In the fall of 76 I went from Virginia to south carolina where there was volunteers making up to go under General Williamson [Col. Andrew Williamson] against the overhill and valley town Cherokee Indians. I volunteered and went. I was in front of the Battle against 2,000 Indians between the middle settlements and valley-town at the head of the Tennessee and Savanna Rivers there was 25,00 of us, We were waylaid by the Cherokees, we lost 35 killed and about as many wounded. We drove them from their ambush and kept the field & or mountains. We then marched over to the valley Towns, had no more fighting of consequence, some little scurmages burnt several Towns [Aug 4]