by Karen J. Dunn
This is an account of the life of Richard Nugen, a member of Captain Henry Buford’s militia company in Bedford County, Virginia, in August 1777. The lives of the men in this unit are intertwined again and again for years to come.
你不会在美国独立战争中的弗吉尼亚士兵或其他独立战争中的士兵名单上找到理查德·纽根的名字. Records about privates in the war are few and far between. Records about those killed in the war are fewer yet.
In the case of Richard Nugen, the situation in Virginia became critical when Lord Cornwallis invaded Virginia in 1781. J. T. McAllister put it this way in his book Virginia Militia in The Revolution: “In 1781, practically all of the available militia of Virginia were summoned into service, taking part in the Battle of Guilford Court House, and serving with Lafayette and at the Siege of Yorktown”.
Col. 查尔斯·林奇率领三百名贝德福德民兵参加了北卡罗莱纳州吉尔福德法院之战. Lord Cornwallis’ army met General Nathaniel Greene’s army on March 15, 1781. The bloody battle lasted for two and a half hours. Lord Cornwallis’ army chased General Greene’s army from the battlefield. 成百上千的英美士兵躺在战场上,有的死亡,有的受伤严重.
On May 28, 1781, 五名寡妇聚集在贝德福德县法院,开始处理她们丈夫的遗产. The widows were of three captains killed in Col. Charles Lynch’s Company of riflemen. 伊丽莎白·纽根和安娜·格里尔的丈夫肯定也死于吉尔福德法院之战. Family and friends gathered to support these widows. Fellow militiamen of Richard Nugen, Sr., Thomas Pate, and Samuel Shrewsberry would be appointed to appraise his estate.
In the case of Elizabeth Nugen, she would die before a year passed.
On May 27, 1782, the three youngest children of Richard and Elizabeth Nugen were bonded to Daniel Huddleston. Daniel Huddleston和他的妻子Rachel关心他们邻居Richard和Elizabeth Nugen的孤儿. Daniel Huddleston brought John Nugen, the youngest bonded child, to Kanawha County, Virginia, in 1790. Kanawha County was on the frontier at the time. The Indians still raided the area. Daniel Huddleston and John Nugen served in the Rangers to protect the settlements in 1793. Richard Nugen, Jr. (John Nugen的哥哥)和Rachael Nugen Huddleston (John Nugen的姐姐)也搬到了卡纳瓦县. Richard Nugen Jr. served in the Caperton Rangers in 1793. Richard Nugen, Jr. returned to Bedford County where he died approximately 1808 or 1809.
Richard Nugen, Jr’s children, David and Hannah Nugen came to Kanawha County, Virginia, 大约在1808年他们的父亲去世后,他们的姨妈雷切尔·纽根·哈德尔斯顿和叔叔约翰·纽根当时住在那里.
今天,戴维·纽根的许多后裔生活在西弗吉尼亚州的卡纳瓦县和费耶特县. Many Nugen descendants moved west with the expansion of the nation to the Pacific Ocean. The events of the Revolutionary War changed the lives of Richard Nugen’s family. Richard Nugen gave his life for our freedom. He deserves to be remembered and honored. We need to guard our freedom for which he fought and died. Paperback. 130 pages. Other books by this author include Bedford County Virginia Militia 1774-1783, John Jenkins -- American Revolutionary War Soldier, and Just Butterflies.
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