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[Taken from Muster Rolls in Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War by Murtie June Clark]
| Captain Richard Hovenden's Troop | Captain Jacob James's Troop | Captain David Kinlock's Troop (later Capt. Nathaniel Vernon Jr.'s Troop)4 |
Captain Thomas Sandford's Troop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prisoners as of 17 Jan 1781 (12/24/1781 roll) | Prisoners as of 17 Jan 1781 (2/23/1782 roll) | Prisoners as of 17 Jan 1781 (2/23/1781 roll) | Prisoners as of 17 Jan 1781 (2/23/1782 roll) |
| Bushel, Benjamin2 | Heaton, Readman | Cowling, ______2 | Sedqwick, Thomas (Trumpeter)2 |
| Hall, John2 | Starr, George (Corp)2 | Gray, ______2 | Stauter, Stophel2 |
| Franklin, Samuel2 | Davis, William2 | Manguard, ______2 | Groff, James2 |
| Robinson, James2 | Davis, Robert2 | Leonard, ______2, 3 | Powers, Henry |
| Keene, Jacob | Curtis, John2 | ||
| Connon, Arcos | Prisoners as of 23 Feb 1781 (2/23/1782 roll) | Bray, Ambrose2 | |
| Highland, John2 | Askins, ______2 | Davis, John | |
| Smith, William2 | Walker, ______2 | Morrough, Nicholas | |
| Stow, Seth2 | Connolly, ______2 | Bevin, Thomas | |
| Trickett, William2 | Dockerty, ______2 | Burns, Christian | |
| Shean, Patrick2 | McCormick, ______2 | Brooks, William2 | |
| Molloy, ______2 |
1 The rolls taken 2/23/1781 and 12/24/1781 simply state "prisoner 2/23/1781" or "prisoner with rebels 2/23/1781. Since there was no large scale action, involving the Legion, between 17 Jan 1781 and 23 Feb 1781, I am making the assumption that these prisoners were taken at Cowpens. Strength returns of Cornwallis's army indicate that the Legion rank and file on 1/15/81 was 451 and on 2/1/81 was 174, a decrease of 277.The names in this and the accompanying infantry table only add up to 203 and that includes, Sgts, Corporals, Drummers and Trumpeters. I cannot reconcile the difference other than spectulate that it may include men who escaped capture but were not available for duty on 2/1; perhaps they were out sick, had been reassigned or had deserted.
2 These names also appear on Troop Rolls dated 24 Dec. '80.
3 Killed in action.
4 Nathaniel Vernon Jr. replaced David Kinlock as troop commander in August 1781.
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