STATE OF MISSOURI

MARION COUNTY

On the 3rd day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before James JAMISON and Ishmel HENDRICKS two of the Judges of the County Court for the county of Marion, State of Missouri now sitting, ANDERSON LONG a resident of the said County of Marion aged seventy years who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein states.

Immediately after the defeat of General GATES, I substituted in the place of a man by the name of Robert C. COLEMAN who had been drafted. My Captain's name was Richard YOUNG. David JAMISON was my Lieutenant and John LIGHTFOOT my Ensign. MURRY was the name of my Colonel and we belonged to General STEVEN'S Brigade.

My residence when I entered the service was in Culpeper County in the State of Virginia, We rendezvoused at one John WALKERSs and immediately marched to join the Army. We passed thru Virginia into North Carolina to Hillsborough at which place we joined the Army and drew our arms. We then remained a short time and marched from thence to Salisbury from thence to Charlotte at which place I was taken sick and carried to the Hospital. After I recovered I joined Captain SHARP's Company of North Carolina Militia a few days after General DAVISON was killed crossing Catawba River. At this time, my Major was WILLIAMS and LOCK was the name of the Colonel. I continued with these troops until I reached my own army. Shortly after which I was discharged by General STEVENS who signed my discharge.

Of the regular officers I recollect Captain LOVELL and Lieutenant Reuben LONG. General GREEN also joined us while we were at Hillsborough. I received my discharge about the first of April the year after I joined the army having served seven months. When we had arrived at the east side of the Adkin River, TARLETON advanced upon us on the west side we were formed in order of battle in old field skirted with woods but TARLETON retreated finding us too strong for him. At a small River called Haw River we were again attacked by TARLETON's but we beat them. At this time I had about 20 prisoners under my care that we had previously taken.

I have lost my discharge and I know of none now living that knew anything of this service.

In the spring of 1780, I again entered the Army. I was drafted, for my father would not permit me to volunteer. We rendezvoused at Jeremiah ford on the Rappahannock River. We were ordered home and commanded to hold ourselves in readiness at a moments warning to march. I received a discharge for this tour of two months though we performed no service in the field. At the end of the tour I substituted for a man by the name of Charles TUNIN. We rendezvoused at Culpeper Court House under Captain William GREEN. We were attached to Colonel John GREENs Regiment and were commanded by General STEVENS. We joined the Brigade a short time before the army reached Colonel DANDRIDGEs old fields at which place we were attacked by TARLTONs Horse but they would not stand and fight.

After having served two months and knowing that my father would endeavor to detain me at home, I did not leave the Army but continued with it. I joined Captain Elijah KERBY, John FINNY was Lieutenant, BEEL was my Major and I belonged to Colonel ALLCOCK's Regiment and STEVEN's Brigade.

During this time the Army was kept continually marching from place to place in Virginia night and day watching the British who at this time were spread all over the country.

At the end of this tour I joined Captain WOOD's Company and during the two months I served under him I was generally on duty with the regulars watching the British who were continually plundering provisions from the farms. I knew Colonel MERRYWEATHER under whom I then served and Colonel THORN and Major COLMAN a Frenchman. The troops of the Marquis de LAFAYETTE were with our army commanded by Brigadier General STEVENS, MUHLENBURGH, and LAWSON.

After the expiration of this tour in August I joined Captain LILLARD's company we were at a place then called Maubin Hills when the company arrived. The whole army commanded by General STEVENS then marched to Williamsburg I was then detailed from my company and placed under the command of Colonel BOYER and we were immediately marched to a placed called Tavern Point to prevent the enemy from taking up the river above Little York to provide provisions. After this duty had been performed we joined the main army at Williamsburg and in some short time our army being joined by WASHINGTON and WAYNE we marched from Williamsburg to Little York. I was then detailed for the purpose of preparing provisions, wagons, horses and such things as were needed by the army in which business I was employed until the army was disbanded.

I was born in the year 1762 in Culpeper County, Virginia, I entered the Army at age sixteen. My Father's bible being destroyed, I know of no record of my age remaining since the Revolution, I have lived in Virginia, in Shelby, Mercer, and Warren Counties Kentucky and now in Marion County, Missouri.

I know of no one living by whom my services can be proved except Rubin MILES of Shelby or Spencer County, Kentucky. Morgan WRIGHT of Washington County, Kentucky and John WILES of Henry County, Kentucky. If they are living they can testify to most of it.

Though I received my regular discharges for my services, I have lost or mislaid them all. Thus I have served my County faithfully about eighteen months and if she now give me of her bounty, it will be thankfully received.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except for the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency of any state.

I am known to William ANDERSON, Jacob JONES, Benjamin JONES, William McPHETERS, John NASH and others who can state as to my character for veracity and their belief as to my service as a soldier of the Revolution.

ANDERSON LONG

Subscribed and sworn to the day and year aforesaid.

James JAMISON, Presiding Judge
of the County Court of the
County of Marion

Anderson Long