Major Joseph Caldwell McJunkin (1755 – 1846) was an

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serving in the battle of

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. Joseph Caldwell McJunkin was the first son of Samuel Caldwell McJunkin and Mary Anne Bogan. Born 22 June 1755 in

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& died 31 May 1846 in

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, he married Anne Jane Thomas 9 March 1779 in Union District, South Carolina. She was born 15 January 1757 in

& died 17 March 1826 in

. He was brother of Daniel Mcjunkin.Johnson, p. 437

Revolutionary War Service

In 1776, McJunkin volunteered in Col. John Thompson's Fair Forest Militia Regiment, where he engaged in the Cherokee campaign. In May, 1777, he was made Captain and commanded at Fort Jamieson. He served a three month guard tour in

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, from November 1779 to February 1780. After the fall of Charleston, and the

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, the Tory and Whig Militias engaged in guerilla war leading up to

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, and the

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. He said of Captain Christian Huck:

to punish the Presbyterian inhabitants of that place, which he did with a barbarous hand, by killing men, burning churches, & driving off the ministers of the gospel to seek shelter amongst strangers.

McJunkin was at the

, Cedar Springs, Hanging Rock, Musgrove's Mill, Hammond's Store, Blackstock's Ford, and the

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. He was taken as a captive to Old Ninety-Six, where he was released on parole. He then aided Gen.

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at the

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After the war

McJunkin married Anne Jane Thomas, (daughter of Colonel John Thomas and Jane Black Thomas) settled in Union County. In about the year 1837, he wrote his Memoirs. Anne Thomas McJunkin died on 17 March 1826. Major Joseph Caldwell McJunkin died intestate on 31 May 1846. They are both buried in the McJunkin Cemetery, which is located about 6 miles South from the town of Union.

Works

*Reverend James Hodge Saye, ''Memoirs of Major Joseph McJunkin - Revolutionary Patriot'', Richmond Watchman and Observer, 1847

Notes

References

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External links

McJunkin Family Genealogy Report''Pension Application filed by Major Joseph McJunkin'', Transcribed and Annotated by William T. Graves, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McJunkin, Joseph 1755 births 1846 deaths South Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution People from Carlisle, Pennsylvania People from Union County, South Carolina