Saluting our Children Soldiers

Tennessee CAR Saluting Our Children Soldiers

The 2022-2023 State Project for Children of the American Revolution will focus on bringing awareness to the many young boys who served as soldiers during the American Revolution. They sacrificed to contribute to the cause of American liberty although they were younger than 16 years of age. Yet, their poignant stories are mostly unknown, often overlooked, or just plain forgotten. As the children soldiers performed courageous duties to help secure our liberties, the members of T.S.C.A.R. have a certain duty to continue telling their stories and those of all Patriots.

Information about the table. The table can be sorted via columns and displays the results of each child soldier’s name, year of birth and death, service, parents, reference information, and submitter. The search function allows the user to search for names, ages, service type, etc.

The table will grow as more names are submitted and for additional information contact tscarssp@gmail.com

Project NumberFirst NameLast NameDate of BirthDate of DeathEnlistment AgeType of ServiceState of ServiceParentsReference InformationPrisoner of WarSubmitter
71William Addison29 Dec 176620 May 185313Milita PVTSouth CarolinaCaptain Thomas AddisonA025948; S*W5599NoIn honor of William Caldwell
14John SimpsonAldridge2 Feb 176117 Nov 184215SoldierVirginiaW9698NoMelodie Daniels
12SamuelAlley25 Jun 176112 Aug 184715SoldierVirginiaW9694NoMelodie Daniels
120ZebulonAllpin5 May 1766Unknown14SoldierVirginiaR162NoMelodie Daniels
13SamuelAmburn4 May 1761186015SoldierPennsylvania*S32095NoMelodie Daniels
11DanielApplegate176811 Feb 182613FiferNew JerseyA002937; *S34628NoCohen Daniels - In honor of Stephen Southland
4John PerryBarnett23 Jul 17648 Sep 182914FiferVirginiaA006467; W9718NoCohen Daniels
5JoelBarnett176330 Jul 185115SoldierGeorgiaA006454; *R534NoMelodie Daniels
93Daniel Bell14 Apr 17652 Jun 184914SoldierVirginiaA008694; S30271NoMelodie Daniels
74ReubenBlankenship176527 Oct 185014Milita, PVTVirginiaA132284; *S32120NoIn honor of William Caldwell
6HenryBoas30 Oct 1760a 4 Mar 183815SoldierPennsylvaniaA011607; *S16053NoMeldoie Daniels
122WilliamBoyd176618 Jan 183815SoldierSouth CarolinaA013061; W5845NoMelodie Daniels
141AndrewBraden14 Feb 176519 Nov 184214SoldierNorth CarolinaA013323; SW779NoKaryn Courtney
7GeorgeBridges12 Feb 1762a 184015DrummerNorth CarolinaA014261; *S32139NoIvan Daniels
31LeviBridgewater176130 Sep 183115SoldierVirginiaA014289; S*W9752NoMelodie Daniels
63JohnBrownMay 17658 Aug 184712SoldierSouth CarolinaA015634; W5906NoMelodie Daniels
32JohnBurchfield6 Jun 176528 Dec 184914SoldierNorth Carolina*W8175NoMelodie Daniels
33MeshackBurchfieldc 1762a 13 Oct 183415SoldierNorth CarolinaA207178; *S16668NoMelodie Daniels
102JohnCampbell31 May 1765p 183515SoldierVirginiaAndrew CampbellA018657; S3128NoMelodie Daniels
34WilliamCarlisle18 Nov 17645 Apr 184515SoldierNorth CarolinaA019234; *SR1698NoMelodie Daniels
110EzraCarlton Sr.1765Sep 184115DrummerNew HampshireNoIvan Daniels
114IshamChildress1766p 184114SoldierNorth CarolinaA021520; S30928NoMelodie Daniels
104LeviChubbuck15 Aug 176116 Jan 183214FiferMassachusettsA021808NoCohen Daniels
