# The Life of Francis Marion

Originally 1844; this version 1854
Battle of Fort Moulirie, PAGE 74.
THE LIFE
OF
FRANCIS MARION
BY
W. GILMORE SIMMS,
AUTHOR OF LIFE OF CAPT. JOHN SMITH, HISTORY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ETC
NEW-YORK:
J. C. DERBY, PUBLISHER,
No. 8 Park Place.
OF
FRANCIS MARION.
BY
W. GILMORE SIMMS
"The British soldier trembles
When Virion's name is told." — BRYANT
ELEVENTH EDITION.
NEW YORK.
J. C. DERBY, 8 PARK PLACE,
BOSTON : PHILLIPS, SAMPSON &. CO
CINCINNATI: H. W. DERBY
1854. ​Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1844, by
HENRY G. LANGLEY,
In the Clerk's office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. ​
CONTENTS. :
| CHAPTER I. Introduction — The Huguenots in South Carolina, | page 1 |
| CHAPTER II. The Marion Family — Birth of Francis Marion — His Youth — Shipwreck, | 24 |
| CHAPTER III. Marion a Farmer — Volunteers in the Cherokee Campaign, | 32 |
| CHAPTER IV. Cherokee War_ continues — Marion leads the Forlorn Hope at the Battle of Etchoee, | 44 |
| CHAPTER V. Marion is returned for the Provincial Congress from St. John's, Berkeley — Made Captain in the Second Regiment — Fort Johnson taken — Battle of Fort Moultrie, | 53 |
| CHAPTER VI. From the Battle of Fort Moultrie to that of Savannah — Anecdote of Jasper — His Death, | 76 |
| CHAPTER VII. From the Battle of Savannah to the Defeat of Gates at Camden, | 92 |
| CHAPTER VIII. Organization of Marion's Brigade — Surprise of Tories under Gainey — Defeat of Barfield — Capture of British Guard with Prisoners at Nelson's Ferry, | 113 ​ |
| CHAPTER IX. Marion retreats before a superior Force — Defeats the Tories at Black Mingo — Surprises and disperses the Force of Colonel Tynes at Tarcote — Is pursued by Tarleton, | 130 |
| CHAPTER X. Marion attempts Georgetown — Horry defeats Merritt — Moultrie defeated by Barfield — Gabriel Marion taken by the Tories and murdered — Marion retires to Snow's Island, | 154 |
| CHAPTER XI. Marion's Camp at Snow's Island — The Character of his Warfare — Of his Men — Anecdotes of Conyers and Horry — He feasts a British Officer on Potatoes — Quells a Mutiny, | 163 |
| CHAPTER XII. General Greene assumes Command of the Southern Army — His Correspondence with Marion — Condition of the Country — Marion and Lee surprise Georgetown — Col. Horry defeats Gainey — Marion pursues Mcllraith — Proposed Pitched Battle betwixt Picked Men, | 186 |
| CHAPTER XIII. Watson and Doyle pursue Marion — He baffles and harasses them — Pursues Doyle — His Despondency and final Resolution, | 214 |
| CHAPTER XIV. Marion renews his Pursuit of Doyle — Confronts Watson — Is joined by Col. Lee— Invests and takes Fort Watson — Fort Motte taken — Anecdote of Horry and Marion, | 226 |
| CHAPTER XV. Correspondence of Marion and Greene — Anecdote of Colonel Snipes — Marion takes Georgetown — Attempt of Sumter and Marion on Col. Coates — Battle of Quinby Bridge, | 240 |
| CHAPTER XVI. Marion moves secretly to Pon-Pon — Rescues Col: Harden — Defeats Major Frazier at Parker's Ferry — Joins the main Army under Greene — Battle of Eutaw, | 262 ​ |
| CHAPTER XVII. Retreat of the British from Eutaw — Pursuit of them by Marion and Lee — Close of the Year, | 277 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. Marion summoned to the Camp of Greene — Defeats the British Horse at St. Thomas — Leaves his Command to Horry, and takes his Seat in the Assembly at Jacksonborough, as Senator from St. John's, Berkeley — Proceedings of the Assembly — Confiscation Act — Dispute between Cols. Mayham and Horry — The Brigade of Marion surprised, during his absence, by a Detachment from Charleston — Marion's Encounter with the British Horse — Conspiracy in the Camp of Greene, | 288 |
| CHAPTER XIX. Marion summoned with his Force to that of Greene — Insurrection of the Loyalists on the Pedee — Marches against them — Subdues them — Treats with Gainey — Fanning — Protects the Tory, Butler, from his Men — Returns to the Country between the Santee and the Cooper — Moves to protect Georgetown from the British Fleet — Defeats the BritisL Cavalry under Major Frazier, | 310 |
| CHAPTER XX. The British propose Terms of Pacification — Rejected by the Civil Authorities — They penetrate the Combahee with their Fleet — Death of Col. Laurens — Anecdote of Marion — Death of Wilmot — The British evacuate Charleston — Marion separates from his Brigade at Watboo — His military Genius, | 324 |
| CHAPTER XXI. Marion retires to his Farm, which he finds in Ruins — Is returned to the Senate from St. John — His Course on the Confiscation Act — Anecdotes — Is made Commandant at Fort Johnson — His Marriage — A Member of the State Convention in 1794— Withdraws from Public Life — His Death, | 333 |
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
(Improve this image)
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse