Inscription: 1818 SA CA 1746 72
On April 26, 1776 Samuel Carter enlisted in the Revolutionary War for 2 1/2 years. He served in the 5th Regiment, Williams Company and in the 2nd North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten. Samuel made Corporal in November of 1777 and was discharged October 16, 1778. He fought in the Battle of White Plains, New York and was wounded in the battle at Germantown, Pennsylvania. There is a strong possibility that he was at Valley Forge.
He was granted 228 acres of land in Montgomery County (present day Stanly County) for thirty months service. Samuel's land was on the Cloverfork Creek between Albemarle and Palestine.
(Above info taken from the Stanly County Heritage Book, page 189)
Inscription: 1818 SA CA 1746 72
On April 26, 1776 Samuel Carter enlisted in the Revolutionary War for 2 1/2 years. He served in the 5th Regiment, Williams Company and in the 2nd North Carolina Battalion commanded by Colonel John Patten. Samuel made Corporal in November of 1777 and was discharged October 16, 1778. He fought in the Battle of White Plains, New York and was wounded in the battle at Germantown, Pennsylvania. There is a strong possibility that he was at Valley Forge.
He was granted 228 acres of land in Montgomery County (present day Stanly County) for thirty months service. Samuel's land was on the Cloverfork Creek between Albemarle and Palestine.
(Above info taken from the Stanly County Heritage Book, page 189)
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