87JohnClark12 Aug 176513 Sept 184414SoldierVirginiaA022483; R2003NoMelodie Daniels
67Collin/Collins1767Unknown14MilitarySouth CarolinaNoGray Bobo
62John Collins09 Dec 176008 Mar 185215SoldierSC/NC/VAA024505; S*W6735NoMelodie Daniels
9WilliamCross5 Mar 1761a 3 Feb 184515DrummerNorth CarolinaA200893; S3221NoIvan Daniels - In honor of Dave Loyal
100EzekielDanielAug 1765p Mar 184215SoldierSouth CarolinaA207643; S21729NoMelodie Daniels
119JohnDenney24 Aug 1766Unknown14SoldierVirginiaR2875NoMelodie Daniels
21SamuelDeWees1760Unknown15FiferPennsylvaniaSamuel DeWees Sr and ElizabethS.W9405NoCohen Daniels
52SamuelDewees17626 Aug 184615Waiter and FiferPennsylvaniaS*W9405NoMelodie Daniels
35WilliamDeWitt18 Mar 176331 Jan 183815SoldierPennsylvaniaA032505; *SW729NoMelodie Daniels
75JacobDiefendorf06 Jun 1767Jul 1847UnknownFiferNew YorkA034701NoMelodie Daniels
76JacobDiefendorf06 Jun 1767Jul 1847UnknownSoldier Musician fiferNew YorkA034701NoMelodie Daniels
36JohnDougan/Dugan9 Jan 176325 Jan 184215SoldierNorth CarolinaA034417; S*W9836NoMelodie Daniels
85WilliamDunlap25 Jul 176520 Dec 183815SoldierSouth CarolinaA034824; *W2723NoMelodie Daniels
77FiskDurand26 Jun 17668 Apr 184110DrummerConnecticutA035165; *S12807NoIn honor of William Caldwell
82PeterEdleman/Eddleman14 Nov 176420 May 184715Soldier North CarolinaW7085NoMelodie Daniels
37JohnEvans1761188115SoldierSouth CarolinaA037592NoMelodie Daniels
38AndrewFergusonJul 1765185515SoldierVirginiaS32243NoDaniels - In honor of John Slaughter
98CalebFeris176511 Jun 183815SoldierSouth CarolinaA038565; S1813NoMelodie Daniels
105EbenezerFletcher2 Feb 17618 May 183115FiferNew HampshireA040780; W25598NoCohen Daniels - In honor of Kara Loyal
39SamuelFoster1 Feb 176319 Feb 184414Soldier and SpyPennsylvaniaA041821; R3693NoMelodie Daniels
2JohnFox16 Feb 17641 Sep 184015MilitaryNorth CarolinaA041362; SR3734NoMelodie Daniels
16JohnFox1766a 3 Mar 183414SailorPennsylvania*S2219NoIvan Daniels - In honor of Mel McKay
162James M (Sid/Jid)Franklin (Canterbury)13 Oct 17634 Mar 183514Private Prison Guard 2nd SergeantVirginiaAmey FranklinS31040NoDeana Watson
96AlexanderFuller176416 Mar 184414SoldierNorth CarolinaA214952; S8537NoMelodie Daniels
18NathanFutrell10 Sep 177331 Aug 18297DrummerNorth CarolinaNoGideon Daniels
1ElishaGarlandJun 176324 May 183613Continental Line SoldierNorth CarolinaA043968; S.W926NoSharon Garland Daniels
19John L.Geiger1 Mar 1763183813DrummerPennsylvaniaA044063NoIvan Daniels
23JacobGeigerNov 176325 Dec 180413FiferSouth CarolinaA044055; W2728NoCohen Daniels
30JohnGeyer176424 May 185411DrummerPennsylvaniaPeter and Mary GeyerA044484; *S41567NoIvan Daniels - In honor of Tim Massey
20JamesGillies176712 Feb 178114BuglerNorth CarolinaKilled in ActionNoGideon Daniels
40Alexander GilmoreJun 176418 Oct 184315SoldierVirginiaA045186; S*W10056NoMelodie Daniels
41SamuelGoogins19 Sep 17624 Dec 184214SoldierConnecticutA045930; S*W10064NoMelodie Daniels
118JamesGordon22 Jan 176620 Feb 183815SoldierNorth CarolinaA120429; S32278NoMelodie Daniels
15AbrahamGossc 176614 Apr 178414FiferPennsylvaniaGeorge Goss and ElizabethA046351; *S22792NoMerryAnne Pierson
