David Harrison Blalock
Declaration of Service

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They were said to be six or eight hundred strong [1100 Tories actually], we were much less numerous than they – we were commanded by General Butler and Cols. Nalls and Lutrell [John Nalls was actually a Major] - my Captain was Maken Jones – and Lieutenant Rob Jones a brother.  We met them [the Tories] about an hour by sun on the morning. They were making their way towards the sea shore.  We attempted to stop their passage by the creek side.  They made a desperate charge upon us – Cols. Nall and Lutrell and my Captain in the first time of three months, Nash, fell.  I deeply regretted [the death of] Nash for he was a good man and brave soldier.  The death of our officers encased our total defeat, but the lone Colonel made no halt to bury the dead but passed right off.  In contrary [we buried] the dead we found.  We had lost fifty and had killed fifteen Tories.  [Fanning was also shot and his arm bone was shattered.  Both sides were badly hurt and Fanning was forced to pull back and abandon his plans of moving on Wilmington].

We buried the dead on the Creek side, putting all the Tories into one pit, and marched back to the barracks at Looz’(?) Old Fields.

There I remained until an order came from Washing[ton] to General Ramsay to send as many troops as could be found to assist on the taking of [General] Cornwallis [at Yorktown].  I was put into Captain Dilliard’s Company under the Regiment of Col. Roger Griffin(?).  We started on his(?) order(?) ____ marching(?) but by this time we got half way to Little York.  An express came informing