York County, South Carolina Military

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General

 * "Veteran burials at Rose Hill cemetery,"York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, June 1998, Volume 10, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "York co. beat line of state militia, 1834," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.

Revolutionary War

 * Historical Sketch of the Battle of King's Mountain: Fought Between the American and British Troops, at King's Mountain, York Co., S.C. October 7, 1780. Yorkville, S.C.: Office of the Enquirer, 1880. Digital version at Internet Archive.
 * "Battle of Stallions' Plantation, 1780," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2007, Volume 18, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Edmonson, Edmiston family at Battle of Kings Mountain," Historical Society of Washington County Bulletin, 2007, Volume 2, Issue 44. Historical Society of Washington County : Abingdon, VA.
 * "Winning the Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780," Flintlock and Powderhorn, Spring 2006, Volume 24, Issue 1. Sons of the Revolution : New York, NY.
 * "Nathanael Greene, appreciation of commander of American forces in the South, d. 1786, age 43," Rhode Island History, Winter 2006, Volume 64, Issue 1. Rhode Island Historical Society : Providence, R.I.
 * "John Craig's reminiscences of the American Revolution," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, December 2005, Volume 17, Issue 3. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "John Craig recalls partisan warfare,1776-1781," Chester District Genealogical Society Bulletin, June 2005, Volume 29, Issue 2. Chester County Genealogical Society : Richburg, SC.
 * "Watt, slave of Captain Huck, warns of British presence, Rev. War, 1780," Broad River Journal, June 2004, Volume 12, Issue 3. Broad River Basin Historical Society : Sharon, SC.
 * "York District enlistments (sel.)," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2004, Volume 15, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Pension applicants with York enlistments," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, December 2003, Volume 15, Issue 3. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "York District Revolutionary War pensioners, 1833," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 2003, Volume 15, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Huck's defeat at Battle of Williamson's plantation," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly'', March 2003, Volume 14, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Rejected pension applicants, n.d. (sel.)," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2003, Volume 14, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Battle of Williamson's plantation," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, December 2001, volume 13, Issue 3, June 2002, Volume 14, Issue 1 and March 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Thos. Sumter papers re Rev. War," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2002, Volume 13, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Captain Christian Huck defeated, 1780," St. Lucie River Whig, Spring 2001, Volume 9, Issue 2. St. Lucie River Chapter : Lucie, Florida.
 * "Battle of King's Mountain notes," SAR magazine, Winter 2001, Volume 95, Issue 3. National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution:Louisville, KY. . Also: York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, June 1999, Volume 11, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Battle of Kings Mountain," Old Pendleton District Newsletter, October 1999, Volume 13, Issue 8. Old Pendleton District Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society : Easley, SC.
 * "Geo. Cunningham war recs., 1832," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1999, Volume 11, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Yorkville area," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1999, Volume 11, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Ebenzer Cemetery, veterans interred," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society:Rock Hill, SC. Also York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, Jun 1999, Volume 11, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "County during the Revolutionary War," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, December 1997, Volume 9, Issue 3. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Collins and Moffett's spies, 1780," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, June 1996, Volume 8, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC
 * "Collins and Moffett's co., 1781," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1996, Volume 8, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Pensioners, 1820," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly,December 1994, Volume 6, Issue 3. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Revolutionary pensioners, 1832," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1994, Volume 6, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC
 * "Stallings affair, 1780," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1991, Volume 3, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Matthew Wilson incident, SC," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, September 1989, Volume 1, Issue 2. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "Revolutionary veterans, 1840," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, June 1989, Volume 1, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * "King's Mountain soldiers, American forces, 1780," New Orleans Genesis, October 1988, Volume 27, Issue 108. Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans : New Orleans, LA.
 * "Arthur Fairies:Cherokee campaign journal, 1776," Chester District Genealogical Society Bulletin, June 1988, Volume 11, Issue 2. Chester County Genealogical Society : Richburg, SC..
 * "Names in Peter Clinton pension files, Rev. War," Chester District Genealogical Society Bulletin, June 1988, Volume 11, Issue 2. Chester County Genealogical Society : Richburg, SC..
 * "Revolutionary war pensioners, 1840 census," Eswau Huppeday, May 1984, Volume 4, Issue 2. Broad River Genealogical Society : Shelby, NC.
 * "Bethesda Presbyterian churchyard, RW soldiers in," Thorny Trail, November 1974, Volume 3, Issue 1. Midland Genealogical Society : Midland, TX 79702..
 * "Battle of Kings Mountain, roster (sel.)," Tennessee Rifleman, Tennessee Society of the Sons of the American Revolution : Knoxville, TN.


 * April 1967, Volume 8, Issue 2
 * January 1967, Volume 8, Issue 1.
 * October 19166, Volume 7, Issue 4.
 * July 1966, Volume 7, Issue 3.
 * April 1966, Volume 7, Issue 2.
 * January 1966, Volume 7, Issue 1.
 * October 1965, Volume 6, Issue 4.
 * July 1965, Volume 6, Issue 3.
 * January 1965, Volume 6, Issue 1.
 * October 1964, Volume 5, Issue 4.
 * July 1964, Volume 5, Issue 3.
 * July 1962, Volume 3, Issue 3.


