during the War of the American Revolution, 1775 83.	481

   NAMES.	RANK.	WHEN		PROMOTIONS.		CONTINUE
   		      COMMISSIONED.				OR RETIRE.

James Bruff	Captain	8 Sept ‘81  	Capt. Lynch's promo- 	half pay
 					tion, Prisoner of War
Wm. P. Stoddart Lieut.  21 May ‘79     				retire
Lavacher DeVauburn do	Ensn.		Date of promotion not
    			10 Mch ‘77  	known, gone to France
*Isaac Hanson	do 	15 Dec ‘79     	Prisoner of War    	do
Edward Compton  do	18 Feb ‘80     				continue
Joshua Rutledge do	1 May do  				do
John Brevet  	do 	20 Sept do 				retire
John McCoy   	do 	1 Jan '81   				do
Rob. Halkerson  do	12 Apl ‘81
Henry Gassaway  do	25 do do 				continue
Saml. B. Beal	do 	Ensn.   	Vacancy Nath. Smith's	retire
     			1 Aug do   	resignation 4 July '81
Henly Chapman	do 	do 4 Sept do 	Vacancy 8 Sept Duval
 					killed
William Hanson  do	do do 		do 25 Oct Boones re-	continue
  					signed
+William Tolson do			do 9 May ‘82 Win-
 					chester promoted
William Kelty	Surgeon    		Prisoner of War
Elisha Harrison Mate	15 Oct ‘81

		FIFTH REGIMENT.

John E. Howard Lt.Col.Com. 3 June 1781 	Col. Foard's death.
John Davidson	Major	1 Jan do   				retire
Benj. Brookes 	do 	16 March do				continue
John Smith, 3d Captain	1 Jan ‘77     				do
Edward Oldham 	do  	20 May do     				do
Horatio Clagget do  	10 Oct do     				do
John Gale     	do  	10 Dec do     				do
Perry Benson  	do	11 March ‘78    			do
James Sumervill do 	1 June ‘79    				retire
Wm. Bruce     	do  	1 Aug do  				continue
Wm. Lamar     	do 	8 Sept ‘81	Capt. Edgerly's death
James Ewing   	do  	6 Nov do	Capt. Beall's promotion
John Lynn  	Lieut.	1 June ‘79
Samuel Hanson 	do  	1 Aug do  				continue
Thomas Rowse  	do 	15 Sept do
Robt. Denny   	do  	3 Jan ‘80  				retire
Benj. Fickle  	do  	19 Feb do

 *Omitted in arrangement of 1781 by being reported dead of his wounds in captivity--
Cambden,

 + Never received his appointment but was promised one and acted on the recruiting
service, his situation is similar to Goldsborough's who was appointed.