Constructed History Of Captain Thomas Flack

• Title	Constructed History Of Captain Thomas Flack
  Short Title	Thomas Flack Pension
  Source ID	S5
  Text	Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Flack, Thomas Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 18, 2006, 2:02 pm Constructed History Of Captain Thomas Flack JAMES STEWART-“That he turned out as a volunteer under Captain THOMAS FLACK and JAMES CAMPBELL, lieutenant, FRANCIS LOCKE, colonel, and set forth to subdue the Scotch and marched as far as Campbellton now embraced in Fayetteville, NC, where met by Colonel CASWELL who was commandant at the defeat of the Scotch by whom we were sent home, the date and length of service now forgotten.” DANIEL MERRELL-“He was drafted and entered the service of the United States July 22nd, 1776 under Captain THOMAS FLACK, Lieutenant Colonel PAISLEY, and Colonel JAMES MARTIN. Was marched to Salisbury, NC, where he was placed under the command of General RUTHERFORD, thence marched into the Cherokee territory on the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers to subdue the Indians and suppress their ravages and check their inroads upon the settlements. After marching in the vain pursuit of the enemy for some time, who fled from their pursuit and concealed themselves, they were marched back into North Carolina, and at Salisbury each captain took his company into their respective counties, and he, under Captain FLACK, was marched into Randolph County, (then Guilford) and discharged the latter part of October 1776, having served three months. He received no written discharge.” SCOTT, THOMAS-Soldier lived in Guilford County at enlistment. Immediately after the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, soldier served under Capt. FLACK and Col. MARTIN, 3 months, then moved to VA. JOSEPH SUMMERS-“That about the time of the commencement of the Revolutionary War, he resided in the County of Guilford and state of North Carolina, there was a call upon the militia for volunteers to go after some Indians [Cherokee Expedition-summer to fall 1776] who had been committing some depradations upon the Americans. He volunteered in a company commanded by Captain THOMAS FLACK, attached to a regiment commanded by Colonel JAMES MARTIN. The regiment was organized at Guilford Courthouse in the fall of the year, but deponent does not recollect the year. He recollects seeing a liberty pole at Guilford Courthouse at the time the regiment was organized. The regiment marched from Guilford to the Indian Village, but the Indians had left the place. The village was destroyed by the militia. After the village was destroyed, the troops returned and [were] dismissed. Deponent cannot state the time that he served on this expedition with confidence. He volunteered to serve three months and his best recollection is that he served from August or September until about Christmas following.” WILLIAM BOYD-“Some time afterwards, I was drafted for three months, the date I cannot now recollect. My captain was THOMAS FLACK, Lieutenant GEORGE DILLARD, our colonel was by the name of LYTLE. I was then marched to the White House in South Carolina and was commanded there by General ASHE. We then crossed the Savannah at Blackledge Ford and marched down the river to the mouth of Briar Creek [per Heitman, March 3, 1779]. There, the British and Tories met us and we were shamefully defeated. Our general forsook us in the commencement of the engagement and the whole army was nearly all made prisoners and killed. I narrowly escaped by making my way through a tremendous mire and lagoon, which was made from the river. I afterwards met with some of my dispersed comrades and we returned to the White House. I was there continued until my term of service expired. I then returned home.” Addendum- “In the fall of the year 1780 he was drafted for three months in the company commanded by THOMAS FLACK, Lieutenant GEORGE DILLARD. The colonel was called Colonel ARCHIBALD LYTLE. He joined Captain FLACK’s company in Guilford, from thence he marched to the place in South Carolina called the White House. There he was commanded by General ASHE. He then crossed the Savannah River at Blackledge Ferry. He and his fellow soldiers were then marched down the river to the mouth of Briar Creek, where they were met by the British and Tories. Our General ASHE forsook us in the commencement of the action and the troops were entirely defeated. Nearly all of the troops were made prisoners, and this applicant narrowly escaped through an immense lagoon or bay, which was made up from the river. This applicant was then returned home in Guilford County, after going back to the White House and serving his tour out. He got a written discharge at the White House from Colonel LYTLE which is now lost. On this term of service he served three months.” CHARLES BREDEN-In the course of the next year, (I believe-1778) I served another tour of one month (though I was called out for three months) in the company commanded by Captain FLACK of Guilford County, marched southwardly against the Tories.” Additional Comments: Constructed History is my term for a soldier who did not file for a pension himself, but about whom there is enough evidence from other soldiers to form an equivalent to a pension application. Most of the testimony comes from other men mentioning the officer or non-comm. officer, but in some cases, the actual soldier himself testified on behalf of other men, thus revealing his own history. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/flack315gmt.txt