New Order of Battle based upon Battle of Camden Pension Statements (thru 01-03-04) by Charles Baxley

Note: The primary source of this order of battle is pension affidavits given over fifty years after the battle. Many Revolutionary War leaders went on to distinguished military service and the ranks given in those affidavits are often those achieved years after the Battle of Camden.

Virginia Militia:

B. Gen. Edward Stevens, Commander, Virginia Militia Brigade

• Lt. Col. Charles Porterfield, Commander Porterfield's Light Infantry (Va. State Troops)
• James City Co. Va. Militia
• Maj. _______ Upshaw
• Capt. Thomas H. Drew, company commander, Caroline Co. Va. Militia
• Capt. Thomas Downing, Northumberland Co. Va. Militia
• Capt. ______ Curl
• Col. James Lucas, commander, 4th Virginia militia brigade
•         Capt. Aziariah Martin, company commander, Amherst Co. Va. Militia
• Capt. Edmund Curd, company commander, Goochland Co. Va. Militia
• Col. _______ Lawson
• Capt. Paul Wattington, company commander, Halifax Co. Va. Militia
• Col. William Mayo, Powhatan Co. Va. Militia
• Col. George Stubblefield, 2nd Regiment, Va. Militia
• Capt. William Stanton, Culpepper Co. Va. Militia
• Lt. Col. Joseph Spencer, Va. Militia
• Capt. Thomas Leftwich, company commander, Bedford Co. Va. Militia
• Capt. John Byers, company commander, Louisa Co. Va. Militia
• Maj. William Moseley
• Capt. Thomas Minor, company commander, Shenandoah Co. Va. Militia 
• Col. _______ Faulkner
• Col. Holt Richardson
• Maj. ___ Boice
• Capt. William Craddock, company commander, Amelia County, Va. Militia
• Col. _______ Downman (Dorman), Charlotte Co. Va. Militia
• .         Capt. Thomas Williams, company commander, Charlotte Co. Va. Militia
•     Maj. Henry Conway, 3rd Va. Regiment
• Capt. Isaac Clement, company commander, Pittsylvania Co. Va. Militia

Col. Joseph Smith

Capt. John Holliday, company commander, Va. Militia

Col. ______ Barber

Capt. _____ Lewis, company commander, Va. Militia

UNKNOWN ASSIGNMENTS:

Lt. Col. _______Glenn, Va. Militia

Capt. ____ Price, company commander, Amelia County, Va. Militia

Capt. John Price, company commander, Hanover Co., Va. Militia

Capt. James Johnson, company commander, Caroline Co., Va. Militia (Amelia too)

Capt. ____ Booker, company commander, Chesterfield Co., Va. Militia

Capt. Archibald Walthal, company commander, Chesterfield Co., Va. Militia

Capt. George Pegram, company commander, Dinwiddie Co., Va. Militia

Capt. _____ Buis, company commander, Louisa Co., Va. Militia

Capt. _________, company commander, Spotsylvania Co., Va. Militia

Capt. Thomas Robets, company commander, Va. Militia

Capt. _______ Cunningham, company commander, Henry Co. Va. Militia, (Green's Regiment)

Capt. George Wallin (Waller), company commander, Henry Co. Va. Militia, 3rd VA Regiment

Capt. William Dix, company commander, Pittsylvania Co. Va. Militia

Capt. Elias Edmunds, company commander, Fauquier Co. Va. Militia

Capt. Peter Perkins, (ranks varies: Capt., Major, Lt. Col. and Col.), Pittsylvania Co. Va. Militia

Capt. _____ Walker, Lunenburg Co. Va. Militia

Lieut. Thomas Holliday (Holladay), Shenandoah Co. Va. Militia

North Carolina Militia:

· Maj. General Richard Caswell, Commander, N. C. Militia 

· B. Gen. Griffith Rutherford of Rowan County, Brigade Commander, N.C. Militia

§ Maj. Micajah Lewis

· Capt. Joseph (Joel?) Lewis company commander

· Col. Martin Armstrong, NC Militia

o         Capt. John Starns, company commander, Mecklenburg and Carrabus County, NC Militia

o Capt. William Meridith, company commander, Surry Co. NC Militia

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o     Maj. _____ Wilston

o Capt. Absalom Bostick, company commander, Surry Co. NC Militia

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·     Col. George Alexander

o Major Joseph Dickson

o Capt. William Armstrong, company commander, Lincoln Co. NC Militia

o Capt. Samuel Givins, company commander, Mecklenburg Co.  NC Militia

o Capt. Samuel Reid, company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia

o Capt. ______ Wright, company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia

· Col. Frank Locke

·            Capt. Richmond Pearson, company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia

· Capt. Samuel Reed (Reid), company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia   