113Stephen Gravesbap 22 May 17632 Mar 182814DrummerMassachusettsA132068; S38757NoKaren Baber
73Stephen Hammond17 Feb 176416 Nov 184713SeamanRhode IslandA050667; *S10500NoIn honor of William Caldwell
42WilliamHannaman14 Nov 176317 Sep 183914Soldier and SpyVirginiaA027711; S32299NoMelodie Daniels
43JohnHardy17612 Jun 183915SoldierVirginiaA050495; *S16140Yes, on a prison shipMelodie Daniels
44RobertHarris12 Dec 176622 Jul 1826UnknownSoldier - MatrossConnecticutA051844; W10076NoCohen Daniels- In memory of Ronnie Lail
109JohnHarris176326 Sep 182414SoldierNorth CarolinaA051692NoMelodie Daniels
108JohnHarris, Jr.6 Dec 176226 Apr 184515SoldierSouth CarolinaA051723; S21808NoMelodie Daniels
22JosephHarrisonc 176322 Aug 181313Garrison ServiceVirginiaA052272; W8917NoIn honor of William Caldwell
107BlissHart10 Mar 17616 Mar 183115Fifer, NCOConnecticutA051411; S*W7630NoCohen Daniels
111JohnHart12 Jul 176621 Dec 184115SoldierNew HampshireA051530; S2917NoMelodie Daniels
112JamesHarvey/Harvy17 Aug 176210 Apr 184415SoldierNew HampshireA052092NoMelodie Daniels
45RichardHaynes9 Sep 17632 Feb 1850UnknownSoldierVirginiaA053195; *S32307NoMelodie Daniels
46JohnHenderson20 Jul 176311 Jan 184415SoldierVirginiaW10103NoMelodie Daniels
47ProsserHogan176410 Sep 183111Soldier MusicianNorth CarolinaA114483; *S36592NoMelodie Daniels
51JamesHolmes17659 Mar 183313DrummerPennsylvaniaNoMelodie Daniels
60John HoustonFall 176230 Mar 183515SoldierVirginiaA057690; *S1832NoLee Johnson
26VincentHudson176326 Nov 182013FiferVirginiaW7833NoCohen Daniels-In honor of Sam Frye
91JamesHunt7 Feb 1765p 10 Mar 185115SoldierSouth CarolinaA132605; S5394NoMelodie Daniels
49WilliamHutchins6 Oct 17642 May 186615MAMassachusettsA061277; *S22320YesMelodie Daniels
54William Irwin26 Sep 17639 Sep 1850 UnknownSoldierVirginiaA060613; *S16422NoMelodie Daniels
161William TompkinsIsbell19 Sep 176524 Aug 183810militiaNorth CarolinaJames B. Isbell, Sr. & Frances TompkinsNoMona Isbell Smith
70AndrewJackson15 Mar 17678 Jun 184513MilitarySouth CarolinaAndrew Jackson and Elizabeth Hutchinson JacksonNoGray Bobo
88JohnJeffreys/Jeffers1765Unknown15SoldierVirginiaW26158NoMelodie Daniels
55Richard LordJones15 May 176723 Jul 185210FiferConnecticutA062556; W765NoCohen Daniels
56RichardJones8 Jun 176614 Aug 183714SoldierNorth CarolinaA212391; S*W26799NoMelodie Daniels
117ReubenJones1766Unknown13SoldierSouth CarolinaA062548; R5738NoMelodie Daniels
25SimeonJustice4 Jun 1765Unknown11DrummerSouth CarolinaJohn Justice and Mary SloanW7946NoIvan Daniels
24JohnJustice, Jr.176230 Jan 183114FiferSouth CarolinaJohn Justice and Mary SloanA063614; W9092NoCohen Daniels
57Charles Kilgore4 Jan 176428 Nov 1844UnknownSoldierVirginiaA065771; S*W7994NoMelodie Daniels
48JamesKirkpatrick1 Sep 17631 Jan 182415Fifer and DrummerNew JerseyA116964; S*W4008NoMelodie Daniels
92RobertKirkpatrick26 Oct 17632 Apr 1841UnknownSoldierSouth CarolinaA065675; R5993NoMeldoie Daniels
58Elijah Lacey14 Oct 176425 Apr 184614SoldierVirginiaA067694; S*W10189NoMelodie Daniels
68Dicey Langston14 May 176623 May 183715UnknownSouth CarolinaSolomon LangstonNoGray Bobo
8PresleyLarkins14 Mar 1763Unknown12FiferVirginiaR6168NoCohen Daniels- In honor of Billy White
