Was a Lieutenant.
A Captain on 10/25/1777.
Transferred to 2nd NC Regiment on 6/1/1778.
Captured at Ft. Lafayette, NY on May 31, 1779.
Men allowed to march out wearing their side arms, an honor accorded them in admiration of the stubborn resistance.
Exchanged Dec. 1779.
Again, taken prisoner at the Fall of Charleston, exchanged July 1781.
Aide-de-Camp to BG Jethro Sumner 3/28/1782 until the end of the war.
Retired on 1/1/1783.
| Enlisted | 1777 |
| Discharged | 1783 |
| Service | 6 years |
| Unit | 5th NC Regiment |
| Role | Captain |
Monmouth (NJ), Ft. Lafayette (NY), Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC)
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