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· B. Gen. Isaac Gregory of Pasquotank County, Brigade Commander, N.C. Militia

o Lt. Col. Henry (Hal) Dixon, N.C. Militia (Col. _____ Moore)

o Capt. Edward Yarborough, company commander

o Capt. _______ Ray, company commander, Orange Co.(?) NC Militia

Col. ______ Polk

Capt. _____ Hadley, company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia

· Col. Benjamin EXUM (AKSOM, EXXUM), Craven Co. NC Militia

§ Capt. John Patterson, company commander, NC Militia

§ Capt. _____ Williams, company commander, Martin Co. NC Militia

        B. Gen. John Butler of Guilford District, Orange County, Brigade Commander, N.C. Militia

Col. Porterfield

Capt. _____ Trice, company commander, Orange Co. NC Militia

            Col. ______Collier, NC Militia

Capt. David McFarland, Caswell Co. NC Militia

Capt. ______ Johnson, company commander, Chatham Co. NC Militia

(Capt. Joseph Johnson's Co Orange Co.(?) NC Militia)

Major ______ Sharp

Capt. _______ Chambers, company commander, Wake Co. NC Militia

Col. ____ Paisley, Col. ___ O'Neal, Col. ____ Taylor, Col. _____ Parks

Capt. John Graves, company commander, Caswell Co. NC Militia

Capt. _____ Lillared, Orange Co. NC Militia,

Maj. John Armstrong of NC, Commander of Armstrong's light infantry

Capt. _____ Freeman, company commander, Surry Co. NC Militia

Col. Alex Lillington, NC militia

Lt. Col. Stephen Moore, Caswell County, NC militia

        Lt. Col. William Moore, NC militia

•        Maj. James Dougan, NC militia

Col. William Brickell, Franklin Co., NC Militia,

•     Capt. Harrison Mason, Franklin Co., NC Militia
• Capt. Julious Alfred, Franklin Co. NC Militia

Col. _______ Etherington, regimental commander, Northampton Co. NC Militia 

Maj. Robert Peoples, battallion commander

Capt. Samuel Lockhart (former Continental Lt.Col., NC), company commander, Northampton Co./Halifax Co. NC Militia

Col. _______Cleveland, Wilkes Co. NC Militia

Maj. ______ Doolin or Duley

Capt. Elijah Clark

Lt. Col. John Brickett, Col. Sen___ (illegible), Halifax Co. NC Militia,

Capt. ______ Williams, company commander, Halifax Co. NC Militia

Col. Elijah Isaacs, (Isaacks) Wilkes Co. NC Militia

Capt. Paul Patrick, company commander, Wilkes Co. NC Militia

Col. Littrell, prob. Chatham County, NC

Capt. _______ Richardson, company commander, Chatham Co. (Halifax?) NC Militia

UNKNOWN ASSIGNMENTS:

Col. ____ Ramsay, NC Militia

Col. ____ Dawson, NC Militia

Col. ____ Ascurn, Martin Co. NC Militia

Col. ____ Knowles (Nowles), Cumberland Co. NC Militia

Col. ____ Thomas, Orange Co. NC Militia

Maj. Agrippa Nichols, Warren Co. NC Militia

Capt. John White, company commander, Warren Co. NC Militia

Maj. J. Bird, NC Militia

Maj. Thomas Harris, NC Militia

Maj. Samuel Jones, NC Militia

Maj. _____ Parker, NC Militia

• Capt. John Allen, company commander, _______Co., NC Militia
• Capt. David Roach, company commander., ________ Co., NC Militia
• Capt. Patrick Bogan, company commander, Anson Co. NC Militia
• Capt. Joust Boyce, company commander, _____ Co., NC Militia
•             Capt. George Oldham, company commander, Caswell Co. NC Militia
• Capt. John White, company commander, Warren Co. NC Militia
• Capt. Benjamin Carter, _____ NC Militia
• Capt. _____ Edwards, company commander, Cumberland Co. NC Militia
• Capt. Richard Ransom, company commander, Bute Co. NC Militia
• Capt. John Clendening, Orange Co. NC Militia
• Capt. ______ COX(COKE?), Cumberland Co. NC Militia
• Capt. Alexander Davidson, Rowan Co. NC Militia
• Capt. _______ York, NC Militia
• Capt. ______ McLane, company commander, Randolph Co. NC Militia
• Capt. John Stevens, company commander, Mecklenburg Co. NC Militia
• Capt. William Horton, company commander, Orange Co. NC Militia
• Capt. _____Macon, NC Militia
• Capt. ______ McGlauhn, company commander, Orange Co. NC Militia
• Capt. John Johnson, company commander, Rowan Co. NC Militia. Co
• Capt. George Person, NC Militia
• Capt. _______ Hargis, company commander, Caswell Co. NC Militia.
• Capt. William Meredith, company commander, Surry Co. NC Militia
• Capt. ____ Odom, company commander, Caswell Co., NC Militia
• Capt. _______ Spain, company commander, Pitt Co. NC Militia
• Capt. William Wilson, NC Militia