59David Lee27 Jan 176610 Jan 185215SoldierVirginiaA068513; R6256NoMelodie Daniels
128RichardMack176504 Jul, 184515Soldier Musician-FiferConnecticutA072891; W9910NoCohen Daniels
129JamesMahoney1763ante 19 May 182113SoliderVirginiaA073153; S36056NoMelodie Daniels
130LemuelMallory22 May 176316 Feb, 185115SoldierConnecticutW6785NoMelodie Daniels
17Joseph PlumbMartin21 Nov 17602 May 185015SoldierConnecticutRev. Ebenezer Martin and Susannah PlumbNoJulie Lynn Ford
131PeterMason22 Aug 1764p. 184014SoldierVirginiaA074975; S32394NoMelodie Daniels
101JohnMcAlister12 Feb 176524 Dec 184813SoldierNorth CarolinaA074395; W1887NoMelodie Daniels
132Cornelius Merry01 Jul 176325 Feb 184215SoldierConnecticutS16479NoMelodie Daniels
61WarnerMetcalf176230 Sep 183515DrummerNorth CarolinaW4281NoIvan Daniels
116JohnMiller1766Unknown15SoldierSouth CarolinaS1702NoMelodie Daniels
29AlexanderMilliner/Mahroneyb 14 Mar 177013 Mar 186510DrummerNew YorkA073975; S42925NoIvan Daniels - In honor of Mark Reilly
99JamesMitchell20 Dec 176511 Nov 184315SoldierNorth CarolinaA080533; S1854NoMelodie Daniels
95WilliamMorrison25 Mar 17656 Sep 183915SoldierNorth CarolinaA081230; R7430NoMelodie Daniels
133ThomasMounce08 Jul 1764Aug 184915SoldierPennsylvaniaA134882; S 17594NoMelodie Daniels
134SamuelNay09 Mar 176301 Oct, 184815SoldierVirginiaA081700; R7563VNoMelodie Daniels
90JohnNevill30 Nov 1765Unknown15SoldierVirginiaA205761; S5827NoMelodie Daniels
135HarrodNewland17 May 176616 Jun 184813SoldierPennsylvaniaA082951; S16494NoMelodie Daniels
136WilliamOsborn10 Jan 176405 Apr 183515SoldierNorth CarolinaA084568; W4303NoMelodie Daniels
137EdwardOtis176606 Jun 185210SoldierConnecticutA084802; S32425NoMelodie Daniels
53John Paitt16 Apr 176710 Mar 182310FiferNew JerseyJohn Paitt and Jane WilliamsonNoMelodie Daniels
153JohnPalmer1766183915SoldierSouth CarolinaS17004NoMelodie Daniels
154JoshuaPatrick24 Feb 176210 Jan 184214Soldier Musician fiferConnecticutS32431NoCohen Daniels
89James Pearce25 Dec 1765Unknown14SoldierNorth CarolinaR8031NoMelodie Daniels
78BenjaminPeck, Jr.24 Apr 17645 Jan 183813DrummerConnecticutA087441NoIn honor of William Caldwell
159EdwardPendergrass1765185014SoldierPennsylvaniaA088316; S16505NoMelodie Daniels
158NathanielPrentiss14 Mar 176423 Jan 183913PrivateerConnecticutYes, on the HMS Jersey prison ship & kept in prison in JamicaMelodie Daniels
83JoshuaPrewett176527 Jan 184313SoldierVirginiaA091947; W27643NoMelodie Daniels
10WilliamPrice19 Dec 176230 Oct 184413FiferNorth CarolinaCaptain Thomas Price and Elizabeth HamptonA212109; S.W1072NoCohen Daniels - In honor of Kara Loyal
97JackmanPurkinson1765Unknown15SoldierVirginiaS2012NoMelodie Daniels
103FrancisRamsey17 Dec 176426 Dec 184214SoldierVirginiaA093767; W8542NoMelodie Daniels
157JosephRansford1763184914Soldier Musician fifer/gunnerVirginiaNoMelodie Daniels
50PhilipReamer1763Unknown14Fifer and DrummerPennsylvaniaNoMelodie Daniels
156JosephReynolds11 Jan 1762Unknown14SailorNew YorkS31928NoMelodie Daniels
155Elijah Rich03 Jan 1762183915SoliderMassachusettsS17048NoMelodie Daniels
86WilliamRoberts1765/1766Unknown15SoldierVirginiaS7407NoMelodie Daniels
