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The applicants present detailed testimony of their time of service during the Revolutionary War. Information found in the declarations include date and location applicants entered into service, names of military companies they served in, names of military commanders they served under, names of fellow soldiers they served with, length of service, their age, and their place of birth. The predominant portion of the declarations are narratives of their tours of duty during the Revolutionary War with emphasis on battles they fought. 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Prior to the passage of this act, pensions had been restricted to former soldiers who were no longer able to support themselves due to injuries sustained while in service. The second act, passed by Congress in 1820, required applicants to provide more concrete evidence of this financial need in the form of a certified inventory of his property and income. They also had to include an account of all members of the applicant's family, including their health and ability to contribute to household income. In 1832, the third act extended pension benefits to include soldiers who had served in the state troops or militia. Congress also passed a related act in 1836 granting pensions to the widows and orphans of Revolutionary War veterans.\n","Locality History:   Pittsylvania County was named in honor of William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a great English statesman. 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The applicants present detailed testimony of their time of service during the Revolutionary War. Information found in the declarations include date and location applicants entered into service, names of military companies they served in, names of military commanders they served under, names of fellow soldiers they served with, length of service, their age, and their place of birth. The predominant portion of the declarations are narratives of their tours of duty during the Revolutionary War with emphasis on battles they fought. 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The declarations also include affidavits from witnesses who could verify information provided by applicants.\n","Applicants also reported serving in many units outside of Virginia, including the 3rd Battalion of Virginia Troops; 3rd Regiment Virginia militia; 4th Regiment Virginia militia; 1st Virginia Regiment; 1st Virginia Regiment, Artillery Company; 1st Virginia Light Horse Regiment; 3rd Virginia Regiment; 3rd Virginia Regiment of Light Dragoons; 4th Virginia Regiment; 5th Virginia Regiment, Infantry; 6th Virginia Regiment; 9th Virginia Regiment; 15th Virginia Regiment; Alexandria militia; Amelia County militia; Amelia County militia, Cavalry; Bedford County militia; Carolina County militia; Charlotte County militia; Chesterfield County militia; Cumberland County militia; Dinwiddie County militia; Halifax County militia; Henry County militia; Loudoun County militia; Mecklenburg County militia; Pittsylvania County militia; and the Virginia Continental Line, Viriginia militia, Virginia Minutemen, and Virginia State Legion in general.","Applicants also reported serving in many units outside of Virginia, including the vessel the General Washington; 3rd Georgia Regiment; 4th North Carolina Regiment; North Carolina Continental Line; American Galleys; Baggage Guard; Company of Riflemen; Regiment of Artillery; 16th Regiment in Washington's Brigade; North Carolina militia; and the Southern Army at Peytonsburg and the cavalry of the Continental Service in general.","Applicants also gave accounts of being present during several military engagements, including the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Brier Creek, Battle of Camden, Battle of Cowpens, Battle of Eutaw Springs, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Battle of Gwynn's Island, Battle of Jamestown, Battle of Longbridge, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Stone Camp, and the Siege of Yorktown.","Notable records in this collection include pension papers for James Hopkins, a soldier who attempted to desert following the Battle of Camden due to poor living conditions and faced a Court of Inquiry; William Dove, a naval soldier who spent the war sailing back and forth to various European allies, most notably France, Spain, and Holland; and Avery Mustain, a soldier involved in a campaign against the Cherokee nation in what is now the state of Tennessee, wherein he describes efforts by the military to prevent the Cherokee people from returning to their territory through large scale destruction of their homes and agriculture."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions\n"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions.\n"],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eLibrary of Virginia\n\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Library of Virginia\n"],"language_ssim":["English\n"],"total_component_count_is":2,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T11:34:33.799Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi00773"}},{"id":"vi_vi02498","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Pittsylvania County (Va.) 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Information found in these records include names of enslaved and free Black people, locality of origin, occupation, location of fortification, names of enslavers, and monetary value of enslaved people. Virginia enacted legislation as early as July 1, 1861 during the Civil War to requisition enslaved and free Black people to work on military fortifications and other defensive works around the commonwealth. From 1862 to 1863, at the request of the president of the Confederate States, the General Assembly passed three more laws that requisitioned enslaved laborers to work on fortifications and other works of the defense. Each county and city were given a certain number of enslaved laborers that had to be provided to the government under the requisition act. Enslaved people requisitioned for service did not have a choice. 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It was formed from Halifax County in 1766. The county court first met on 26 June 1767. The county seat is Chatham.\n","Starting in 2023, Library of Virginia archival staff in partnership with the Virginia Untold Project Manager began efforts to describe records related to free and enslaved Black and multiracial people in a manner that improved the historical context of the records. In doing so, in some cases material once described within the \"Free and Enslaved\" record group for a locality may no longer be described within this record. When this has occurred, please see the Processing Information and Related Materials section for records that have been described separately.","\"Free Negro\" Registrations, 1821-1864, were removed from this record in January 2024 and are now described in the Pittsylvania County (Va.) 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