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Joseph Hardin

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Joseph Hardin

Birth
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 Jan 1838 (aged 77)
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.2469377, Longitude: -87.6287745
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North Carolina Militia - Revolutionary War.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated – that he turned out as a volunteer in the United States service in the early part of the Revolutionary War from the County of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina the year not now remembered, but that it was the same year and about the time of Tarleton's defeat [Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781], used to event of some notoriety in the history of the Revolution, – that he served in the Company commanded by Hugh Beaty, in the Battalion commanded by Richard Singleton in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Porter – that he continued in the said service under the officers aforesaid, in active service against the Indians and Tories for the space of eight months at least, that is from the last of the month of February until the last of the month of October following, and until he was furloughed to go home; and there to await further orders by his officers when his services might again be wanted; but on account of the dispersion of the Indians he was never again called into service – That during the time of his service his head quarters were at White Oak Fort at Capshaw's Mill in Rutherford County North Carolina from which he and his associates in arms ranged the whole country round about in quest of the Indian enemy. In addition to the services above detailed he served an expedition against the Indians as a volunteer Ranger under the command of Captain William Smith.
North Carolina Militia - Revolutionary War.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated – that he turned out as a volunteer in the United States service in the early part of the Revolutionary War from the County of Rutherford in the State of North Carolina the year not now remembered, but that it was the same year and about the time of Tarleton's defeat [Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781], used to event of some notoriety in the history of the Revolution, – that he served in the Company commanded by Hugh Beaty, in the Battalion commanded by Richard Singleton in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Porter – that he continued in the said service under the officers aforesaid, in active service against the Indians and Tories for the space of eight months at least, that is from the last of the month of February until the last of the month of October following, and until he was furloughed to go home; and there to await further orders by his officers when his services might again be wanted; but on account of the dispersion of the Indians he was never again called into service – That during the time of his service his head quarters were at White Oak Fort at Capshaw's Mill in Rutherford County North Carolina from which he and his associates in arms ranged the whole country round about in quest of the Indian enemy. In addition to the services above detailed he served an expedition against the Indians as a volunteer Ranger under the command of Captain William Smith.


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