Roll Call of the First Veterans

Twenty-seven veterans of the American Revolutionary War settled in Perry County in the years after that war.  Some later moved on.  Others stayed.   Nineteen received a pension for their service during the war.  There may have been more.  But these are the ones I found. 

 

Beginning June 17th through July 4th, each day the application of one pensioner will appear in alphabetical order on this page.  Each application is a unique view of the Revolutionary War and one veteran's role in it.  Their stories are from the official pension records of the American Revolutionary War on file within the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA).  Some are edited for brevity.  A PDF of the original record is included at the end of each profile for those who wish to view it.   

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David  Talley

Member, Perry County Historical Society 

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List of Pensioners

1.  Aaron Arnold  

2. Edward Box 

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