138WinthropRobinson22 Apr 17615 Nov 183615Soldier Musician drummer / LieutenantNew HampshireJonathan RobinsonA097799; SW9637NoIvan Daniels
106ArchibaldRose20 Jun 176526 Dec 182913SoldierVirginiaA200053; *S39046NoMelodie Daniels
94PhillipRussell176517 Aug 184215Soldier/TeamsterVirginiaNoMelodie Daniels
3JamesSevier25 Oct l76421 Jan 184715SoldierNorth CarolinaJohn Sevier and Sarah HawkinsA102091; S45889NoIvan Daniels
151HenryShaw176001 Feb 182915SoldierVirginiaS36756NoMelodie Daniels
160DavidShelby1763182212SoldierNorth CarolinaCapt. John Shelby & Sarah DavisA102411NoMona Isbell Smith
84David Shipman15 Aug 1765Unknown15Soldier Virginia*S32518NoMelodie Daniels
152JohnShupe14 Apr 176524 Feb 183313SoldierPennsylvaniaS16247NoMelodie Daniels
144DanielStringham176406 Aug184114SoldierNew YorkS32536NoMelodie Daniels
64GeorgeSutherlandAug 1761a 25 Jan 184714DrummerNorth CarolinaA111132; *S7667NoJan Owens Perry
79JohnSwepstonb 17616 Jun 185315FiferVirginiaA111943NoStabile Family
150JacobTeeple19 Jun 17637 Jul 183515Soldier Musician fiferPennsylvaniaA113249; S16552NoCohen Daniels
121JamesTenney21 Dec 176630 Dec 184114SoldierMassachusettsA113498; W3888NoMelodie Daniels
69WilliamThomas1764181415MilitarySouth CarolinaColonel John Thomas and Jane Thomas BlackNoGray Bobo
139DavidThompson23 May 176609 Sep 184014Soldier Musician drummerConnecticutR10527V; S18437NoIvan Daniels
66TowlesUnknown17 Nov 1781UnknownMilitarySouth CarolinaCaptain Oliver TowlesKilled in ActionNoGray Bobo
27MagnusTullock176427 Oct 184513FiferSouth CarolinaS6273NoCohen Daniels
145IsaacUpdike176225 Aug 1825UnknownSoldierNew JerseyNoMelodie Daniels
146PeterUrton22 Apr 176523 Sep 183515SoldierVirginiaA118178; S16561NoMelodie Daniels
115JohnVaughanc 176214 Jul 184215Soldier - MatrossMarylandA134971; R10920NoMelodie Daniels
147JohnWalls4 Apr 176221 Nov 1837UnknownSoldier Musician drummerPennsylvaniaA120105; S17762NoMelodie Daniels
140MasonWatts1765185013SoldierVirginiaNoMelodie Daniels
143SamuelWelch176330 Dec 184213Soldier Musician drummerPennsylvaniaA121873NoIvan Daniels
149DanielWelch1763Unknown15SoldierNew YorkS36841NoMelodie Daniels
81JeremiahWescoat1765Unknown15SoldierNorth CarolinaR11330NoMelodie Daniels
142AbrahamWhite21 Jun 176222 Jun 185315SoldierMarylandA124563; SW6473NoMelodie Daniels
148BarzillaWilley10 Jun 176423 May 185115Soldier Musician drummerConnecticutA125838; S16299NoIvan Daniels
65JosephWilliamsc 176719 Nov 178114MilitarySouth CarolinaColonel James Williams and Mary Wallace WilliamsKilled in ActionNoGray Bobo
126JamesWilliams26 Feb 1764aft. 1833UnknownSoldierNew YorkNoMelodie Daniels
127ConstantWilliams1763Sep 183513Soldier; ScoutMassachusetts/VermontA125915; S32594NoMelodie Daniels
28CorneliiusWilsonc 1766a 24 Feb 182411Fifer and DrummerVirginiaNoEdith Haynes Smith
80John GreggWilson19 Feb 17688 Aug 185510Soldier MusicianNew YorkA127637; *S44077NoMelodie Daniels
125JeremiahWright29 Mar 176218 May 183314SoliderVirginiaA130850; S32617NoMelodie Daniels
123PhillipYoung176601 Jul 184015soldierNew JerseyA130202NoMelodie Daniels
124MorganYoung01 Jan 176221 Jan 185214soldier/guardNew JerseyA200275; S17804NoMelodie Daniels
72SamuelYounglove15 Apr 176330 Aug 184614Soldier, SergeantNew YorkA130369NoIn honor of William Caldwell