Taken from Barren Co Order Book 5, p. 157; name is spelled SPILMAN throughout.l August Court 1832. Subject appeared 20 Aug 1832, in Glasgow. Age 69, sworn in. Stated that he enlisted in the Army of the Revolution in 1779 with Capt John ROGERS; served in the regiment called the Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State line under the following officers: Col. George Rogers CLARK commanded the regiment and Capt. George ROGERS. James MERIWETHER was Lt. John THRUSTON was Cornett of the Company which was raised for a Compan of Lighthorse. At the time he enlisted he resided in Culpeper Co; he joined the Company of Capt ROGERS at Faquier Courthouse VA and marched by way of Winchester VA and Old Town Maryland to Pitsburgh (Fort Pitt), then descended the Ohio River to Louisville where he joined Col CLARK. In the spring of 1780 he went down the river under command of CLARK to the Ironbanks on the Mississippi River; and from there they were ordered to Kaskaskia in the now state of IL. They were stationed sometime at Cachokia (Cahokia IL) and from there part of the command went under the command of Col MONTGOMERY against the Indians up the Illinois River; they did not encounter the enemy but did destroy some of the villages and then returned to Cahokia. They then returned to the Iron Banks by was of Kaskea (Kaskaskia) to Louisville. At this place they were ordered to Pittsburgs with some artillery. On their arrival there his term was over and he was set at liberty and directed with others to attend at Fredericksburg VA to receive a discharge. The discharge was not given at Pittsburgh for want of proper officers. He went to Fredericksburg but did not get his discharge. He later went to see Capt ROGERS at his father's and received his discharge. He further stated that his discharge along with other papers which he confided? last autumn to Christopher TOMPKINS was deposited in the pension office at Washington. No other data. To be continued next week with Samuel WOODSON. Sandi's Puzzlers: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gensoup/gorin/puz.html SCKY Links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html GGP: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/