From 1775 to 1781, patriots of Calhoun County served in the American Revolution, including Gov. John Adams Treutlan, Col. Wm. Thompson, Maj. Lewis Colson, Maj. Jacob Geiger, Capt. Jacob Rumph, Com. Alexander Gillam, Capt. Wm. Heatley, Jr., Lt. Wm. Russell Thomson, 2nd Lt. John Capers Colson, Paymaster John James Haig, Adj Chas. Heatley, Andrew Houser, Wm. Pauling, Jacob Amaker, John Amaker, David Rumph, John Rumph, John Moorer, John Zimmerman, John Whetstone, Henry Whetstone, John Dantzler, John Miller, Henry Rickenbaker, Nicholas Rickenbaker, Peter Crook, John McCord, John Dudley, Conrad Crider, Abram Ott, John Ott, John Houk, Peter Staley, Jacob Cates, Micheal Zeigler, John Murff, John Geiger, and John Conrad Geiger.