ISHAM SHARP- “January 1834-“He states that in the early part of 1779 he was drafted
for three months in Guilford County, state of NC. He then belonged to Capt. LEAK’s company. That he immediately entered
the service of the United States as a private drafted militiaman under said Capt. LEAK, JOHN DAVIS,
Lt. He was immediately attached to Col. MARTIN’s regiment, Maj. HUNTER’s battalion.
Marched to Salisbury where they stayed a short time and joined Gen. RUTHERFORD’s brigade. They then marched up the
Catawba River to its head where they remained for some short time, when they marched on the Cherokee
nation where they burned several villages, killed two or three Indians and after remaining in that region
some time, was marched on homewards and after reaching home he was honorably discharged by his
captain.”
