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British colonies in North America have provided pensions for soldier's years prior to the Revolutionary War for more than a century. [1] It wasn't until the war broke out that the United States government provided three types of pensions for soldiers during the war: A disability pension was granted to a soldier who was injured in the line of duty, a service pension was granted to any veteran ...
List of American Revolutionary War battles; Salisbury District Brigade; Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves; Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Tactics consisted of both strategic battles and guerrilla warfare.
The Mecklenburg County regiment was active from its original authorization until the end of the war. It was subordinated to the Salisbury District Brigade under Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. The Mecklenburg County regiment was involved in 39 known battles, sieges, and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas. New York: Wiley. Edgar, Walter (2001). Partisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict That Turned the Tide of the American Revolution. New York: Morrow. ISBN 9780380977604. Edgar, Walter (2016). "South Carolina Encyclopedia, Revolutionary War". scencyclopedia.org.
List of American Revolutionary War battles; Salisbury District Brigade; Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves; Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
In 1789, the federal government started paying for some pensions as well. [2] In 1818, the federal government under President James Madison passed a large pension bill for veterans of the Revolutionary War at his urging. The bill didn't require applicants to provide evidence of poverty or disability to be granted benefits, unlike previous programs.
The 1832 Pension Act, formally titled "An Act supplementary to the "Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.", 4 Stat. 529 (1832) was passed June 7, 1832 by the 22nd United States Congress as a final supplementary pension act for Revolutionary War veterans.