clayton, Lieutenant Clayton, Major
Thomas Sab? Lab?, Captain Beams and Adjutant William Fitzpatrick and Captain James Carmichael.”
“He entered the service of the United States again in the militia under Captain George Dreher
[sic, Godfrey Dreher?] in Nov. 1779, in Colonel Thompson’s regiment and was engaged in a tour of
four months, which he served.”
“In May 1780, he again went into the service under the command of Jonathan Owen in Colonel
William Thompson’s regiment, and served one month. In this term of service he was marched to
Orangeburg and afterwards to the Four Holes. This service was in the militia, and in the state aforesaid.
The names of some of the officers in this tour were Captain Tateman, Lieutenant Coulsen [or Crulson],
Major Hant, Captain Boykin and Lieutenant Boykin.”
“Afterwards, in July 1780, he served one month as a private in the militia under Captain Gabriel
Friday. The principal part of this time was employed in guarding prisoners of the enemy near
Orangeburg, SC and taking care of a magazine, which was shortly afterwards removed from that
place.”
“In September 1780, he again was called out in the militia and served one month as a private
under the said Captain Gabriel Friday, the Colonel William Thompson mentioned above, and the
colonel that commanded the regiment in the two last tours of service…”
“This declarant served eight months as above stated, and was called into the service on all the
different tours above mentioned by draft. Besides these services, this declarant served several days and
sometimes as much as a week at a time as a scout under, occasionally, Captain Dreher, Captain Owens,
and other officers. These incoherent services are not included in the tours above described.”
“He resided in Orangeburg as it was then called, and which is now called Lexington, until about
1782 or 1783, when he removed to Newberry County, Ninety Six District and is what is now called
Newberry District, within ten miles of where Newberry Village now stands, and after living there about
two years, he removed to a plantation about five miles above the said village, where he resided until the
year 1828, when he removed to Anderson District, SC, where he now resides. He can prove his service
by Joseph Caldwell, whose affidavit is herewith submitted…”
Newberry District, SC:
“Personally appeared, Joseph Caldwell…That he lived with James Caldwell during the
Revolutionary War and remembers when he went on the first tour of service in the Revolutionary War
under Captain Kinsler, and he was gone one month. This deponent further says that he went into the
service with the said James Caldwell in the same company under Captain Dreher and that this deponent
was with him and knows he performed the four months service as is stated in this declaration.
Deponent was also in the service as stated under Captain Owen with the said James Caldwell who
served as his declaration states, one month under Captain Owen. Deponent also was with the said
James Caldwell under Captain Friday and he knows that the declarant served the two months under
said Captain Friday as is stated in the declaration…”
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