 * "Battle of Kings Mountain," Tennessee Rifleman, July 1962, Volume 3, Issue 3.Tennessee Society of the Sons of the American Revolution : Knoxville, TN.
 * "Battle of Kings Mountain," Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, September 1936, Volume 70, Issue 9. Daughters of the American Revolution : Washington D.C..
 * "Battle of King's Mountain," Tennessee Historical Magazine, July 1921, Volume 7, Issue 2 and April 1921, Volume 7, Issue 1. Tennessee Historical Society : Nashville, TN.
 * "Kings Mountain Battle," Confederate Veteran, May 1910, Volume 18, Issue 5. Confederate Veteran, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Military Order of the Stars and Bars : Houston, Texas.
 * "Battle of Kings Mountain," American Historical Magazine, January 1896, Volume 1, Issue 1. University Press : Nashville, TN.
 * "Robert Campbell's account of Kings Mt. battle," American Historical Magazine, January 1896, Volume 1, Issue 1. University Press : Nashville, TN.
 * General Francis Preston (30th anniversary) [and] Lewis Preston Summers (158th anniversary). Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina, Oct. 7, 1780 : memorial addresses. {{FSC|1017570}item}} Book 975.5725 H25b no. 3
 * William E. Cox, historian [for] Kings Mountain National Military Park. Battle of Kings Mountain participants, October 7, 1780. Abingdon, Virginia : Historical Societ yof Washington County, [19-]. Book 975.743 M2b.
 * State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Draper, Lyman Copeland; Bennett, Edward Earl. Calendar of the Tennessee and King's mountain papers of the Draper collections of manuscripts. Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, [1983?]. Book 977.5 A3ws v. 3 1983.
 * State Historical Society of Wisconsin; Draper, Lyman Copeland; Bennett, Edward Earl. Calendar of the Tennessee and King's mountain papers of the Draper collections of manuscripts. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. Film 896963 item 2. The King's Mountain battle took place in York County, South Carolina on October 7, 1780.
 * Lathan, Robert. Historical sketch of the battle of King's Mountain, fought between the American and British troops, at King's Mountain, York Co., S. C., October 7, 1780. Yorkville, South Carolina : [s.n.], 1880. Book 975.7 A1 no. 58 Film 1036380 item 1.
 * White, Katherine Keogh. The King's Mountain men : the story of the battle, with sketches of the American soldiers who took part. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. . Film 1036800 item 6 Contains military history and personal sketches of the soldiers. Most of the soldiers came from North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
 * White, Katherine Keogh. The King's Mountain men : the story of the battle, with sketches of the American soldiers who took part. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. . Book 975.743 D3w 1977 Film 1036722 item 1
 * Moss, Bobby Gilmer The patriots at Kings Mountain. Blacksburg, South Carolina : Scotia-Hibernia Press, c1990. Book 975.743 M2m

War of 1812

 * "Ebenzer Cemetery, veterans interred," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, March 2005, Volume 16, Issue 4. York County Genealogical and Historical Society:Rock Hill, SC. Also York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, Jun 1999, Volume 11, Issue 1. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC.
 * List of Pensioners on the Roll, January 1, 1883; Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for Why Pensioned, the Post-Office Address, the Rate of Pension Per Month, and the Date of Original Allowance... Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1883. 973 M2Lp v. 5. Online at: Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Vol. 5, South Carolina, York County, p. 189. Identifies War of 1812 veterans living in this county in 1883.
 * "Robert Caldwell's company," York County Genealogical and Historical Society Quarterly, December 1992, Volume 4, Issue 3. York County Genealogical and Historical Society : Rock Hill, SC

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from York County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies and regiments that were formed with many men from York County.


 * - 1st Regiment, South Carolina Cavalry,with the following companies:
 * - Company A - (also known as M. T. Owens Cavalry and Albemarle, South Carolina Cavalry)
 * - Company H (also known as Robin Jones Cavalry)
 * - Possibly Company I - (also known as J.R.P. Cavalry and Round O Troop)
 * - Company K - (had been Company D of 1st South Carolina Cavalry Battalion)


 * - 3rd Battalion, South Carolina Reserves
 * - Company C
 * - Company D


 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina State Troops,
 * - Company B
 * - Company K


 * - 5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry
 * - Company B - (also known as King's Mountain Guard), Before Reorganization Roster, After ReorganizationRoster
 * - Company C
 * - Company D
 * - Company E
 * - Company F
 * - Company G
 * - Company H - (also known as Catawba Light Infantry), Before Reorganization Roster, After Reorganization Roster
 * - Company I
 * Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, . See the Regimental page 5th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry for additional information on these companies


 * "York County South Carolina In the Civil War". Internet site, accessed 12/02/2012. This site has links to many of the companies and rosters of those companies.
 * "3rd Battalion of State Troops-Senior Reserves-Company D-York County". Internet site, accessed 12/02/2010. This site has a roster of officers and soldiers